Women's Agenda (website)

"Women's Agenda" redirects here. For the United States organisation, see New York Women's Agenda.

Women's Agenda is an Australian website and media brand. It publishes news and views relating to women's lives, carries out research, runs an app called "The Keynotes", publishes Women's Health News and has been awarding the Women's Agenda Leadership Awards since 2013.

History

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Women's Agenda was initially launched on 7 August 2012[1][2] by independent publisher Private Media, that also publishes Crikey and several other brands. It was initiated by Private Media publisher Marina Go.[3] Women's Agenda then described its target audience as "professional women and female business owners who want to make informed decisions about progressing their career and lifestyle", saying that it offered "achievement-focused information across a variety of subjects of interest to the career-minded woman...". The founding editor was Angela Priestley (former editor of The Power Index[2]), and publisher was Marina Go.[4] It had 4,000 subscribers at the time of its launch.[2] In March 2015, still owned by Private Media, its focus was still "aspirational", "career-minded" women.[5]

In February 2016, Women's Agenda was sold to Angela Priestley, who was then the publisher,[6] but on parental leave with a toddler and young baby.[3] Jane Gilmore had been editor for the previous six months, and her work had included a redesign of the website,[7] but she would leave after the takeover.[a][6] The website was relaunched by Priestley in 2017, who co-founded Agenda Media Pty Ltd with Tarla Lambert.[1]

In September 2020, the website was being seen by around 320,000 people per month, had over 90,000 followers on social media, and 25,000 subscribers to the daily eNewsletter. It aimed to cover many issues relating to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on women, such as the increased rates of domestic violence and job insecurity.[3]

In October 2020, Women's Agenda launched Women's Health News, supported by Charles Sturt University, which includes a weekly newsletter. Journalists and other contributors cover topics such as endometriosis, sleep, heavy periods, prolapse, women's cancers, family planning, fertility, pregnancy, and pre- and post-natal care.[8]

In April 2023, the Commonwealth Bank's "Women in Focus" group commissioned Women's Agenda, to conduct a survey of over 800 women business owners across Australia, resulting in the publication of a research report, "Grit & Resilience: How women in small business navigate crisis".[9] A similar partnership produced another research report in 2024, "Networks & Impact: How women are defying the odds to build successful businesses in today's economy".[10]

In July 2023, Women's Agenda launched its first app. This platform, called "The Keynotes", includes a monthly "Insights Report", which includes stats and research regarding topics such as current gaps facing women at work, with real-time representation. It also contains a number of short speeches by female leaders from various industries on a range of topics, and gives access to all Women's Agenda daily content. According to editor-in-chief Tarla Lambert, "The Keynotes reflects our long mission of making sure female and gender diverse voices are heard. More than ever, leaders need to hear them".[11]

Description

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As of 2024 the company was an independent, 100% female-owned media company. It is funded by partnerships and advertisers, and also publishes Women's Health News, podcasts, research, and various custom projects.[1] It is based in Sydney.[12]

Angela Priestley is publisher and founding editor.[12] Tarla Lambert is co-owner and editor-in-chief of the publication. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts Global Studies in 2012.[3] Allison Ho is the producer and journalists are Jessie Tu and Madeline Hislop.[12]

Commonwealth Bank's Women in Focus is a major sponsor and partner.[13]

Awards

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Women's Agenda has run a series of awards known as Women's Agenda Leadership Awards since 2013. The first few events were sponsored by the National Australia Bank, and dubbed the NAB Women's Agenda Leadership Awards.[14][15][16]

There were 10 winners at the 2023 awards. These were sponsored by chief sponsor Commonwealth Bank's Women in Focus, along with category partners Charles Sturt University, MECCA M-Power, and CSIRO; charity partner Plan International; venue partner Accor; and gift partners Loco Love.[13]

The awards include the Women's Agenda Hall of Fame, with inductees including:

Footnotes

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  1. ^ This left Private Media with Crikey, The Mandarin, and business websites SmartCompany and StartupSmart.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "About us". Women's Agenda. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Hicks, Robin (7 August 2012). "Crikey publisher's Women's Agenda site goes live". Mumbrella. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Lambert, Tarla (24 September 2020). "Interview with Tarla Lambert, Editor in Chief at Women's Agenda". MediaNet (Interview). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Private Media Pty Ltd - Women's Agenda". Private Media Pty Ltd - Women's Agenda. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Home". Women's Agenda: News, style and advice for professional women through the filter of success. Private Media. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b c "Women's Agenda sold to Angela Priestley". Crikey. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Private Media sells Women's Agenda to launch editor and publisher Angela Priestley". Mumbrella. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Women's Agenda To Launch New Women's Health News Hub". B&T Magazine. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ Barabas, Nell (27 April 2023). "Unpacking the grit and resilience of women in business: Women in Focus and Women's Agenda launch new research report". CommBank. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. ^ Boecker, Brianna (4 June 2024). "How Australian women entrepreneurs are defying the odds to build successful businesses". SmartCompany. Retrieved 14 June 2024. PDF
  11. ^ ""We're not trying to fix women": Women's Agenda Launches App To Build Pipeline Of Leaders". B&T Magazine. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Contact". Women's Agenda. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b Tu, Jessie (13 October 2023). "The winners of the 2023 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Announcing the winners of the NAB Women's Agenda Leadership awards". Women's Agenda. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  15. ^ Richardson, Jessie (18 March 2015). "Anita Mitchell and Sharon Warburton recognised at NAB Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Property Observer. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "The 2023 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards". Women's Leadership Awards. Women's Agenda. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Wendy McCarthy AO inducted into Hall of Fame". McCarthy Mentoring. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ^ "A celebration of resilience and success". LH AGENDA. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Announcing our 2016 Hall of Fame inductee... Elizabeth Broderick". Women's Agenda. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  20. ^ Dent, Georgie (6 October 2017). "Professor Gillian Triggs is inducted into the Women's Agenda Hall of Fame". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  21. ^ Lambert, Tarla (4 October 2018). "Magda Szubanski is inducted into the Women's Agenda Hall of Fame". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Layne Beachley inducted into the Women's Agenda Hall of Fame". Women's Agenda. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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