# FW: Connect\. Learn\. Lead > FW helps women find jobs, build careers and advance in the workplace\. Join Australia's leading platform for professional development, job readiness and gender equity\. 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Now she's chasing clicks at a tabloid, and the line between ambition and ethics keeps getting blurrier\. - ["Culture didn't give up on me"](https://www.futurewomen.com/culture-2/culture-didnt-give-up-on-me/): Three powerhouse First Nations women discuss leadership, community and what "50 years of deadly" means to them\. - [What redundancy taught these leaders](https://www.futurewomen.com/replay/what-redundancy-taught-these-leaders/): Our panelists on job loss, without the silver lining spin ## BuddyPress Directories - [Activate](https://www.futurewomen.com/) - [Register](https://www.futurewomen.com/register/) - [Sites](https://www.futurewomen.com/) ## Insight Papers - [What Next On The Path To Equality](https://www.futurewomen.com/insight-papers/gender-equity-insight-paper/): As unconscious bias and contending responsibilities in the home remain professional handbrakes for women, modern life expectancy may allow us to finally have it all\. ## Investigations - [On Thin Ice: The Problem With Freezing Your Eggs](https://www.futurewomen.com/investigations/to-freeze-or-not-to-freeze-an-investigation/): It's meant to be the mea culpa for single women who eventually want kids\. But egg freezing is not all it's cracked up to be\. ## Hotlists - [5 examples of everyday sexism and how to respond to them](https://www.futurewomen.com/hotlists/5-examples-everyday-sexism/): Sick of being catcalled, or asked when you're going to get married? Us too\. Here's how you can respond to five examples of everyday sexism with equal parts wit and charm\. - [3 Australian Women On Marriage Equality](https://www.futurewomen.com/hotlists/3-great-australian-women-on-marriage-equality/): Eight years on, here's what three Australian women had to say after they found out that Australia said yes to same\-sex marriage\. - [FW's Anti\-Gift Guide](https://www.futurewomen.com/hotlists/fws-anti-gift-guide/): Complete with gifts that will contribute to something more positive than landfill\. - [How to ask your boss to invest in you](https://www.futurewomen.com/hotlists/how-to-ask-your-boss-to-invest-in-you/): If your workplace has a specific budget for professional development or employee education, we’re here to help you make the most of it\. - [How to ask for a pay rise](https://www.futurewomen.com/hotlists/how-to-ask-for-a-pay-rise/): It's possibly the most difficult conversation you'll have at work\. With these 6 tips you'll handle it like a pro\. ## Events - [Wine Wednesday: Melbourne](https://www.futurewomen.com/all-events/wine-wednesday-melb/): Members\-only meet and mingle - [FW Advance: Mastering Online Networking](https://www.futurewomen.com/all-events/fw-advance-mastering-online-networking/) - [FW Advance: Resumes and cover letters](https://www.futurewomen.com/all-events/fw-advance-resumes-and-cover-letters/) - [FW Advance: Clarity and confidence in career decision\-making](https://www.futurewomen.com/all-events/fw-advance-clarity-and-confidence-in-career-decision-making/) - [FW Masterclass: Writing That Persuades \| 19 May 2023](https://www.futurewomen.com/all-events/masterclass-writing-that-persuades/) ## Categories - [Leadership](https://www.futurewomen.com/category/leadership/) - [Culture](https://www.futurewomen.com/category/culture-2/) - [Career](https://www.futurewomen.com/category/career/) - [Wellbeing](https://www.futurewomen.com/category/wellbeing/) - [The Latest](https://www.futurewomen.com/category/culture-2/thelatest/) ## Tags - [Career](https://www.futurewomen.com/tag/career/) - [FW Summit](https://www.futurewomen.com/tag/fwsummit/) - [Leadership](https://www.futurewomen.com/tag/leadership/) - [Work in progress](https://www.futurewomen.com/tag/work-in-progress/) - [Events](https://www.futurewomen.com/tag/events/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.futurewomen.com/sitemap_index.xml)