QMS Joins the #PressforProgress on International Women’s Day

In partnership with Business Chicks, QMS were last week proud to sponsor an International Women’s Day (IWD) event in Sydney featuring guest speakers Clementine Ford, Tracey Spicer, Amna Karra-Hassan along with host Yumi Stynes.

With the campaign theme for IWD being #PressForProgress, the three powerhouse speakers covered an array of topics from imposter syndrome to everyday sexism in the workplace, through to taking risks and causing disruption with the pivotal #MeToo movement that is currently taking place.

Touching on the topic of education around women’s issues, Tracey Spicer stressed the importance of starting the conversation from a young age saying “Talk to your children – language starts in the lounge room before the boardroom,” with Amna Karra-Hasaan echoing this telling the room to:

Clementine Ford sent a wave of common acknowledgement when addressing the way in which women tend to play down their career achivements saying:

With Ford further adding “Growing up, I wasn’t full enough of all the things I was supposed to be, and too full of the things I wasn’t supposed to be. But along the way, I found my voice and learned not to apologise for it.”

QMS Chief Marketing Officer, Sara Lappage commented saying “International Women’s Day is a time for all women, and men for that matter, to re-focus their energy and strive for ‘true’ equality in the workplace.”