International Women’s Day is on 8 March. We are celebrating it a week later and why not, because we celebrate women every day.
This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias.
Imagine a gender equal world.
A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
Together we can forge women's equality.
Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.
It is my warm pleasure to have two incredible women of colour sharing the challenges they have faced in their career, how they have broken the bias and figured out their unique value. This event welcomes everyone who is interested to listen and learn, whether you are a woman, a person of colour, a partner, a colleague or an ally.
Tickets can be purchased here. All proceeds will be donated to the speakers’ charities of choice. You can make a $5, $10 or $20 koha.
About the Speakers
Audrey is a well-recognised product leader in New Zealand, currently working at Imagr as the Chief Technology Officer. With over 15 years of experience in technology and 10+ years leading product teams, Audrey is passionate about building high performing cross functional teams. She is also x-VP of Product of hyper-growth company Pushpay where she helped to build world class Product and UX organisations and transformed donations and community engagement in the faith sector. Audrey was named Product Leader of the Year 2019 by Leading Women in Product and actively works to build product and UX capability through coaching startups and emerging product leaders. She was also the Vice Chair of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards for a number of years.
Audrey’s charity of choice is Dress for Success, which empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Sara-Jane is a professional Director (MInstD) and a media consultant and director of ECG Consulting Group, which creates solutions for business sustainability and cultural engagement in both the private and public spheres. She specialises in Indigenous leadership, the Pacific economy and media management, has worked in the music and television industries and is involved with several charitable trusts. Until recently, she was interim CEO of the Pacific Media Network and in 2017, won the Governance NZ Emerging Leader award. She has also been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the New Zealand High Court.
Sara-Jane’s charity of choice is Failoa Famili, which Sara-Jane chairs and it has a mission of providing ‘hope’ and ‘motivation’ for the Pasifika community to be better self-sufficient people, have better families and stronger communities by delivering quality training, advice and information.