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About Us
1 Dairy Women’s Network events.
The network also offers women support and
inspiration to achieve shared purpose whether
that’s for them personally or within their profession.
We also aim to give women amazing opportunities
to be heard in a male dominated industry by
having seats at industry tables and acknowledge
outstanding women in the industry with the likes of
our Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award.
What Regional Leaders do
The Dairy Women’s Network role is connecting,
inspiring and educating women to embark on their
own leadership journey through being a Volunteer
Regional Leader. We provide a safe place for women
to learn, network and grow knowledge and skills in
a very diverse industry. This role is done by amazing
women who farm or are industry professionals in
each region.
As volunteers these Regional Leaders connect
with commercial and industry partners to bring
relevant events to the different areas. They deliver a
mixture of more formal workshops and also develop
regional and social events aimed to inspire, educate
and connect. Their role is around bringing what is
real and relevant to rural communities.
Regional Leaders gain from connecting with others,
bouncing ideas off one another, sharing on-farm
problems while getting off farm, as well as gaining
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