UABS Women in Business

17/10/2025

Last week we celebrated another amazing year of the Women’s Mentoring Programme at the University of Auckland Business School! This year we had 77 of our women business students each paired with a woman working in business for a 6-month mentoring programme running from March to October with monthly events alongside one-to-one meetings. You can just imagine the wonderful long-lasting relationships that come out of this initiative!

We were delighted to have Property Council New Zealand Chief Executive Leonie Freeman, as guest speaker at our final celebration event, and her words were truly inspiring!

As we wrap up our 15th year, we can proudly say that we have seen 1,079 mentees and 625 mentors come through our programme since its inception in 2011! Bring on 2026! A huge thank you to all the incredible mentors who have supported us with this programme through the years – what a wonderful network of women we have grown into!

And enormous thanks goes to Business School Executive-in-Residence, Cecilia Tarrant, for leading this programme for the last 15 years! It has been a wonderful year getting to know another cohort of mentees and mentors, and we look forward to remaining connected!

Applications are now open for the 2026 programme, so if you’re a woman working in business and are keen to share your experience with our women business students, do sign up to be a mentor. And if you’re one of our women business students – don’t miss this amazing development opportunity. Applications close 30 November 2025.

Find out more and apply here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business/current-students/student-development/wmp.html

01/10/2024

Last week, we celebrated another amazing year of He Ira Wāhine the Women’s Mentoring Programme at the Business School!

We were delighted to have Jodi O’Donnell, the first woman CEO of TVNZ join us as guest speaker at our final celebration event.

It has been wonderful getting to know another cohort of mentees and mentors, and we look forward to remaining connected!

Applications are now open for the 2025 programme, so if you’re a woman working in business, and are keen to share your experience with our women business students, do sign up to be a mentor. And if you’re one of our women business students – don’t miss this amazing development opportunity. Applications close 30 November 2024.

Find out more and apply here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business/current-students/student-development/wmp.html

01/10/2024

26/05/2024

We're looking forward to hearing from 2018 WMP mentee Giulia Dressler, now Co-founder and CEO of Dummi, at this evening's online 'Career Goals' session hosted by Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honour society for top graduating business students. Giulia and other Beta Gamma Sigma alumni from the University of Auckland, AUT and the University of Sydney will be sharing their career journeys since graduation at three online 'Career Goals' sessions, the first of which takes place this evening, Monday 27 May, 6-7.30pm. If you're a current student, or recent graduate, thinking about your career path, this will be a great session for you.
Click here to register: https://aut.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nY-_vjaLRAKIh336BrHeRw #/registration

15/10/2023

Calling all women business students at the University of Auckland! Join us online Monday 16 October, 6-7pm to find out more about He Ira Wāhine the Women’s Mentoring Programme at the Business School, which matches women business students with women working in business for a 6-month mentoring programme.
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Find out more about He Ira Wāhine, the Women's Mentoring Programme at the Business School

26/09/2023

Last week, we celebrated another amazing year of He Ira Wāhine the Women’s Mentoring Programme at the Business School with past and present mentees and mentors! We were thrilled to have as our guest speaker insurance entrepreneur, Naomi Ballantyne ONZM who shared with us her journey to where she is now.
Such a fabulous evening to round off a fantastic year getting to know the mentees and mentors in the 2023 cohort. Has been so wonderful to hear about the special relationships and friendships that have formed through this programme!
Applications are open for the 2024 programme, so if you’re a woman working in business, and are keen to share your experience with our undergraduate women business students, do sign up to be a mentor. And if you’re one of our women business students, going into your penultimate or final year in 2024 – don’t miss this amazing development opportunity. Find out more and apply here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business/current-students/student-development/wmp.html

26/04/2023

Attention women business students in their 3rd year or above of a BCom, or Postgraduate business degree - Applications for the KEECT Women in Business Award are closing 28 April 2023. Be sure to get your application in asap. Email [email protected] if you have any queries.
https://www.academicdresshire.co.nz/Academic%20Awards/Discipline%20Specific%20and%20Other%20Awards?mv_pc=3238