Burnout was one of the key concerns that came up from audience members during a panel session Women’s Agenda recently hosted with five female leaders in STEM. It’s one thing to ‘future proof your care…
The network of employers getting more dads to take parental leave
What’s next for improving workplace gender equality? Advocating for paid parental leave that encourages dads to take time off. A number of organisations are coming together to try and make it happen t…
A ‘miracle’ for the Coalition but no miracle for women
Australians voted, and this is the result: A Coalition victory, possibly with a majority in the lower house. Prime Minister Scott Morrison called it a “miracle”, given such a result seemed so unlikely…
It’s a male-dominated AI world: The gender gap we urgently need to discuss
You’ve probably heard the dire warnings about how artificial intelligence is going to take our jobs in the future, alongside the more doomsday suggestions that robots could ultimately destroy the worl…
Finally, the before and after school care conundrum is a NSW election issue
Any working parent of kids in primary school knows the problem well: how do you work a standard eight hour work day, while juggling the drop offs and picks up associated with a standard six hour schoo…
‘Turn up to school’: Politicians and the fear of teenagers striking over climate change
Those opinionated school students are at it again: boycotting school today to protest the lack of action on climate change. They’re part of a coordinated strike occurring in 105 countries all ov…
Targets for diversity? Great. But making inclusion the priority is even better
Diversity is necessary for any employer, but it’s ability to work wonders in an organisation – and sustain itself over the long run – is only as good as how inclusive the employer’s workplace culture …
We don’t want to see ‘women rise’ on basis of others doing worse, says Scott Morrison. On IWD
Somebody (preferably a woman), please step in and help Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his messaging to women, or tell him to keep his mouth shut on International Women’s Day. The poor man seem…
Women have ambition. It’s policymakers and employers that lack it
Let’s get something out of the way straight up: Women are not born with less ambition and confidence than men. Just like we are not born with less merit. But women’s confidence can certainly take a hi…
What 1800+ women told us about their ambitions and the hurdles they face
More money, promotions, further education and better flexible working options are high on the ambitions list for women in 2019 and 2020 — but there are a number of key hurdles standing in the wa…
