News & Views Getting more women on boards can make companies greener: Research New research finds that companies with women on boards experience fewer environmental lawsuits than their diversity-lacking counterparts.
Emerging Leaders Playbook Difficult conversations: Nine things emerging leaders should consider Anyone who plans on having a big career has to accept that difficult conversations are a fact of work. Your best bet is to learn how to manage them.
Soapbox Yes childcare’s expensive but pushing to limit the quality of early childhood education is wrong Parents have plenty of reasons to complain about the cost of childcare, but arguing in favour of policies that would diminish quality childhood education in wrong.
News & Views The awards for the most sexist remarks of the year are in The ‘winners’ of the 26th Annual Ernie Awards for Sexism were determined at a dinner last night at NSW Parliament House.
Soapbox A ‘woman problem’? No, the Liberals have a ‘man problem’, and they need to fix it The Liberal Party room is dominated by male MPs who anoint leaders in their own image. It’s not a woman problem that’s the issue.
Partner Content ‘I will continue this fight until I see every child in school’: The remarkable pursuits of Malala Yousafzai An Evening with Malala Yousafzai presented by The Growth Faculty will see Malala take the stage in Melbourne on December 10 and in Sydney on December 11 in a world first.
Entrepreneurs ‘It breaks my heart’: Jodie Fox says Shoes of Prey has paused operations to consider options Shoes of Prey’s Jodie Fox has issued a heartfelt statement today, sharing that the high-profile business she co-founded in 2009 has ceased normal operations to “consider its options”.
Appointments Susannah Le Bron appointed CEO of YMCA NSW YMCA NSW has appointed Susannah Le Bron as its next CEO, replacing Leisa Hart who resigned in June for family reasons, after three years in the role.
News & Views Believing we act in neat ways based on our gender could be promoting workplace discrimination We can’t predict how workers will act based on their sex. Thinking we can could lead some to accept workplace discrimination
News & Views ‘Elegant, full of life and funny’: Michelle de Kretser wins second Miles Franklin Award Michelle de Kretser has won her second $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award, after being named the recipient of the 2018 prize for her novel The Life to Come.
News & Views Scott Morrison will be the 30th Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison will soon be sworn in as the next Prime Minister after winning a three-way race for the top job in the party room this afternoon.
Emerging Leaders Playbook The routines and habits you need for developing a leadership career Consistency is a key trait of effective and respected leadership. Routines and habits will help, as the latest from our Emerging Leaders Playbook shares.