Women of IWA
Introducing Yvonne Kelly, Dublin woman living in Sydney.
Yvonne is the Co-founder with her husband Alex, of a social enterprise called Glow Up Careers. Yvonne is a board director, inclusion advocate and global recruiter.
Where are you from and how long have you lived abroad?
What does International Women’s Day mean to you?
IWD to me celebrates the fact that there is now an open dialogue on the subject of diversity, equality and inclusion. There’s lots to do, lots to change and many things that are broken but at least if we’re taking about it, we’re heading in the right direction
What was your ‘why’ both in terms of moving abroad and your return to Ireland?
What were some of the challenges you faced at home and why did you decide to move back to Australia?
What inspired you to start Glow Up Careers?
On World Refugee Day in 2019, we launched Glow Up Careers, a social enterprise with the Mission to “Empower Everyone to have the career of their dreams no matter who you are or where you are from”.
Thanks Yvonne for sharing your truly inspirational story. Yvonne is an incredible advocate for refugees and disadvantaged groups and promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Go raibh maith agat as do scéal a roinnt
(Thanks for sharing your story)
Le grá,
Sarah Whelan
Founder of Irish Women Abroad
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