Upcoming Events

Marilla Akkermans has created what sounds like corporate nirvana. Her agency, Equality Media + Marketing, has a four-day work week and flexible hybrid policy – it also embraces women of all ages and backgrounds, and actually sees part-time working mums as an asset.

Marilla even has the awards to prove it. This year, Equality topped the Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Places to Work list in the media and marketing category – for the second time.

In 2018, Marilla returned from mat leave to find her perceived value had plummeted. That’s when Equality was born. The agency’s four-day week began in 2022 and the bold move has paid off, with a drop in sick leave, better productivity and stellar staff morale. Not only that, business for the past two years has been the best ever, which just goes to show that doing things differently is not only possible but profitable. (Read the AFR's story here.)

Register for this free event and make meaningful connections as we wrap up the year

Join Women in Media Victoria for our end of year event, and settle in with a drink for an intimate (and free) chat with Marilla downstairs at Bard’s Apothecary in Melbourne’s CBD.

Journalist Susan Horsburgh (The Age, Good Weekend, Women's Weekly), will ask Marilla how she brought in the four-day week, why diversity is smart business, and how much untapped potential there is in working mothers.

As Marilla says, “A woman’s brain doesn’t die the day she becomes a mother, and her career aspirations don’t just fly out the window. We can be more than one thing.”

Register now to secure your spot for this candid, career-boosting conversation.

Communication and presentation skills are essential for our careers, leadership capabilities, and the confidence to put our best foot forward. In this jam-packed and energetic hour, you’ll learn practical tips for communicating with impact, influence, and authenticity. There will also be opportunities for questions and coaching on how to supercharge your individual communication, leadership, and career.


Don’t miss this interactive workshop with Jessica Symes Toomey – Executive and Career Coach. Free for all Member Hub members.

Do ya hair, Canberra! Australia's most mysterious fashion critic is coming to our fair city and you DO NOT want to miss this.

Fresh from the release of her first book, Red carpet lewks and LOLs from an undercover fashion critic, FC will be spilling the tea on everything from crotch whiskers to naked dresses, why some celebrities should have caught the bus, and which A-listers are true BOGs of the red carpet game.

She'll be in conversation with Emma Macdonald OAM, WiM Canberra convenor and Associate Editor with HerCanberra, who'll be asking all the questions you're dying to know. And because it's also our Christmas drinks, expect festive vibes, fabulous company, and a night of pure fashion fun and frivolity.

You’ll also be able to grab a copy of her book on the night for her to sign! Plus fabulous raffle prizes on the night, thanks to our generous sponsors.

Let's celebrate another year that we survived and thrived! With a fun and lively panel of three inspirational women in media, we'll review 2025 and also take a broader look at what lessons have been learnt in their careers, not just this year, but at previous turning points along the way.