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Record number of industry women at breakfasts
This year's Women in Print Breakfast Series broke previous years' attendance numbers – with a record number of 450 women coming to the five city events.
There were 90 more women at this year's events, compared to the previous event series held in 2019, with the smaller states seeing a surge in numbers.
The theme this year was looking after your mental health, with the breakfasts held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.
Kellie Northwood, The
Real Media Collective CEO, said, “The Women in Print community is strong and committed to the Breakfast Series events, the increased attendance reflects this, and I couldn’t be happier to see the historically smaller States really increase in numbers.
“South Australia and Western Australia have been the stand-
outs, both more than doubling attendance over the past five years, this year filling rooms with some 70 people at each event,” Northwood said.
The mental health content was deemed a necessary educational requirement for this year’s series, and the Association says feedback indicates this met the brief, with the subject matter resonating well across the
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audience. Attendees reporting Steve Gamble, Liz White and the content was important and immediately applicable.
Katie Ashford, general manager – Marketing and Communications at heatset giant Ovato said: “Ovato hosted 50 staff and client attendees across Australia, and all spoke highly of the event, presenters and content.
“A timely, much-needed industry networking series
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providing the opportunity to gather and focus on the importance of mental health wellness.
An excellent
industry initiative. Well done all.”
A key message from White and Gamble, which resonated across social media, is that health is health, whether that is physical or mental, and all attendees were encouraged to lean on their networks and seek help when needed.
Women in Print thanked
its partners and sponsors for their support in bringing the breakfast series to fruition. 21
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