Yolanda K Vega

Yolanda K. Vega is the founder and former chief executive at the Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (AWCCI).[1][2]

Yolanda K. Vega
Born
Yolanda Krishana Vega

(1966-04-02) April 2, 1966
Madrid, Spain
TitleFounder of the Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Vega represented Australia at various international forums,[3] and sat on various Boards, including the Australia Government Small Business Advisory Committee.[4]

Career

In 2011, Vega was one of three women representing Australia at the first APEC Women's Economic Summit,[5] chaired by Hillary Clinton in San Francisco, USA.[6][7]

The following year, Vega did a keynote at the second Women and the Economy APEC Summit in Saint Petersburg to present her national research findings on self-employed women and female entrepreneurs in Australia.[8] Vega's national research on self-employed women and female entrepreneurs have also been cited in journals and included in a published dissertation.[9]

Over the past decades, Vega's work has been quoted in several books,[10][11][12] and has appeared on various television programs, including the SBS documentary film 'Is Australia Sexist?' [13] and on the ABC Q&A talk show.[14] As a social commentator, Vega has advocated for women,[15] and child care.[16][17]

In 2009, Vega represented Australia as a ‘Young Leader' at the 2009 International Women's Forum World Conference, held in Hong Kong.[18]

The following year, Vega established Peacebeliever, a not-for-profit organization promoting peace through music, and for the first time in history, Yoko Ono and Sir Paul McCartney provided their permission for Vega to re-record the John Lennon song Give Peace A Chance, with an added verse, in Spanish.[19][20]

As the publicist for Unknown Species, established in 1995, Vega worked for 'one of the most experienced Web publishers' in Australia before most people had heard about the Web.[21]

In 2017, as a Ph.D. candidate investigating how international women's rights laws are ratified in Australia, Vega was awarded the Fay Marles Grant from the Victorian Women's Trust to assist with her Ph.D. qualitative research.[22] During her Ph.D. investigation, the Australian Institute of International Affairs published Looking at Foreign Policy Through a Gender Lens.[23]

Vega started lecturing in 2017, in leadership and management, at Swinburne University and lectured at Monash University in 2020 and 2021.[24]

References
  1. Morgan, Myles (2011-03-08). "ABC News". Chamber of commerce established for women. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. "Yolanda Vega". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2003-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. Fox, C (2011). New chamber to provide advocacy and support. The Australian Financial Review.
  4. Mather, J (2014). business council in turmoil as more directors quit. The Australian Financial Review. p. 10.
  5. Hillary Clinton Speech at APEC Summit: Women Can Rescue the Economy. The Daily Beast. 2011.
  6. Fox, C (2011). New chamber to provide advocacy and support. The Australian Financial Review.
  7. "Yolanda Vega - Q+A". ABC Television. 2003-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  8. Heaney, C. Women to take poll position. The Herald Sun.
  9. Terrill, Janice. Women in the Australian mining industry: Careers and families (Thesis). University of Queensland Library. doi:10.14264/uql.2016.830.
  10. Ita, Buttrose. A Passionate Life. the Penguin Group. ISBN 9780670076543.
  11. Catherine, Fox. Myths About Women and Work. the University of New South Wales. ISBN 9781742233475.
  12. Avril, Henry. Leadership Revelations III: how we Achieve the Gender Tipping Point. ISBN 9780977590544.
  13. "Is Australia Sexist? - Programs". Programs. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  14. "Sochi, Inquiries & Subsidies". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2003-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  15. "Female entrepreneurs urged to pursue government tenders - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  16. Vega, Yolanda (2013-07-24). "Effective child care policy is not child's play - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  17. "Deborah Hutton puts childcare affordability on political agenda". Women's Agenda. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  18. "Yolanda Vega - Q+A". ABC Television. 2003-10-10. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  19. "Yoko gives Aussies a chance at Peace - ABC News". ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  20. "Buy PEACEBELIEVER TRIBUTE TO JOHN LENNON tickets, NSW 2010". Moshtix. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  21. Lowe, S (1995). Information with a spin is the secret to the Web. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  22. Vega, Y (2017-10-07). "Fay Marles Grant Recipient". Victorian Women’s Trust. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  23. Vega, Y (2017-03-07). "Looking at Foreign Policy Through a Gender Lens". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  24. Sparkes, David (2003-10-10). "UNESCO says female AI voices reinforce sexist stereotypes". ABC Radio. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
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