2020 Events Coming Soon
BWC has a jam-packed calendar of events for 2020 and we are very much looking forward to seeing you at them. Stay tuned… It is going to be a great year!
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BWC is recruiting Board Members
BWC is a company limited by guarantee comprised of volunteer board members. We are looking to nominate and elect a new board members at our AGM in February 2020. To supplement and compliment the existing board members skills we are primarily looking to elect board members with skills in event management, digital marketing and communications
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Mentors Needed | WOW Australia Event
We are so thrilled to be apart of the upcoming WOW Australia Brisbane event as part of International Day of the Girl Child. We will be helping to put together a team of 100 WOW (Women of the World) Mentors from all walks of life, for a unique speed mentoring session to take place the
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Calling for Volunteers! Movie Fundraiser Sub-Committee
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BWC 2019 Grant Recipient Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the successful BWC Grant recipient for 2019 is A Brave Life, an organisation that is passionate about equipping, empowering and encouraging young mums to dream big and to “Live Life Brave”. The BWC Grant will assist A Brave Life to deliver an ongoing mentoring program that provides peer support and
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BWC grant well suited to Brisbane charity
Brisbane charity Suited to Success which helps people one woman’s outfit at a time to overcome barriers to employment has received a grant for $10,000 from the Brisbane Women’s Club (BWC) charitable Grants Program. The not-for-profit community organisation started as a group of fashion conscious ladies getting together to provide clothing to women needing smart
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On changing the world….
“Last week, I was delighted to have the opportunity to mentor a truly wonderful Year 10 student, Mollie. Mollie shadowed me for a few days and rolled her sleeves up to complete a couple of tasks, asking plenty of questions and immersing herself in all things Brisbane Women’s Club. I asked Mollie why she chose BWC
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Move to develop financial awareness programs – “a step in the right direction”
A move by the Australian Government to establish an independent body to educate Australians about financial literacy – notably for women, the young and elderly – has been applauded by Brisbane Women’s Club as “another positive step to empower women and secure their financial future”. The new not-for-profit organisation to be founded under the plan
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The gender gap – why men and unconscious bias need to be part of the conversation
IF women are to make further progress in Queensland to close the gender gap, we have to work to ensure the conversation is inclusive as we openly and honestly look at bias. Because the reality is that without men championing the cause, the push for equality will never be successful. Brisbane, some will tell you,
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Autumn Reading
Our friends at Avid Readers, West End have put together their top 5 recommendations for this autumn: The Fish Girl by Mirandi Riwoe Sparked by the description of a ‘Malay trollope’ in W. Somerset Maugham’s story, ‘The Four Dutchmen’, The Fish Girl tells of an Indonesian girl whose life is changed irrevocably when she moves