Alstom Women of Excellence Launch

Hello!  It’s been a little while... but I have been busy! I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been appointed as the inaugural champion of the Alstom Women of Excellence Australia and New Zealand. We had our virtual launch on 30th September.  As the champion, I had the opportunity to give a little introductory speech: Launching…

Getting to know us a little better – Yvette

It may not feel like there is much to be celebrating at the moment but Happy International Women in Engineering Day, nonetheless! The International Women in Engineering from my office! Although I am often confused about the passage of time lately, it appears that much has changed since we launched in 2016 for both of us Hedy bloggers. …

Australia’s First Engineers

      It is a time of great upheaval.  Across the world, First Nations people and others subjected to the oppression of systematic racism are making their voices heard.  Although I was cautious to avoid performative activism, I ultimately decided it was important to use my platform to amplify the messages of BIPOC and…

Countdown Cookies

It is a strange time to be alive. Each morning I wake up and I take a few moments to remember what’s going on. There are many things that we are in need of right now and I don’t pretend to have the ability to provide any where near all of them. The contents of this…

Menstruation Equality

“Happy International Women’s Day!”  It always seems to me to be a weird statement with not quite the right sentiment...  “Happy” is the wrong word.  Perhaps, “Have a Powerful/Inspiring/Above Average International Women’s Day?” This year’s theme, according to UN Women, is “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” so perhaps a more fitting greeting is:…

Hedy’s Highlights of 2016

As 2016 takes its closing breaths, we learn of the passing of yet another icon, Carrie Fisher.  My Facebook feed is full of pleas to keep David Attenborough safe lest we lose yet another national treasure.  We’ve seen terror attacks, ongoing conflict in Syria, the rise of the political far right, Britain vote to leave…

Graduate Development Day

Last week, I was invited to speak to our graduates at one of their development days about my career journey and talk a little about personal branding.  I don't have all the answers, by any stretch, but I thought that I'd share with you what I shared with them. I'm Yvette and I'm a Design…

Dressed for Success

The Wagon Whisperer (mech eng, Antonia), was the first to bring my attention to Women In Engineering's Dress for Success event. I was initially skeptical, mostly because I don't like being told what to do by other people and that the phrase "dress for success" sets my teeth on edge. Why should women have to…

Let’s Talk – Day 5

This week is National Women's Health Week.  Their slogan is "Let's talk!" and their logo is a delightful pink elephant in the room.  This week, I'm getting us talking about periods with an engineering spin.   Have a look at yesterday's post to get up to speed.   We will continue to use the Engineering Hierarchy of…

Let’s Talk – Day 4

  This week is National Women's Health Week.  Their slogan is "Let's talk!" and their logo is a delightful pink elephant in the room.  This week, I'm getting us talking about periods with an engineering spin.   Have a look at yesterday's post to get up to speed.   We will continue to use the…