Women in Print Breakfast registrations open

Women in the print industry are encouraged to register for the 2021 Women in Print Breakfast Series, which will be taking place in five capital cities around the country next month, with registrations now open.

Breakfast events in May: Women in Print

This year’s series will focus on exploring Mental Health and Wellbeing, with Man Anchor, Steve Gamble, and Ashleigh Wilson leading the national breakfast series. Registration and ticket purchases is now open via www.womeninprint.com.au.

Susan Heaney, chair, Women in Print, said, “Enduring the difficulties of Covid, we recognised women, and our industry more broadly, need support across more than economical and professional development to rebuild and recover for the future.

“Mental wellness, resilience for ourselves and how to identify others struggling is critical for our workplaces and home lives.”

The breakfast series will be starting with Brisbane on the 12 May, Sydney on the 13 May, Adelaide on 20 May, Perth on 21 May, and ending in Melbourne on 25 May.

The series will explore mental health, looking at what it is, the flow of mental health, stress, distress and crisis, maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies, positive and negative thought process, and self-care.

Gamble, founder, Man Anchor, said, “We are thrilled to be selected to work with Women in Print and the Breakfast Series. Both myself and Ashleigh work within the industry and understand the value of Women in Print and the important role it plays.

“Having the opportunity to start the conversation about mental wellness for so many across the industry is a real privilege and honour. We are looking forward to these wonderful events.”

In partnership with the Women in Print Board and Patrons, The Real Media Collective, who organise the breakfast events, is keen to build a strong training platform for women across the industry to extend their learnings from the event to an expanded Mental Health First Aid Certificate, Self-Resilience training and networking programs to continue the breakfast series from a single event to a 12-month focus.

“Women in Print is an established community and we look to working harder together to collaborate, share and learn. Empowering each other with knowledge and tools is the first step. The Women in Print Patrons look forward to building more webinars and events to share more learnings and experiences, as well as building an industry-wide mentor program. We are slowly building these programs and calling on more sponsors to support these initiatives for our industry,” commented Kellie Northwood, CEO, The Real Media Collective.

Confirmed Partner sponsors for the breakfast series is an impressive line-up, including Media Super, Cactus Imaging, IVE Group, Heidelberg, Lamson Paragon and Ovato. Confirmed Associate sponsors include Ball & Doggett, DIC, HP, Konica Minolta, Spicers. Industry sponsors include Advance Press, Bright Print Group, Creative Juice SA, Heaney’s Performers in Print and Taylor’d Press. Association sponsors include The Real Media Collective and Visual Connections.

“We are grateful for the support of our long-term sponsor partners and thrilled to continue these relationships as Women in Print, and the industry as a whole, continues to rebuild and grow. I think it is really important we recognise the commitment of the companies who invest in these important initiatives for women and the industry,” concluded Sandy Aspinall, deputy chair, Women in Print.