Insights &
Thought Leadership
Understanding the profession. Challenging its thinking. Shaping its future.
Women in Safety uses the collective experience of our community to surface important industry issues, explore the forces shaping the future of safety and contribute informed perspectives on where change is needed.
Industry Insights
What we’re seeing and hearing.
Data and community intelligence revealing the experiences, challenges and priorities shaping today’s safety profession.
The Safety Agenda
What should we be talking about next?
Emerging ideas, leadership questions and conversations exploring the issues that could shape the future of safety.
Why Do We Keep Teaching Safety Professionals to Be More Influential Instead of Expecting Executives to Be More Accountable?
Safety professionals are constantly encouraged to improve their influencing skills, communication and ability to engage senior leaders.
But is our industry focusing on the wrong problem?
In this edition of The Safety Agenda, Women in Safety challenges the growing expectation that safety professionals must continually become better at influencing executives, rather than questioning whether those executives are demonstrating the accountability their roles demand.
We explore the relationship between safety leadership, governance, decision-making and organisational responsibility, and ask whether the profession needs to shift its focus from influencing those in power to strengthening accountability where it belongs.
Explore the full publication below and consider: are we developing better safety influencers, or should we be demanding more accountable leaders?
Position Papers
Where we stand.
Evidence-informed Women in Safety positions on important issues affecting women, safety professionals and the future of our profession.
The Future Capability Needs of Safety Professionals.
Women in Safety believes the safety profession is undergoing a significant shift.
For decades, technical expertise, compliance knowledge and regulatory understanding formed the foundation of safety practice. While these capabilities remain essential, they are no longer sufficient on their own.