by Margie | Mar 6, 2021 | Latest Thoughts, Women Rising
Growing up on a small farm in rural Australia, my dad – who left school at 16 and milked dairy cows for 50 years – would tell me that he saw great things for me… like one day becoming a nun (Sister Margaret Mary) in charge of a convent. By the time I was in my teens,...
by Margie | Mar 5, 2018 | Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately, Women Rising
I arrived back from an incredible few days in Tokyo with Google to kick off their Womenwill program. The mission of Womenwill is to elevate women around the world and leverage the technology to inspire and empower women economically and socially. Of course, there are...
by Margie | Mar 7, 2014 | Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
Today is International Women’s Day. A day that celebrates the achievements of women, but also focuses on the challenges and needs of women globally. There are many. The statistics on the state of inequality for women are as disturbing as they are compelling....
by Margie | Mar 6, 2013 | Lead Purposefully, Work Courageously
Tomorrow morning I am speaking at an International Women’s Day breakfast hosted by a leading Australian bank. As I start to prepare my notes I can’t help but still feel dismayed at the state of play for women globally here in the 21st Century. Whatever...
by Margie | Mar 7, 2012 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely
“There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.” Scott Peck, Author of The Road Less Travelled This morning I got an email from an editor at O...