Category: She Works

Smashing Stereotypes For A More Gender Equitable Future 

A woman in a wheelchair sits in front of a computer with headphones in. She is in a video meeting and is waving to the other participants.

This International Women’s Day, and every other day of the year, She Works strives to #BreaktheBias. We’re disrupting the gender stereotypes that exist in the workplace and repeatedly fail or disadvantage women. We partner with employers in male-dominated industries, including ICT, Transport and Construction, and support them to remove barriers and influence important cultural change, […]

Announcing She Work’s partnership with Microsoft!

She Works Logo, Microsoft Logo, two women are sitting at a meeting table. One of them has dark curly hair and is laughing as she types into her computer. The other had wavy brown hair and it talking animatedly with her hands.

  Fitted for Work, She Works is excited to announce a significant partnership with Microsoft. This partnership could not have come at a better time, as COVID-19 has drastically increased the need for workers to get their digital skills up to speed.  Women are under-represented in STEM, in 2019 women made up just 14% of […]

Finding Work After Prison With She Works

For the first time, you can hear one of our She Work’s clients tell her own success story in her own words.     We first met this client at the Fitted for Work Mentoring for Women in Prison program. Within five months of leaving prison at age 55, she had a new job at […]

She Works and Applying for Jobs

Statistic that recruiters were 13 per cent less likely to click on a woman’s profile than a man’s when searching LinkedIn for candidates. They were also 3% less likely to send a woman an InMail after viewing her profile.

Last year, LinkedIn analysed their data and found that women apply to 20 per cent fewer jobs than men. The data also revealed recruiters were 13 per cent less likely to click on a woman’s profile than a man’s when searching LinkedIn for candidates. While the Gender Insights Report didn’t include data on gender diverse […]

A She Works Client Story

  Isabella’s Success Story Finding a job in this global pandemic is a tough but fantastic opportunity. However, the grunt work doesn’t stop once the role is secured. Many are facing a whole new obstacle: starting these roles entirely from home. In February this year, a multinational consultancy firm partnered with SheWorks to recruit for […]

The Ups and Downs of The Hidden Job Market

A young woman looks through a pair of binoculars.

You might have heard of the term “hidden job market” before and wondered what it actually meant. It’s not about shady, black market jobs. Nor does it refer to jobs that are deliberately kept secret. The hidden job market simply covers all job vacancies that aren’t formally advertised. Instead, these jobs are swooped up through word-of-mouth by […]

Nazish’s Story

Nazish She Works Candidate

SheWorks are excited to share some great news – our client Nazish has recently secured a full-time role with Melbourne Water as a Project Engineer. Before accessing Fitted for Work services and registering with SheWorks, Nazish had been struggling to find work, despite coming to Australia as a skilled migrant with extensive work experience.  “Without local […]

How Maddie became Sydney’s newest Light Rail Driver!

Maddie smiles proudly as she stands in front of a Light Rail Train. She is wearing her driver's uniform with black pants and a high-vis vest.

Recently we caught up with Maddie*, a Sydney SheWorks candidate who started her new career earlier this year as a Light Rail Driver for Transdev. “After I have got the job, I am much more confident, and my self-esteem is back!’’ Before accessing Fitted for Work services and registering with SheWorks, Maddie* had been struggling […]

An Incredible Year for SheWorks

By Liz Trewhella.   2019 has been an incredible year for SheWorks, placing more women into meaningful employment across Melbourne and Sydney and exploring opportunities nationally to connect more businesses with our diverse talent pool. This year, we are thrilled to have filled roles within transport, warehousing, call centres, corporate offices and community settings.  2019 […]

SheWorks goes to Parramatta!

In 2019, Liz Trewhella will officially be taking on the role of SheWorks Manager and is really looking forward to being able to connect more skilled, experience, work-ready women with paid job opportunities in organisations that align with Fitted for Works core values and mission. Operating since 2014, SheWorks is a social enterprise wholly owned […]