Pink Boots is inviting women in the drinks industry to apply for scholarships at the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) with fourteen scholarships available thanks to the support of the organisation in partnership with Gage Roads Brew Co.
There are four scholarships available in Western Australia and ten on the East Coast for the “Women in Leadership” and “New Leaders” programs at AIM.
Gage Roads Brew Co has donated $10,000 to help fund the scholarships, using proceeds raised from this year’s International Women’s Day beer release. Pink Boots will make the financial contribution to fund additional places.
Gage Roads’ Bec Lauchlan said, “In March, we released Tea Break Earl Grey Pale Ale, which was created and brewed by an all-female team here at Gage. The proceeds from that release have helped fund this round of scholarships. We’re stoked to help fund these scholarships with Pink Boots Australia, to support the continued education and development of future female talent within the alcohol industry.
“This initiative is all about driving visibility and exposure of our industry, to encourage diversity and bring women into beer. We’re lucky to have a group of really talented women in our team here at Gage, and we want to grow that across the industry.”
Pink Boots Society President, Tiffany Waldron says the group was created to assist, inspire and encourage women in the alcoholic beverage industry, to advance their careers through education.
“We started this year with the goal of supporting more women moving into senior and leadership positions in our industry. The stigma around women entering this male-dominated industry has certainly become less of an issue over the years, but we know that diversity (as a whole) is still something the beer industry is striving for.
“When Bec and the team at Gage Roads came to Pink Boots with the idea to brew ‘Tea Break’, and donate proceeds to supporting women in beer, we decided to create an initiative for scholarships with this very generous donation.”
Applications are open to Pink Boots Australia members, with non-members able to sign up to Pink Boots to be eligible to apply. New members cans sign up here.
