The latest Women’s Agenda podcast is away! And this week we’re tackling the serious lack of women in advertising, as well as racism in politics and the benefits/potential downsides of sing…
Just some of the Australian women killing it in science leadership right now
It’s National Science Week and it’s a pretty special year for women in science, given some of the very visible role models we have available. For one, there’s our 2018 Australian of the Year, quantum …
No wrecking or undermining? Tony Abbott’s doing it all & there’s more at risk than policy
Remember when Tony Abbott pledged, upon losing a leadership spill to Malcolm Turnbull, that he’d make the leadership change as easy as possible with “no wrecking, no undermining, [and] no …
Flexible careers should be the norm. When employers finally realise the direct cost benefits they will be
Flexible working has long been seen as a solid strategy for promoting women’s workforce participation in the corporate sector. The basic thinking goes that if you end — or at least relax &…
How Women’s Agenda survived six big years and what’s to come
Six years ago today, I sat with Marina Go and Jordi Roth as we hit send on our first ever Women’s Agenda email newsletter. We waited anxiously for the reactions, as you do after sending any kind of co…
Laws changed & public outrage: Here’s what happens when video capturing harassment and violence against women goes viral
Marie Laguerre was violently hit by a man on a Paris street in front of a busy cafe, after she replied to his harassment with the word ‘shut up’. The video of the incident has gone viral a…
Sky News was ‘wrong’ to give Blair Cottrell airtime. Advertisers might show just how wrong it was
Sky News has apologised for inviting Blair Cottrell on to the network last night to discuss his far-right and extremist opinions on immigration. Why the network ever thought it was appropriate to legi…
Indra Nooyi commits PepsiCo to major recycling initiative. Is it enough?
Indra Nooyi is well aware of the global rubbish problem, seeing it everywhere she travels. Now the global CEO and Chair of PepsiCo, who is listed as the second most powerful woman in the world by Fort…
The housework gender gap will take 30 years to close at current rate of change
Women are doing less housework and men are doing more, according to the latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey released today. But that still doesn’t put men and women anywh…
NZ marches further forward by introducing paid domestic violence leave
It’s possible that New Zealand has its sights set on Iceland and Norway in becoming known as one of the most gender equal countries in the world. It’s still got a long way to go, but it’s latest move …
