Wednesday luncheon #4990 with Tiffany De Sousa Machado

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Adelaide Oval William Magarey Room, Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

Web booking closes Monday March 11 12 noon!

Payment on the day at the Welcome Desk by Card only. 

Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

Guest Speaker Tiffany De Sousa Machado - Founder and Chief Wellbeing Officer @The Village Foundation

Personal Power: What We're Missing in the Conversation About Women & Work

 We delve into the multifaceted issues surrounding women's roles in the modern workforce and family life. We will unpack the subtle complexities and overt challenges that contribute to the ongoing discourse on gender equity, work-life balance, and the societal expectations of women. As we navigate through the layers of inequity, we will explore the disproportionate burden of family responsibilities shouldered by women and the cultural constructs that shape the definition of women's roles both at home and at work. We confront the illusion of choice that society often projects onto women regarding their career paths and family decisions. The talk aims to dismantle the fallacy that the current professional landscape offers equal opportunities for all and highlight the need for a cultural realization that true choice is more than a façade of options—it is the freedom to make decisions without facing societal penalties.

 Dr Tiffany De Sousa Machado

Dr Tiffany De Sousa Machado completed her Ph.D. in Psychology and Business and is the founder and CEO of The Village Foundation, and DrTiff.com.au. Prior to this, Tiffany worked in the corporate sector in national operations management, program design and facilitation, team and event management, executive sales and marketing, retail and hospitality management, and corporate training.

Tiffany was awarded a prestigious Westpac Future Leader Scholarship in 2017, and a Westpac Social Change Fellowship in 2022 for The Village Foundation, and was the Westpac W100 National Executive Co-Chair.

Tiffany founded The Village Foundation in 2018 to provide support and mentoring services to parents within corporate enterprises and wider community. She was a finalist in the Australian eChallenge, a national finalist in Pitch@Palace, and winner of Women in Innovation - Social Impact. The Village Foundation is a 2023 recipient of a Fay Fuller Foundation grant and in partnership with UNI SA is designing and delivering programs in women’s health and development.

Tiffany’s most recent work has been as Standards and Certification Director for Family Friendly Workplaces, in conjunction with national organisation Parents at Work, and UNICEF Australia, and is lead designer and facilitator for multiple wellbeing based programs throughout Australia working with Westpac, University Of South Australia Rural Health, Gogo Foundation and ConNetica. Tiffany is a regular speaker and panellist and is an active mentor across various corporate and government programs.

Tiffany has been teaching at The University of Adelaide for 5 years in Psychology and Business, and is currently Associate Head of people and Culture, and the Course Coordinator and Lecturer for foundational course Personal Professional Development at the University of Adelaide Business School, in the Entrepreneurship division.

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Please note the venue -  William Magarey Room, Adelaide Oval, Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide