Publicis Groupe’s VivaWomen! hosts Amanda Keller for insightful discussion

Publicis Groupe’s employee resource group, VivaWomen!, held a discussion with radio presenter Amanda Keller, who talked about a variety of topics, including her media career, gender equity and allyship.

The announcement:

To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), VivaWomen!, the employee resource group dedicated to supporting and developing Publicis Groupe’s women employees, hosted a discussion with well-known TV and radio presenter, Amanda Keller.

Speaking on this year’s theme of ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’, Amanda shared the barriers she has overcome and successes she has experienced over her career in media, as well as discussed the benefits and impacts of gender equity and allyship both inside and outside the workplace.

In the evening, Publicis Groupe Sydney also hosted a dinner in partnership with women’s media company, Mamamia.

The event included a Q&A with Mamamia editor-in-chief Eliza Sorman-Nilsson facilitated by Spark Foundry chief investment officer Lucie Jansen, as well as a panel with Mamamia executive editor Holly Wainwright, writer and podcast host Emily Vernem and chief revenue officer Natalie Harvey with Digitas chief operations officer Kara Bombell.

The engaging panel discussion covered topics such as how brands can authentically show up on IWD, what seems to be resonating with audiences in the lead up to the day and what can be done to accelerate women’s progress in the workplace.

Pauly Grant, Publicis Groupe chief talent officer ANZ, said: “International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to pause and celebrate the incredible achievements of women across our industry. It is also a time to reflect on our continued efforts to create a more diverse, equitable and supportive environment for all.

At Publicis Groupe, we’re focused on fostering a culture of fairness where every one of our people has the chance to succeed. Currently, we have women occupying 57% of senior leadership roles across our Australian agencies and, last year, 68% of promotions across the Groupe were women.

We have a Gender Equity strategy in place to continue to make progress as an inclusive and progressive employer; and have introduced several policies and programs to help attract more women into our business and provide an environment for them to thrive.

This includes closely analysing salary increase and promotion decision making; ensuring that we’re recruiting more diverse talent; supporting leaders in their inclusive leadership journey; providing paid Menopause Leave; and having a Parental Leave carer swap program in place.”

Source: Publicis Groupe

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topics Amanda Keller Digitas Eliza Sorman-Nilsson Emily Vernem Holly Wainwright International Women's Day Kara Bombell Lucie Jansen mamamia Natalie Harvey Pauly Grant Publicis Groupe Spark Foundry

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