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Poppet and Mavens to Launch 'Mind Your Manners' Podcast
Mavens presents Mind your Manners, the podcast where we empower women and minorities, educate allies and entertain everyone. Podcast...
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Introducing ‘The Balancing Act’: Jigsaw with a Twist for Equal Pay Day
What happens when you’re working as hard as you can, but the picture still won’t add up? This Equal Pay Day, Mavens has launched a...
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Michael Ray: Challenging the ‘Fatherhood Forfeit’ for Gender Equality
Interview with Michael Ray by Leah Morris. If men aren’t fully recognised as essential caregivers alongside women, then no one’s set up...
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Brands Need to Commit to the Bit
By Shyaire Ganglani, contributing Editor. We spend endless 11pm nights ordering Schnitz or Misschu and sweating kerning and typos in...
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90s Nostalgia and the Postfeminist Revival
Words and artwork by Liane Dowling. 90s nostalgia is bringing back more than just fashion, it’s reviving the contradictions of...
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Josie Baynes on Uplifting Women Directors in an Industry That Still Needs It
Words by Josie Baynes, Executive Producer at Wildebeest. Let's be real: for all the talk about "progress" in advertising, production, and...
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How Antoinette Lattouf Pulled Off the Smartest Bait-and-Switch at Cairns 2025
By Shyaire Ganglani. At first, it felt like a comedy set. Monobrow jokes. Reverse discrimination one-liners. A zinger about the The...
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10 Women Making Cairns Crocodiles Unmissable in 2025
By Leah Morris. Why cross oceans to visit Cannes when you can experience the extravaganza that is Cairns Crocodiles right here in Oz?...
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Mavens to Host Gerety Awards 2025 Jury Insights From Australia
Join some of this year's Melbourne Jury on Thursday, June 12th as they discuss trends and favourite campaigns from the 2025 Gerety...
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From Grudge to Growth: How I Overcame the Art Director Who Launched my Freelance Journey
By Jasmine Parasram. As I sat on the tram, knowing my stop was coming up, I felt sick to my stomach. Five months into what I thought was...
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Punk Meets Prestige: Mavens Evolves with MEK Rebrand
Introducing a special collaboration led by Womentor and MEK STUDIO®  Founder and Executive Creative Director Mirella Arapian with Mavens...
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End Free Speeches This IWD
Clemenger BBDO and Less Than 10% want to end free speeches this International Women's Day. International Women’s Day is meant to be a day...
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Meet the Recruiters Ditching Sunday Scaries
Finding a job you love shouldn’t give you the ick. But for many creatives, the traditional recruitment process feels outdated,...
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Tech Director Elise Balsillie on AI & Women's Leadership
Words by Elise Balsillie, Head of Thryv, Australia and New Zealand. What if AI could be the key to breaking barriers and unlocking new...
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On Track with The Music Soups’ Emily Norton & Kaitlyn Pearce
Specialising in licensing music for ads, TV and film, The Music Soups  are one of Australia’s few women-owned music supervision companies...
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New research confirms gender bias in news reporting
Gender equality in media reporting represents a crucial frontier for the voices and rights of women more broadly. Released this week, the...
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Home. Is It the Final Frontier of Gender Inequality in the Workplace?
By Claire Waring. Feeling the weight of holding everything together for your family while advancing your career? You’re not alone....
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Sophie Leuschke: From Petals to Production
Interview by Leah Morris and Anais Read. Photograph by Garry Moore. Hair & Makeup by Narelle Hall.  We were thrilled to sit down and...
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The Aunties & WHV Launch 'Support Talk' Mentor Training
TW: Mention of sexual assault, violence and death. The Aunties, in partnership with Women’s Health Victoria (WHV), is launching a...
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Ruhee Meghani: From Heritage Threads to Modern Marvels
Interview by Shyaire Ganglani. Ruhee is a diamond in the rough. Having had the pleasure of calling her my mate, I’m still blown away by...
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