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Women to watch

March

Katie Stevenson

‘Good human beings’: Critical thinking the key to a good life

Taking risks and walking on roads less travelled emboldened these women to land careers they never imagined possible.

  • Julie Hare

Are you an influential woman? Nominate now

The new Women in Leadership program aims to highlight and celebrate the work and achievements of women poised to enter the upper echelons of Australian public life.

  • Cosima Marriner
Danielle Wood, chairwoman of the Productivity Commission

This is how to win the productivity prize

If a country used only half its factories, it would waste a lot of its productive potential. The same is true if we tap into only half of society’s brainpower.

  • Danielle Wood
Women to Watch.
Punitha Senniappan, Principal Architect at SEEK.

The ‘crucial’ factor for tech leaders to get ahead

A mentor can help future female leaders by acting as a sounding board and passing on skills and coaching.

  • Tess Bennett
Women to watch. L to R: Ellie Coates, director strategy and integrated operations at Fortescue; Vivien Cheung, vice president, infrastructure at IFM Investors; and Nancy Wang,  director, sustainable finance at ANZ.

Meet the Women to Watch in 2024 in five key sectors

To mark International Women’s Day, The Australian Financial Review has nominated emerging Women to Watch across five key sectors – and asked them for their advice and how they made it.

  • Sally Patten
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Qantas head of climate change Fiona Messent: “You don’t have to tick nine out of 10 of the selection criteria.”

Positive influence: Saving the planet is a big drawcard

Men outnumber women three to one in the energy sector, but the desire to make a difference as the planet warms is drawing many women to jobs in sustainability.

  • Agnes King
Women to Watch.
Katrina Efthim Managing Director, Investment Banking at Citi.

Calling the shots in investment banking

Women are underrepresented in client-facing roles, but banks are slowly moving to change the status quo.

  • Kanika Sood
Nancy Wang leads portfolio development for ANZ’s sustainable finance team.

Resilience and a leap of faith to advance in banking

Leaders in retail banks point to how progressive the industry is, with shared ambitions in boosting everyone around them.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
Vivien Cheung

Not ‘one of the boys’: Fundies with a different leadership style

Up-and-coming and leading fund managers share their journeys through the wealth sector and impart their best lessons.

  • Lucy Dean
Barriest Katherine Brazenor

‘The best revenge is living well’: How to deal with sexism

From making room at the bar to encouraging ‘Space Ladies’, female lawyers and consultants are advancing in male-dominated fields.

  • Hannah Wootton

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