Take on Board From Brownies to the board room, what Moira Were can teach us about gender on boards
Feb 9, 2021
34:09
Today on the Take on Board podcast, Helga is speaking to Moira Were about the role of women and gender in the board room and in decision-making.
Moira is on the boards of Scope Global Pty Ltd, Oikumene Foundation, Hen House Co-op and Collab4Good Pty Ltd.
Her list of previous boards includes Medical Board of SA, SA Fire and Emergency Services Commission; Southern Domestic Violence Service, Noarlunga Community Legal Services; Volunteering SA & NT.
Moira has worked from the kitchen table to the cabinet table and started her board career as a 19 year old youth volunteer representative on the Service to Youth Council board. She currently serves on the Scope Global board and is a ministerial appointment to the Entrepreneurship Advisory Board in South Australia.
Moira received an AM - order of Australia in 2019 for her community service to South Australia. And she was a Brownie!
Contact Moira or find out more about her:
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Fish Rots from the Head: The Crisis in our Boardrooms by Bob Garrett: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2891767-the-fish-rots-from-the-head
Apollo 13: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112384/
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