Recently celebrated universally, International Women’s Day has a proud history. It has occurred for well over a century, the first 1911 celebration being in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, then spreading to the US and the UK. The first Australian rally took place in 1928. The good...
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International Women’s Day 2019: Balance for Better, More Powerful together
The 8th of March each year marks the day for women to unite and celebrate everything awesome about being a woman. The themes for this year’s International Women’s Day are ‘Balance for Better’ with the United Nations official theme ‘More Powerful Together’. The #BalanceForBetter is a ...
Read moreLooking back at our partnership with Victorian Women Lawyers
In celebration of International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, we wanted to reflect on the work Nicholes Family Lawyers has done with Victorian Women Lawyers (VWL). VWL is an organisation for female legal practitioners which is dedicated to assisting female lawyers in in achieving a satisfying a...
Read more“Conversations Create Change” Panel Discussion with WIRE
Today, the 8th of March, is International Women’s Day. In celebration, Nicholes Family Lawyers will be joining the Women’s Information and Referral Exchange, also known as WIRE, in their International Women’s Day Panel Discussion this afternoon. This year’s event is themed around ‘conversa...
Read moreNicholes Family Lawyers at the Women In Rotary International Women’s Day Breakfast
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day and in anticipation of this auspicious day, Nicholes Family Lawyers were the proud supporters of the Women In Rotary International Women’s Day Breakfast held this morning at the Palladium at Crown. We were excited and inspired by the powerful messages convey...
Read moreBerlin Declares International Women’s Day a Public Holiday
Berlin’s parliament has declared International Women’s Day an official public holiday. It is the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to acknowledge Frauentag (Women’s Day) with a public holiday. The holiday was passed through government with 87 votes to 60. German Consul General Peter Silbe...
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