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A striking and public expression of International Women's Day, this is an event for everyone.

Ever felt thrilled at the idea of being involved in a flashmob and never known how to get involved? This is your chance to take part in a professional and fabulous flashmob in the name of a great cause ... the very public celebration of International Women's Day.

This is a FREE EVENT and the more women involved the greater the impact. We're working towards global recognition for our effort.

At 2pm on 8 March women from across Sydney will converge on Martin Place (between Castlereagh & Pitt, at the foot of the stairs to MLC Centre) to Strike a Pose for International Women's Day. Having been given the poses weeks in advance we're sure you'll be champing at the bit to play your part. Don't fret ... you certainly we don't need you to be Ginger Rogers to be involved!

How it works 

1. Register here to reserve your place in the line-up
2. Stay up to date and visit our She Business Australia Facebook site to receive updates and all the news. We'll be holding 'chat sessions' regularly so you can post questions and ensure you're fully briefed before the event.
   Our choreographer will be posting the sequence of poses (YouTube clip) on our site and will be available to answer all your questions. There'll be no more than 10 poses to learn and the sequence will be repeated for 5 minutes.

Meeting place 
On hearing of the event, Servcorp offered to lend their support and have given us their MLC boardroom as a meeting place and they're also providing T-shirts FREE for the first 50 registrants.

Date: Thursday 8 March 2012
Time: 1pm at Servcorp (if you can't make 1pm you can meet us at 1.50 in Pitt St Mall)
Venue: Level 57, 19-29 Martin Place, Sydney

Walk to Pitt street mall 
At 1:45 we'll make our way from the MLC Centre to Martin Place and get into position for a 2pm start.
At the completion of our awe-inspiring and fabulous sequence we'll disperse and meet for coffee at VIVO Cafe on George Street Sydney.
Address: Servcorp
Level 57 MLC, 19-29 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW

Date: 08/03/2012
Start Time: 1:00 pm
End Time: 2:15 pm
Price: A $0.00

Register here.

Women on Boards has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank and Accenture Australia to host a national lunch series and career workshops about gender in the workplace.

Following on from the success of the ThinkWomen 2010 National Breakfast Series, this year’s program will look at issues around the gender gap in Australian workplaces and boardrooms.

The theme of the 2011 series is ‘Get to grips with the gender gap’ and will look at managing difficult issues around the gender gap in workplaces and boardrooms.

Women on Boards Executive Director, Claire Braund said, “Speakers and attendees will discuss why the gender gap is an issue for businesses, how to identify and manage conscious and unconscious bias in your own workplace and how to work and lead with diversity.”

“Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with women who have succeeded in senior roles. They will be able to hear personal stories, engage with questions and be given advice and answers.”

“Women on Boards strives to empower women with the confidence and understanding required to reach senior positions in their workplace,” said Ms Braund.

Speakers included Dr Margaret Byrne, who is internationally recognised in executive development, leadership and change management and Cara Morton, Managing Director of Accenture’s Finance and Performance Management consulting business for Asia Pacific.

The ThinkWomen 2011 National Lunch Series will give early and mid level professionals in all sectors the chance to learn from experts the issues around the gender gap and how to manage them.  Both men and women are encouraged to attend.

Dates for the ThinkWomen 2011 National Lunch Series:
Sydney - 18 August 2011 at The Ivy
Melbourne - 23 August 2011 at The Hilton on the Park
Brisbane - 16 August 2011 at The Ivy
Perth - 10 August 2011 at The Parmelia Hilton

For more information go to http://www.womenonboards.org.au/events/thinkwomen/
Registrations open soon at www.womenonboards.org.au/my/events

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About Women on Boards
Women on Boards is a social enterprise to improve the gender balance on Australian company boards. Women on Boards brokers women into board roles, offers professional development and mentoring programs, hosts excellent events and ensures a high level of dynamic interaction across its large and influential network. http://www.womenonboards.org.au/