Let's Talk Leadership- Lunch With Commissioner Kate Jenkins
Let's Talk Leadership
The Australian College of Nursing Institute of Leadership was launched in August 2019 and announced a leadership series with high profile leaders. We are delighted to introduce Commissioner Kate Jenkins next in this exciting series to highlight the importance of developing collaborative leaders and women in leadership. Tickets are available to all to further showcase nurses as leaders of key social, political and humanitarian issues.
Kate Jenkins is Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner and a member of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Her purpose is to advance gender equality, consistent with the Sex Discrimination Act and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
Kate is leading a number of projects including the National Inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces and the Commission’s collaborative project on cultural reform with the Australian Defence Force. Kate is also the Co-Convener of the National Male Champions of Change group (established 2015), and the Co-Chair of Play by the Rules, a joint project between human rights agencies and sports commissions to make grass roots sports safe, fair and inclusive.
Prior to joining the Commission, Kate spent three years as the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, 20 years as lead equal opportunity partner with Herbert Smith Freehills’ and many years serving on the boards of Berry Street Victoria, Heide Museum of Modern Art and Carlton Football Club.
Non-member price: $25 // Member price: $15