The WORD with WIDAC
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Meet Megan from Bluebeam – WIDAC Silver Sponsor
Hi Megan! Great to meet you! Here we go… 5 in 5! Tell us about yourself? Hello! My name is Megan, I’m the Regional Marketing Manager APAC for Bluebeam. I grew up in lots of mining towns around Australia (thanks, Engineer Dad!) and had a 3-year stint in Sydney before settling down in Brisbane with…
Meet Megan from Bluebeam – WIDAC Silver Sponsor
Hi Megan! Great to meet you! Here we go… 5 in 5! Tell us about yourself? Hello! My name is Megan, I’m the Regional Marketing Manager APAC for Bluebeam. I grew up in lots of mining towns around Australia (thanks, Engineer Dad!) and had a 3-year stint in Sydney before settling down in Brisbane with…
WIDAC International Women’s Day Wrap Up!
Erin, Althea and the whole WIDAC team would like to thank everyone from our community who turned out to attend our IWD events all across Australia as we #chosetochallenge! We were so incredibly proud to have delivered four large-scale face-to-face events across Australia in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane to over 560 attendees. This…
Congrats to Olivia Whitt – QLD Committee Member, and introducing arkin.
Many of you would have seen our Brisbane Strategy and Content Coordinator, Olivia Whitt, either at an event or gracing our social media pages. But what many of you wouldn’t know, is that she has spent the past few months busily preparing to launch arkin., a Brisbane-based consultancy created to set construction-sector businesses up for…
9 Questions with Vaughan Penny from Autex
Hi, Vaughan! Thanks for having a (virtual) chat with WIDAC. We’ll kick-off with a simple one – how do you take your coffee? Flat white on almond. Looking ahead to 2021 (feels like a dream!) what is the most important lesson from 2020 that you’ll be implementing in your life? Keep life simple. Surround yourself with great people and good wine. What…
Paving a Brighter Future for Women in Construction
By Willow Aliento, Originally Published via Jobsite – Powered by Procore Women are still substantially under-represented in the construction industry workforce. However, according to the How We Build Now 2020 research, more than half of all surveyed firms believe this will change in the next decade. We spoke to one of the trailblazers who is showing the…
Women Gain Ground in Design and Construction
by Abigail Harrison, Women in Design and Construction, Originally published via Sourceable In recent years, we have absorbed countless inquisitions into the modernisation of gender stereotypes; challenging archetypal builders, hunters, and creators synonymous with masculinity, legalising underground mining for women, and celebrating the “female tradie”. As Australia shifts towards equal opportunity through dismantling gender norms,…
WIDAC National Silver Sponsor: Interview with Belinda Worden from Austaron Surfaces
Hi, Belinda! Thanks for having a (virtual) chat with WIDAC. Spring has certainly sprung, so it’s nice to feel the days getting warmer and the year coming to an end. How are you feeling going into the last quarter of the year? I love all seasons for different reasons. For spring it is the excitement…
Stronger together
Hello! Our warmest welcome to you… As somehow while writing this, it’s become apparent that it’s JUNE. Yes, June. That’s right, 2020 is half over! As the months get colder, our hearts are feeling warmer. Standing together amongst the tens of thousands of people at the Black Lives Matter protests, we could feel the true…
Thoughts on a year of firsts
Our warmest welcome to you… So far, it’s been a year of firsts – Althea welcomed baby Hunter, Erin got engaged, many of us commenced working from home, and now, we’re writing our debut Newsletter. Feels like a rollercoaster when you put it all together, huh? It’s kind of strange, yet comforting, nervously preparing for…
Congrats to Olivia Whitt – QLD Committee Member, and introducing arkin.
