Women in Leadership Course

We will examine the opportunities, challenges and organisational dynamics experienced by women in work organisations, myths and biases as well as reflect on lessons from Australian companies leading the way.

Within Australia, there have been considerable efforts to drive growth rates across all industries in gender equality. There is noticeably more effort in supporting women into leadership; however current statistics tell us there is a long way to go.

Currently in Australia, women hold 14.1% of chair positions and 26.8% of directorships and represent 17.1% of CEOs and 31.5% of key management personnel. Workplace Gender Equality Agency (2020), WGEA Data Explorer, Workforce composition, August 2020.

Through COVID, there has been a heightened experience of remote and flexible work practices, that we believe are here to stay. Through change, there are also opportunities to develop leaders, and we are excited to support women to lead actively into the new world of work. Many have delighted in seeing Jacinta Arden bring her signature style of leadership to the world stage – building trust, showing compassion fuelling hope and creating a sense of stability through uncertain times. A role model of women in leadership – with her signature style.

According to an analysis in 2019 of thousands of 360-degree reviews by Zenker and Folkman, women outscored men on 17 of the 19 capabilities that differentiate excellent leaders from average or poor ones. Women were rated as excelling in taking the initiative, acting with resilience, practising self-development, driving for results, and displaying high integrity and honesty.

Workshop Objectives:

• Build a strong case for Women in leadership
• Review current research and debunk some myths surrounding why there are fewer women in leadership.
• Understanding gender bias
• Discover and discuss: Lessons from Australian companies leading the way
• Developing your Leadership Identity
• Limiting Beliefs: Understand how to get out of your own way!
• A Coaching Approach
• Influencing, Persuading and Motivating: navigating politics and gaining influence in organisations
• Building the skills of negotiating effectively
• Giving feedback assertively
• Recognise your success and the success of others and actively sponsor rising women
• Speaking Up and Speaking Out: demonstrating self-confidence through voice and effective non-verbal communication

This workshop will suit progressive organisations with a commitment to

• achieving diversity aspirations
• actively sponsoring rising women
• retaining talent through life transitions
• investing in front line leader capabilities to drive cultural change

WunderTraining have supported 1000’s of women in leadership in their journey, from emerging leaders through to executive level.
Gender Equality is one of our core Sustainable Development Global Goals that we support as a business.

Recent statistics in Australia at a glance 2020

• Women hold 14.1% of chair positions and 26.8% of directorships and represent 17.1% of CEOs and 31.5% of key management personnel
  Workplace Gender Equality Agency (2020), WGEA Data Explorer, Workforce composition, August 2020
• 34.0% of boards and governing bodies have no female directors
  Workplace Gender Equality Agency (2019), Australia’s Gender Equality Scorecard 2018-19, Gender-Equality-Scorecard.pdf
• By contrast, only 0.9% had no male directors

Australian Institute of Company Directors Statistics (2020), as at 17 June 2020,
http://aicd.companydirectors.com.au/advocacy/board-diversity/statistics.

Statistics from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveal:

• 30.7% of directors in the ASX 200 are women
• Women comprised 30.9% of new appointments to ASX 200 boards

Australian Institute of Company Directors Statistics (2020), as at 17 June 2020