WHO WE ARE
Kate's Story
Bandofsisters began not as a start up in 2019, but as an evolution and a response to what I was seeing, feeling, and living. In the early 2020s, COVID changed how we worked and what we valued. Flexibility which was once a rare privilege, became possible for so many more women. It showed us that work could be more human, more fluid, and more inclusive. But as we move through the second half of the 2020s, I hear and see so much more uncertainty. Opportunities are narrowing again for mid to later-career women with flexiblity and carer needs, and the gap between untapped female talent and access to meaningful work is widening.
I founded Bandofsisters (BOSS) to change that, to create a safe, creative, and connected community where women can be themselves, trust themselves, knowing they have what it takes, to begin something new. What started as small coaching circles, our BOSS PODs, became momentum for hundreds of women co creating the next chapter of their working lives through shared learning, reflection, and collaboration.
At it's heart, Bandofsisters stands for trust, gratitude and becoming. Trust in ourselves and each other. Gratitude for what we have lived, learned and carrried. And becoming, because something new starts with knowing what you want and we can help with that.
Kate Sellick
Founder
We are real women, having real conversations about lives and careers that are not and never intended to be linear. Women supporting women and proud to be history in the making.
What We Know
HIGH UNPAID WORK
On average women do 32 hours per week of unpaid work and care (about 9 hours more than men).
7% gender inequality
7% gender inequity in female participation in paid work - 63.5% female participation verus 70.5% male participation.
11.5% pay gap
The gender pay gap for full time weekly earnings has fallen to 11.5% with women earning 88.5c for every dollar a man earns.
42% return to work
An estimated 246,700 (42%) women had started or returned to work since the birth of their youngest child.
What We See and Hear
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Career off ramping by ex- corporate, professional women, frequently after having children.
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Unpaid work statistics are important because time spent caring or doing unpaid labour often impacts women’s ability to engage in paid work, advance careers, take leadership roles.
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External barriers to workforce return means that women compromise on role equivalency and pay to balance family and career needs.
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Women are impacted by lower self-confidence and thereby not taking new opportunities.
What We Care About
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We care about women being vulnerable and confident in work, in purpose, and in themselves.
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We care about changing how the world values women’s contribution, not asking women to change for the world, knowing careers are never linear.
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We care about the creative intelligence gap — and putting women’s imagination, empathy, and insight back where innovation happens.
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We care about the women who built careers, raised families, led communities, and are ready for their next chapter, one with flexibility, creativity, and contribution at its core.
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We care about reimagining what “work” can look like when designed for women’s real lives, and what happens when organisations finally see that as their greatest source of innovation.
Get Involved
Join Now
If we can help you on your journey to something new in a side hustle or career crossroads, we invite you to be part of our community and join a BOSS POD, small virtual career circle for women.
A BOSS POD is a safe space for real conversations about real careers, exploring, experimenting with others, who see, who get you, who support you.
Come Along To An Event
Join us at one hour virtual events or walking meet-ups for women at a career turning point.