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Women in Leadership Symposium

Gain the mindset, confidence and capabilities

to advance your career

Promote gender equality

by responding to gender bias constructively

Hear from women

who have succeeded in male dominated fields

Build your confidence

and become more influential in your workplace

Ridley College is committed to promoting women in leadership. The Leadership Academy’s Women in Leadership program promotes the impact of women in Christian, non-profit and secular contexts. Developed by a team of leading women this program will transform the way you advance your career, lead and influence in a program designed especially for women.

Our annual Women in Leadership Symposium is a two-day conference which includes a keynote speaker, workshops and gala dinner..

Scholarships available for non-profit organisations.

Future Symposium Dates

Sept 10-11, 2021
POSTPONED till 18-19 March due to lockdown

Ridley College Campus
Parkville

 

Symposium Details 2021

Women in Leadership Melbourne Symposium

Date
18-19 March 2022
Location
Ridley College, 170 The Avenue Parkville
This event is POSTPONED to 18-19 March 2022 due to lockdown.

Join us for a varied and engaging program that will encourage and develop your leadership, promote your networks and grow your impact in whatever leadership role you engage. Learn more

Available for Academic Credit

This program can be taken for credit in most ACT awards including the BTh, GradDipDiv, MDiv, and Master of Christian Leadership. Participants will undertake set reading prior to each symposium and afterwards undertake an assignment which applies their learning. An online module must be taken in addition to two symposia and may be completed anytime.

Academic credit for each symposium is worth 4 credit points (for a maximum of 8 cps) and 4 credit points for the online module. Standard unit fees apply in place of symposium fees, and eligible students may defer the cost to FEE-HELP.

Sample Topics

  • Finding Your Leadership Voice
  • Overcoming ‘Imposter Syndrome’
  • When You are the Only Woman in the Room
  • Negotiating Flexibility
  • Leading Men
  • Returning to Work after Children
  • The Power of ‘No’
  • Gaining Power and Influence

The Ridley College Commitment

We are committed to the equal provision of identical training for women and men, training both women and men for any and every ministry and leadership role or ministry to which they may be appointed in the church or in the world.