Many of you would have seen our Brisbane Strategy and Content Coordinator, Olivia Whitt, either at an event or gracing our social media pages. But what many of you wouldn’t know, is that she has spent the past few months busily preparing to launch arkin., a Brisbane-based consultancy created to set construction-sector businesses up for…
Paving a Brighter Future for Women in Construction
By Willow Aliento, Originally Published via Jobsite – Powered by Procore Women are still substantially under-represented in the construction industry workforce. However, according to the How We Build Now 2020 research, more than half of all surveyed firms believe this will change in the next decade. We spoke to one of the trailblazers who is showing the…
Women Gain Ground in Design and Construction
by Abigail Harrison, Women in Design and Construction, Originally published via Sourceable In recent years, we have absorbed countless inquisitions into the modernisation of gender stereotypes; challenging archetypal builders, hunters, and creators synonymous with masculinity, legalising underground mining for women, and celebrating the “female tradie”. As Australia shifts towards equal opportunity through dismantling gender norms,…
WIDAC National Silver Sponsor: Interview with Belinda Worden from Austaron Surfaces
Hi, Belinda! Thanks for having a (virtual) chat with WIDAC. Spring has certainly sprung, so it’s nice to feel the days getting warmer and the year coming to an end. How are you feeling going into the last quarter of the year? I love all seasons for different reasons. For spring it is the excitement…
Stronger together
Hello! Our warmest welcome to you… As somehow while writing this, it’s become apparent that it’s JUNE. Yes, June. That’s right, 2020 is half over! As the months get colder, our hearts are feeling warmer. Standing together amongst the tens of thousands of people at the Black Lives Matter protests, we could feel the true…
Launch your 2020 with WIDAC and Aspect
24 February 2020 Aspect thoroughly enjoyed hosting Women in Design and Construction (WIDAC) for their inspiring and hugely successful ‘Launch Your 2020!’ event at our Melbourne showroom recently. WIDAC Melbourne was launched mid 2018 after the great success of WIDAC events and workshops held in both Brisbane and Sydney. At WIDAC the aim is to…
WIDAC builds cultural change
Women lifting each other up. Original article written by Elise Honeyman, WIDAC general manager NSW. On any given week across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, you will find a community of women from the design, construction and related industries having powerful discussions among laughter, good food and wine. Hosted within beautifully designed spaces, often having been…
Meet Megan from Bluebeam – WIDAC Silver Sponsor
Hi Megan! Great to meet you! Here we go… 5 in 5! Tell us about yourself? Hello! My name is Megan, I’m the Regional Marketing Manager APAC for Bluebeam. I grew up in lots of mining towns around Australia (thanks, Engineer Dad!) and had a 3-year stint in Sydney before settling down in Brisbane with…
9 Questions with Vaughan Penny from Autex
Hi, Vaughan! Thanks for having a (virtual) chat with WIDAC. We’ll kick-off with a simple one – how do you take your coffee? Flat white on almond. Looking ahead to 2021 (feels like a dream!) what is the most important lesson from 2020 that you’ll be implementing in your life? Keep life simple. Surround yourself with great people and good wine. What…
Paving a Brighter Future for Women in Construction
By Willow Aliento, Originally Published via Jobsite – Powered by Procore Women are still substantially under-represented in the construction industry workforce. However, according to the How We Build Now 2020 research, more than half of all surveyed firms believe this will change in the next decade. We spoke to one of the trailblazers who is showing the…
WIDAC National Silver Sponsor: Interview with Belinda Worden from Austaron Surfaces
Hi, Belinda! Thanks for having a (virtual) chat with WIDAC. Spring has certainly sprung, so it’s nice to feel the days getting warmer and the year coming to an end. How are you feeling going into the last quarter of the year? I love all seasons for different reasons. For spring it is the excitement…
Women in Design and Construction
Women in Design and Construction (Widac) is a national organisation which seeks to empower, inspire and support women in design and construction fields as well as other relevant industries. Through promoting a culture of challenging change and fostering resilience, Widac establishes a welcoming community where like-minded individuals can congregate through networking and workshop events. With…
WIDAC International Women’s Day Wrap Up!
Erin, Althea and the whole WIDAC team would like to thank everyone from our community who turned out to attend our IWD events all across Australia as we #chosetochallenge! We were so incredibly proud to have delivered four large-scale face-to-face events across Australia in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane to over 560 attendees. This…
Thoughts on a year of firsts
Our warmest welcome to you… So far, it’s been a year of firsts – Althea welcomed baby Hunter, Erin got engaged, many of us commenced working from home, and now, we’re writing our debut Newsletter. Feels like a rollercoaster when you put it all together, huh? It’s kind of strange, yet comforting, nervously preparing for…
Launch your 2020 with WIDAC and Aspect
24 February 2020 Aspect thoroughly enjoyed hosting Women in Design and Construction (WIDAC) for their inspiring and hugely successful ‘Launch Your 2020!’ event at our Melbourne showroom recently. WIDAC Melbourne was launched mid 2018 after the great success of WIDAC events and workshops held in both Brisbane and Sydney. At WIDAC the aim is to…
What are employers looking for?
You’ve done the hard yards – but now what? It almost cost you your sanity but you’ve secured your degree, check; you’ve got that iconic graduation pic (cue updated LinkedIn profile), check; and now, you’re left to sort out how to land your dream job. Piece of cake, right? Don’t worry, I feel you. It’s…