Thursday 14 September 2023
MEDIA RELEASE
Property Council and Chief Executive Women announce new scholarship to promote women in property
The Property Council of Australia and Chief Executive Women have announced a Woman Leader in Property Scholarship aimed at bolstering women in senior management roles in the property industry.
The scholarship offers a chance for a woman in a leadership role to undertake advanced professional development including a $25,000 grant, covering both tuition expenses and a travel allowance.
Property Council Chief Executive Mike Zorbas announced the scholarship on stage at the industry’s premier national conference, The Property Congress, in Adelaide yesterday.
“For over a decade, the Property Council has prioritised enhancing gender diversity in the sector, and this scholarship will further bolster our efforts to increase women’s representation in senior management roles within the industry,” Mr Zorbas said.
“As the leading advocate for an industry that employs more Australians than any other, we know more needs to be done, and we hope this scholarship, combined with our other gender equity initiatives, will help to advance this effort.
“I encourage eligible candidates to apply for this wonderful opportunity to advance their career in property,” he said.
The $25,000 scholarship, inclusive of tuition and a travel allowance, is exclusively available to senior women leaders in property with five to ten years of leadership experience to study an executive level course.
CEW Scholarships Committee Chair Deidre Willmott said the organisation was proud to partner with the Property Council to offer the scholarship to an emerging woman leader.
“This scholarship offers the winner an exceptional opportunity to undertake an executive level course that will empower them to advance further in their leadership journey,” Ms Willmott said.
“Scholarships like this are a key pillar of our mission to empower women in leadership and the partnership with the Property Council will allow the winner to gain the skills they need to grow their careers in the industry,” she said.
Applications are now open via an online portal and close 22nd October.
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Application criteria:
- Applicants must work in the property industry, and be a member of the Property Council of Australia
- Mid to senior executive (CEO, or no more than 4 levels down from CEO)
- 5 – 10 years of leadership experience (i.e., business unit, operational management, line, or functional management incorporating key responsibilities such as P&L management, strategic planning, and must include people leadership)
- Endorsement from senior management or the Board of her organisation
- Australian citizen or permanent resident.
Once the application period is closed, a review panel of CEW and the Property Council will review, shortlist and interview applicants.
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Chief Executive Women’s (CEW) shared purpose is ‘women leaders empowering all women’. CEW’s over 1,200 members represent Australia’s most senior and distinguished women leaders across business, academia, government, sport, the arts, and not-for- profit sectors. CEW’s members have leading roles within Australia’s largest private and public organisations. They oversee more than 1.3 million employees and $749 billion in revenue. Members’ organisations have a combined market capitalization greater than $1.144 trillion and contribute in excess of $249 billion to Australia’s GDP.
Since 1985 CEW has influenced and engaged all levels of Australian business and government to achieve gender balance. Through advocacy, research, targeted programs and scholarships, CEW helps to remove the barriers to women’s progression and ensure equal opportunity for prosperity. CEW’s members work actively to realise our vision of a community where women and men have equal economic and social choices and responsibilities.