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This NAIDOC Week, Cultivate Indigenous celebrates the theme ‘For our Elders’ by nominating an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who has made a difference to their lives

The 2023 National NAIDOC Week theme is ‘For Our Elders’. Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and …

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National Reconciliation Week 2023 – How the Warra sponsorship program will enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander growth and leadership

National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June – is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, …

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How sponsorship can help dismantle the structural barriers stalling women’s careers

Workplace sponsorship can help leaders to start thinking deeply about the ways gender equality can be improved in their workplace.

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‘That kind of support can be transformative’: A new, curated sponsorship program could change the face of Indigenous leadership

Warra is a sponsorship program delivers tailored development opportunities to grow and advance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders.

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Cultivate’s Response to Australia’s Infrastructure Market Capacity Report

Infrastructure Australia (IA) has today released its second Infrastructure Market Capacity Report, which reinforces the increasing severity of the skills shortage already being felt across …

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How Sponsorship Can Help the Tech Industry

The tech industry in Australia is growing at a healthy rate with 1 in 16 Australians working in technology jobs, making it Australia’s seventh biggest …

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Laing O’Rourke: Driving Gender Equality in Construction with Cultivate Sponsorship

“Normally people leave Sponsorship relationships to chance and good luck” Watch the full Driving Gender Equality in Construction with Cultivate Sponsorship video right here.

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Cultivating colleagues’ success: women supporting women in law

“Where more senior colleagues sponsor talented women keen to progress in the legal profession, there are benefits to both parties and increased retention in the …

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WGEA Case Study: Laing O’Rourke on targeting and tracking promotions

We are proud to partner with Laing O’Rourke on their journey to gender equality. Learn more about how construction site employees at Laing O’Rourke are now twice as …

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Gender Equality, Sponsorship & Navigating Backlash

A common claim heard across industries is that professional development programs targeted to women offer women an unfair advantage. Unfair advantage assumes that companies are …

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Resources

Research demonstrates that whilst men and women access professional development programs; progression to leadership roles often depends on sponsorship, which women have a hard time accessing.

- Galea, N., et al. 2016. Demolishing gender structures. UNSW. Sydney, UNSW.
Research tells us that a sponsorship program targeted at emerging women leaders and owned by senior management is a necessary strategy to overcome biases and systemic barriers to womens advancement.

- Hewlett SA., et al. 2010. The Sponsor Effect: Breaking through the last glass ceiling. Centre for Work-Life Policy.
Progressive companies recognise that creating a transparent, more equitable system of sponsorship boosts the company's ability to utlilse the whole talent pool.

- KPMG Women’s Leadership Study: Moving Women Forward in Leadership Roles, 2015.
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