How women in leadership are helping DFAT deal with the pandemic through a gendered lens

By Matthew Elmas

October 26, 2020

Adobe

A concerted effort to increase diversity across the most senior levels of Australian diplomacy is helping to shape COVID-19 recovery efforts through a gendered lens. The Mandarin explores what’s next for DFAT’s diversity strategy.

Over the past five years, the way Australia interacts with the rest of the world has been changing.

Under a dedicated Women in Leadersip (WIL) strategy, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has been tackling gendered perceptions on diplomatic leadership  and making class pictures in embassies around the world more diverse.

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