Angela Priestley

One way to recharge the economy would be to make childcare cheaper, leading to greater female workforce participationand $150,000 more for mums says Grattan

Parenting during a pandemic while trying to work is a special kind of stressful. And it’s showing in the rates of mental distress.

Poor Donald Trump. He just can’t catch a break on TikTok where users — and particularly female users — keep finding ways to hurt his feelings.

So will companies be listening? As the world adjusts to a COVID-19 economy? We only hope so. Diversity in decision making matters.

It’s still male-dominated, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s revamped his COVID-19 Commission with at least a little bit of diversity as it aims to create jobs.

We’re fast losing our once-in-a-generation opportunity to completely reset the economy to position women as essential to recovery.

Maybe young people need more hugs, suggested Ita Buttrose. Some more resilience perhaps? No. It’s support that’s needed.

Given women make up nowhere even close to 50 per cent of CEOs in Australia, it’s good to see a strong proportion of women-led businesses on the 50 Best Places to Work List.

The next sitting of Parliament, due to comments on the 4th August, has been cancelled following a decision by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday.

Six COVID-19 cases have now beend linked to Melbourne based law firm HWL Ebsworth, which had actively discouraged staff from working from home.

The board dones not condone sexual harassment. Of course it doesn’t. But it will still promote a CEO who was penalised over a sexual harassment claim.

Nicola Rivers and Elizabeth McKinnon have been jointly appointed as Co CEOs of Environmental Justice Australi, each will work part time.