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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>For anyone looking for information on why gender balance and diversity is important - a</span><span style='color:#050505;background:white'> new report from the Champions of Change Fire and Emergency Group goes beyond 'it's the right thing to do'. It explores the benefits and rationale in addressing key risk factors through improving gender balance and diversity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#050505;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="https://championsofchangecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gender-balance-in-Fire-and-Emergency-going-beyond-%E2%80%98its-the-right-thing-to-do-the-Case-for-Change_FINAL.pdf">https://championsofchangecoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gender-balance-in-Fire-and-Emergency-going-beyond-%E2%80%98its-the-right-thing-to-do-the-Case-for-Change_FINAL.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Whilst this report is for a workplace, that has traditionally be male dominated, the vast majority of the findings could equally be applied to an organisation like OSGEO Oceania.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers - Phil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>