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Radio interview on ABC Radio 7 July 2021  

Radmila Desic AM migrated to Australia at the age of seven after an earthquake destroyed her family home in Bar in the former Yugoslavia. Radmila began her career as an apprentice Carpenter Joiner in 1992. In 2010 Radmila received the 1st Place Gold Winner of the inaugural 2010 Centre for Leadership for Women’s National Advancement of Women in the Workplace Award (AWWA) for developing and implementing a state-wide strategy for Women in Construction. 

The average wage across all trade types was $90,246.55 per year Tradeswomen Australia Community Foundation have introduced their 'Building Futures: Pathways to Trades' program to schools, aimed at providing female secondary students [...]

Amy Wells is an engineer with private and public business experience. Skilled at growing people and business, Amy is often the foundation stone in times of change when teams and organisations are looking to scale, are scaling, or need to reshape.

Ruth Palmer is a well-known business leader in the Northern Territory. With a Masters of Business Administration and over seven years of experience as Executive Director of the Property Council of Australia, she has become an adept and strategic leader in membership-based organisations. She previously served as a Shadow Policy Adviser for Women’s Policy in her previous political career.

Richard Dent, OAM FAICD, has exercised leadership for a better world for more than 25 years.  As a Chair, Board Member, CEO and Executive across multiple for-purpose organisations he has focused on inclusion, equity, governance, strategy and leadership.

Getting more women into the trades area would see them taking home a weekly pay, earning up to $80 to $90 an hour, which would be life changing, as part of a growing need for skilled trades to rebuild Australia’s economy... Fiona McDonald, Managing Director Tradeswomen Australia

Program begins on Saturday 24 April 2021 at Victoria University's Werribee Campus    

Kate operates her own business development and tender consulting service, supporting her clients to tender for and deliver major projects. Kate’s skills in this field are supported by a Bachelor of Civil and Environment Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management. 

Major Political Parties have been have been urged to outline and implement Gender Equity policies in the allocation of trade apprenticeships for women funded by Governments as part of the [...]