Shark Tank Australia recap: $60,000 social impact investment for Sock Drawer Heroes in season finale
Sydney business Sock Drawer Heroes, which provides Australia's trans and non-binary community with gender-affirming garments and accessories, secured investment from Catriona Wallace.
“A world where I could make the rules”: Inside Joan Westenberg’s journey to entrepreneurship
Joan Westenberg saw her career opportunities dry up when she transitioned. But instead of letting it break her, she began her journey to entrepreneurship.
“We want the same”: How cis women can support trans women at work
Supporting trans women is easy. It’s rather like supporting every other woman. We want the same life, the same work, the same experience as everyone else.
Why the straight, white cis-man’s meritocracy is a fantasy
In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels.
What it’s like being a trans woman in Australia’s startup ecosystem
Joan Westenberg shares her experience coming out as a trans woman at Sydney-based HR and payroll technology startup Flare.
“No, I am not going to Web Summit 2018”: intimate.io co-founder Leah Callon-Butler shares her experience
Leah Callon-Butler, an intimate.io co-founder, reveals Web Summit didn't allow adult industry-focused cryptocurrency to exhibit in 2017.
“Concealing compromises wellbeing”: Closeted LGBTIQ+ employees are dissatisfied and unhappy
The majority of LGBTIQ+ employees in Australia are not comfortable sharing their identity at work, compromising their overall wellbeing and performance.
