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100 Women in Operations: Alice Makardij, Commercial Director – Growth and Innovation, George Weston Foods
10.02.26 100 Women in Operations
Beginning her career as a chemical engineer in the Middle East, Alice has built a global career across technical, commercial and leadership roles in New Zealand and Australia. Read more…
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Tuning into the Nine Dials: Introducing NAWO’s Framework for Gender Balance
06.02.26 Articles Event Nine Dials for Gender Balance Webinar
In the first of our 'Tuning into the Nine Dials' sessions for 2026, participants explored the Nine Dials for Gender Balance, NAWO's powerful framework for taking action on gender balance.…
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100 Women in Operations: Lena O’Hagan, Principal Health and Safety – Fortescue
06.02.26 100 Women in Operations
Lena supports global projects. Starting out in the Pilbara, her work has taken her to more than five countries. Committed to creating inclusive workplaces, Lena has joined historically male-oriented emergency…
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100 Women in Operations: Melanie Werner, Portfolio Manager – Sydney Water
03.02.26 100 Women in Operations
After moving from operations into digital through major website and billing/CRM projects, Melanie now drives results-focused transformation and is passionate about building diverse, inclusive workforces.
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The NAWO Nine Dials framework is a transformative tool for organisations ready to move beyond surface level diversity initiatives and embed meaningful, measurable change.
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100 Women in Operations: Hilda Kambewa, Reliability Engineer – Sydney Water
28.01.26 100 Women in Operations
Hilda is a Reliability Engineer at Sydney Water, specialising in asset strategy and reliability management. With a background in electrical and electronic engineering, she has worked across power generation and…
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Those of us working in operations will have heard of the fourth industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 – but do we really understand what this means for us, how it…Read more -
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“Why aren’t we employing more women?” – Converting headscratching into recruitment outcomes
11.02.20 Articles Case Study
NAWO Corporate Member organisations are an enlightened bunch when it comes to recognising and pursuing the benefits of a gender diverse workforce. However stubborn gaps between noble intent and positive…Read more -
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In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with the incredible Fabian Dattner from The Dattner Group. Fabian has so much passion for the topic of this conversation –…Read more -
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The following testimonial was provided by Carly, an undergraduate who was able to take advantage of the NAWO Path4Graduates Project i intern program with DuluxGroup. We are pleased to report…Read more -
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The whole confidence myth - is it time it was busted! Our guests in this podcast say yes and they take two different angles on this topic.Read more -
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Michelle Redfern
10.08.19
In this episode Louise Weine speaks with Michelle Redfern about Commercial Acumen. It’s not one of the most popular NAWO key learning priorities but possibly one of the most important,…Read more -
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Natalie Goldman
18.07.19
In the first of our new series of podcasts with inspirational experts and leaders we explore the future of flexible working with Natalie Goldman, CEO of FlexCareers. FlexCareers is a…Read more -
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24/7 flexibility at Pepsico!
11.06.19
Jason Webster, Senior Supply Chain Leader and Plant Manager at Tingalpa and Stephanie Ridge, HR Manager for the site, share their approach to flexibility on site and give examples of…Read more -
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Dee Heffernan
08.06.19
Dee Heffernan – a Chicago-based branding strategist and adviser – discusses operational business image problems with NAWO’s Louise Weine, and offers some advice for operational businesses trying to tell a…Read more
