WiL Newsletter June 2005

The newsletter aims to keep you in touch with the Department's Women in Leadership Strategy and link you with current events, issues and ideas to promote the profile of women in the Department of Education and Training.

Update

Women of Achievement Dinner

One hundred and eighty staff attended the second Women of Achievement dinner held on 14th June at the new University Club of Western Australia. Anna Kristancic, currently a District Director at West Coast, hosted the evening around the theme of Concepts, Challenges and Realities of Leadership. Guest speakers were Barbara Etter, Assistant Commission, WA Police Service, Dr Kathy Lacey from Right Angles Consulting Pty Ltd and Monash University, and Pamela Paton, Director of the Western Australian College of Teaching.

During the evening a toast was raised to Sue Rodway who received her Women of Achievement Award recently at her retirement.

Staff who participated in the evening are reminded to Work on creating balance in their lives, to make sure their pitons are secured and, of course, to Make a pie! Make a pie! Make a pie!

Promoting Women in Leadership Pilot Professional Learning Program

There has been an overwhelming response to the call for applications for a place in this program, a clear indication that there is a need and an appetite for this area of professional development. All applicants will be advised of the result of the selection process before the end of the school term. The pilot program commences on 1 August with a breakfast launch at the University Club of Western Australia.

It is expected that, as a result of the evaluation of the program, that this course will be made available to staff on an ongoing basis.

What's On

Put the following dates in your diary for the two remaining Women of Achievement dinners for 2005. These professional learning events are a joint initiative of the Department's Women in Leadership Strategy and the Leadership Centre:

• Wednesday 31 August: Closing date for nominations for the final Woman of Achievement Award for 2005.
• Friday 2 September: Closing date for registrations to the final 2005 Women of Achievement Dinner.
• Friday 2 September: Applications close for the Women's Information Service WA Women's Fellowship (Grants up to $25,000 to travel for work or study in fields that will benefit women in WA). More information.
• Wednesday 14 September: Final 2005 Women of Achievement dinner. Theme: Leading with Integrity
• Friday 23 September: Closing date for applications for January 2006 Women in Leadership Strategy Guided Study Tour to India.

Reading Circle

In keeping with the theme of the next two Women of Achievement Dinners, the following publications are ideal to explore individually or in a reading circle:

Recommendation:

How sad, too bad: rejection and resilience in the selection game

Author:

Dr Kathy Lacey

Publication

Synopsis:

Kathy Lacey examines what happens when teachers decide to join the game called principal-class selection - why some opt out, others survive and some seem to thrive.

Recommendation:

The Right Mountain - Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success

Author:

Jim Hayhurst Snr

Synopsis:

Based on the author's story of his climb up Mount Everest, "The Right Mountain" is a compelling story exploring the meaning of success, both in personal and career terms. Throughout the book, the mountain is used as a metaphor for the author's ideas on success and personal growth. ISBN: 0471642207 Published in 1997 by Wiley Canada.

Recommendation:

Nice Girls don't get the Corner Office: 101 unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers

Author:

Lois P. Frankel

Publication

Synopsis:

This book examines the self-sabotaging behaviours women learn as girlsbehaviors and habits that are now holding them back in the workplace. It explores case studies and gives advice and tips women need to help replace self-defeating behaviours with more effective ones in order to "claim the corner office". ISBN: 0446531324 Warner Books.

Lookout

Look out for the following news items on the Women in Leadership Strategy:

August edition of School Matters

• Call for nominations for the final 2005 Women of Achievement Award
• Information on the final Women of Achievement dinner for 2005

September edition of School Matters

• News article on the launch of the Promoting Women in Leadership Pilot Program
• 2006 Women in Leadership Guided Study Tour to India

Until next term...