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The future is female

The future is female

What does International Women’s Day mean to you? For us at Iceberg, the day is changing the perception of female leaders in Australia, and breaking through the gender stereotypes we often feel bound by. In September 2017, it was recorded that only eleven of...

#LeadingLadies: Melissa Griffiths

#LeadingLadies: Melissa Griffiths

Melissa Griffiths’ life as a male yearning to be a female was punctuated by cruel bullying and social isolation. Her recent gender transition journey was emotionally challenging and financially destroying - she found little in the way of clear guidance, and she had to...

#LeadingLadies: Sandra Capponi

#LeadingLadies: Sandra Capponi

The search for meaning in work was always front of mind for Sandra Capponi during her  career in the corporate banking sector, but her passion to make a difference wasn’t always well understood by those around her. “I’ve always found it interesting how people love to...

#LeadingLadies: Sheree Rubinstein

#LeadingLadies: Sheree Rubinstein

When Sheree Rubinstein embarked on a corporate law career at a top firm, she quickly saw the impact that a male dominated business environment can have on the opportunities and lives of women. “I never knew about gender inequality in the workplace before that,” Sheree...

#LeadingLadies: Jen Sharpe

#LeadingLadies: Jen Sharpe

When launching a business, founders would be forgiven for taking on any clients that came their way. But when Jen Sharpe started her public relations, communications and digital agency Think HQ seven years ago, her strong values gave her the strength to say ‘no’. “I...

#LeadingLadies: Bryony Cole

#LeadingLadies: Bryony Cole

It takes a confident woman to discuss the ins and outs of sex publicly, but a trailblazer to launch a podcast exploring how sex and technology are intertwining, and what that means for the future of humanity.   Australian #LeadingLady Bryony Cole is both. Her New...

#LeadingLadies: Angie Greene

#LeadingLadies: Angie Greene

"No one's lives and the people they love should be up for debate," said Angie Greene, when she accepted musician Sia’s ARIA award on behalf of Marriage Equality Australia in 2015. It’s a stance fiercely close to her heart and work as the founder and CEO of Stand Up...