The Family Friendly Workplace Podcast
Giving voice to industry experts
The Family Friendly Workplace Podcast spotlights leading employers, policy makers and industry experts working to improve the lives of parents and carers.
Shining the Spotlight on Change-makers and Innovators
As a social impact organisation, Parents At Work have partnered with UNICEF Australia in an industry first initiative – Family Friendly Workplaces – to improve gender equality and work life wellbeing outcomes for families by introducing a set of certifiable national work and family standards.
In this podcast series, Angela Priestley, Founding Editor of Women’s Agenda, interviews several key leaders who are leading the charge with the support of their organisations to deliver a more family-friendly future for workplaces.
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Working in media was once considered no place for working parents, but that’s changing.
In this episode of the Family Friendly Workplaces podcast, we explore how the traditionally high-pressure, always-on media industry reimagines itself to support working parents and carers.
From the outside, the demands of 24/7 news cycles, rapid digital evolution, and platform-hopping content creation may not scream “family inclusive.” But beneath the fast pace, positive shifts are happening – thanks to professionals and leaders who are pushing for change.
We speak with Lauren Thornborough, co-founder of The Village, whose own experience navigating parenthood in the media world sparked a movement for greater support and visibility. She shares why media still sees high parental churn and how it can better retain experienced talent.
We’re also joined by Angela Priestley, founding editor of Women’s Agenda, who reflects on building a career and business while becoming a parent, including how a job-share arrangement with fellow advocate Georgie Dent paved the way for a more inclusive newsroom.
‘Family comes first’: how innovative executives in the pharmaceutical sector are creating family-friendly workplaces
In this special podcast series produced by Family Friendly Workplaces and Women’s Agenda, we will step into different sectors in Australia to spotlight the challenges working parents face while also speaking to employers carving out new ways of working.
In this episode, we find out how employers in the pharma sector are redefining corporate culture and making workplaces a space for workers to thrive, regardless of their caring obligations or gender.
Women’s Agenda podcaster Dinushi Dias has a chat with leaders at Novartis and Medicines Australia to hear how they’re doing it.
From mining and engineering to tech and media, can employers in fast-changing industries grappling with both global and local challenges really function as family-friendly workplaces?
In a special podcast series produced by Family Friendly Workplaces and Women’s Agenda, we will step into different sectors in Australia to spotlight the challenges working parents face while also speaking to employers carving out new ways of working.
These employers are helping to design a blueprint for workplaces that will enable more workers to thrive no matter what their caring responsibilities are at home.
In this week’s episode, Women’s Agenda founding editor Angela Priestley takes a closer look at the mining and energy industry.
The legal sector has long been considered a demanding and often inflexible career path, particularly for parents.
But is the tide turning? In this episode, we unpack the evolution of family-friendly policies in the legal profession. From the increasing adoption of flexible work arrangements to gender-neutral parental leave, the sector is seeing promising shifts, but challenges remain.
Featuring Special Guests:
- Alison Deitz, Managing Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, shares her groundbreaking journey as one of the first partners to navigate parental leave and flexible work arrangements.
- Silje Andersen-Cooke, Lawyer and Director at the Australian Multiple Birth Association, offers a personal perspective on managing a demanding career with four young children.
- Emma Walsh, Founder of Parents At Work and Family Friendly Workplaces, explores the role of leadership in driving culture change and shares her vision for a family-friendly legal sector.
