# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 01:30 pm (+10:00) - **Event Description**: Want to meet other women of colour, connect, share stories, and talk about leadership?About this EventThis is a networking event for women who identify themselves as ethnically diverse and would like to meet and learn from other women of colour, and talk about their leadership challenges and experiences.As an ethnically diverse woman who has grown up and lived in NZ Aotearoa for the last 20 years, I have come across multiple challenges. Some of these were internal, feeling like my cultural background is not valued and that I need to assimilate to be successful in the corporate world. Other challenges were more external, like answering the question “Where are you really from?” and not seeing myself reflected in media or in leadership positions. In the past, I had often found myself trying twice as hard as everybody else in order to get recognised.Nowadays I acknowledge that my differences are my strengths, e.g. how I am able to see different perspectives, code switch and empathise with others; and a lot of my challenges are due to the systems not being designed for us. So I would like to bring women of colour together to share stories and learn from each other.Join us for a networking lunch! We will be at Ho Jiak Townhall at 125 York Street. As we are a party of more than 8 people, there will be a minimum spend of $25 per person with 10% service charge. Please let us know if you cannot attendd 48 hours beforehand so we can amend the booking without being charged for the minimum spend.Is this event for you?Yes, if you identify yourself as an ethnically diverse woman or a woman of colourYes, if you can relate to the internal and external challenges I have outlined aboveAbout the hostKia ora, Hello and Ni hao, my name is Suki Xiao. I am an ICF credentialed coach (Professional Certified Coach) with 10+ years of coaching experience and the founder of As you (https://asyou.org). I am on a mission to empower women of colour to rise and thrive in the workplace. We are now in our 18th cohort for Accentuated (https://asyou.org/accentuated-women-leaders), which is a leadership programme specifically designed for women of colour to step into their authentic leadership and power.I have worked across the public, private and social sectors in New Zealand Aotearoa, where I am a recognised coach, mentor and leader. I have also held a number of governance roles and currently is the chair of the Not for Profit Women of Colour Aotearoa. Prior to starting As You, I was an Agile Coach at Xero, Meridian Energy and Datacom (through Nomad8), where I had direct experience coaching, enabling and supporting teams and leaders to adopt Agile practices, gain team alignment and reach high performance. I served on the leadership team of a 200-people department within Xero and have worked with a range of people, from CEOs to early career professionals.I am in Sydney for the week and would love to connect with more women of colour. Look forward to connecting and you can find me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukixiao/ - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/sydney-women-of-colour-rising-lunch/100001998696232234 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Ho Jiak Town Hall - Junda's Playground (Enter from York Street) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: NZD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sydney - **state**: NS - **country**: Australia - **location**: Ho Jiak Town Hall - Junda's Playground (Enter from York Street) - **lat**: -33.8717263 - **long**: 151.2063255 - **full address**: Ho Jiak Town Hall - Junda's Playground (Enter from York Street), 125 York Street, Sydney, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/824de8caeca9d60ec4a4988e8776b2008a2b06e9aa9bd0e8005cb879666ca8f8-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787609816 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch being held? - **A:** Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Ho Jiak Town Hall - Junda's Playground (Enter from York Street), 125 York Street, Sydney, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch? - **A:** Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch is organized by As You. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Sydney Women of Colour Rising Lunch", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/824de8caeca9d60ec4a4988e8776b2008a2b06e9aa9bd0e8005cb879666ca8f8-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787609816", "startDate": "2026-09-15T12:00:00+10:00", "endDate": "2026-09-15T13:30:00+10:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/sydney-women-of-colour-rising-lunch/100001998696232234", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Ho Jiak Town Hall - Junda's Playground (Enter from York Street)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "125 York Street", "postalCode": "2000", "addressLocality": "Sydney", "addressRegion": "NS", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-33.8717263", "longitude": "151.2063255" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Want to meet other women of colour, connect, share stories, and talk about leadership?", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-24", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-15T13:30:00+10:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-24", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/sydney-women-of-colour-rising-lunch/100001998696232234" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-24", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-24", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/sydney-women-of-colour-rising-lunch/100001998696232234", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "As You", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/as-you/28118345", "description": "As Youaddresses the challenges of being an ethnically diverse woman climbing the corporate ladder through a range of self-development programmes. 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