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“Culturally diverse women leaders are a force to be reckoned with,” says the internationally renowned engineer, chair of Rux Energy and non-executive director of Endeavour Energy and Airservices Australia. “We have well-educated, tech-savvy and entrepreneurial leaders, many of whom have arrived in Australia armed with qualifications, particularly in science, medicine and technology, in itself a highly valuable asset. Yet, despite these talents and capabilities, culturally diverse women rarely achieve leadership positions, including on boards. Business and government need to recognise that Australians with multicultural backgrounds bring tremendous advantages that could be leveraged to benefit all Australians.” It’s been a long-held focus for Kanga, widely heralded for her work in championing diversity, including her involvement in a report released last year by Chief Executive Women — Unlocking Leadership — calling on corporate Australia to amplify conversations about gender and race as a crucial step in harnessing the full potential of women. She urges leaders to recognise that for genuine cultural change to occur in their organisations, they must be highly visible to make a difference. “Many leaders are stepping up, as can be seen through the great progress being made by the Champions of Change in every sector of the Australian economy,” says Kanga, whose was recently named on a Top 25 Most Influential Indian-Australians list compiled by The Daily Telegraph. Read the full story at the Australian Institute of Company Directors website. Comments are closed.
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