inspiring women news

On Monday, 3 June 2019 the veski inspiring women STEM sidebyside Stamina stream came together at Ernst & Young for the first part of their first session on Transition back to work after a career break with Susan Carter, Digital Conceptual Consulting.

Congratulations to inaugural veski inspiring women fellow Associate Professor Natalie Hannan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne Medical School, Mercy Hospital for Women, on being awarded the 2019 Melbourne Medical School Strategic Grants for Outstanding Women, as well as the International Federation of Placenta Associations, Andrèe Gruslin Award for 2019.

On Thursday, 30 May 2019 veski & Monash University, with the support from the British Consulate General Melbourne welcomed the competitively selected 2019 veski inspiring women STEM sidebyside Leading the Way and Stamina stream participants to the program.

The 8-month inspiring women STEM sidebyside program came to a close on Tuesday, 16 October 2018. The program was developed and led by veski and Monash University with the support of the British Consulate General Melbourne – spanning Higher Education, Government and Innovation Sectors.

On Thursday, 16 August 2018, Dr. Marguerite Evans-Galea, co-founder and CEO of Women in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) Australia, delivered a Mentoring and Sponsorship workshop to a group of Leading the Way and Stamina stream women at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.  The event was part of a series of workshops and talks in the STEM sidebyside program led by veski and Monash University, with the support of the British Consulate-General.

On Tuesday, 4 September 2018, the Leading the Way and Stamina stream women had the opportunity to further develop their skills and take away strategies and tools of negotiations and having those difficult conversations to apply to their own individual circumstances.

Thursday, 26 July was a big day for the Leading the Way, Stamina and Empowering You streams of the inspiring women STEM sidebyside program. It was an evening to venture out of their comfort zone and see the possibility of a career path they may not have visioned.

The sixth and final event of the inspiring women STEM sidebyside was held on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 and began with the Leading the Way, Stamina and Empowering You streams engaging in a workshop on Mastering Video to Excel your Career delivered by Amanda Selleck, Transdev.