It wasn’t so long ago that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff declared it impossible that his billion dollar company could have a gender pay gap. He made the comment to Salesforce chief of personnel Ci…
How women in business can help disrupt the media
How can we get more women quoted in the media as expert source, particularly in business articles? We recently sat down with a number of leading women to workshop some ideas. When I started hunting f…
Historic first as more women than men appointed to ASX 200 boards
We can only hope that some day the following news will be unremarkable. But until then, the fact that more than 50% of ASX 200 board appointments in the first quarter of 2018 have gone to women is som…
‘I remember working hard, and constantly’: Alexis Wright wins Stella Award
Looking back on her long and successful writing career, Alexis Wright says she remembers “working hard, and constantly, and thinking deeply”. The efforts are continuing to pay off, with Wr…
How to debunk the 7 myths about flexible work
There are myth about flexible work that are preventing more of us from accessing it and/or being marginalised when we do, according to the Diversity Council of Australia. Such myths can create a gap i…
‘Dismal stats for a society that prides itself on diversity’: Over 95% of leaders from Anglo-Celtic or European background
The stats tell the story: the pipeline for cultural leadership in Australia is limited and expecting much to change with time is not good enough. While we might pride ourselves on our diverse culture,…
‘It is clear I have much to learn’: Tony Robbins slams #MeToo movement, gets slammed on social media, then apologises
If you’ve been thinking about attending an event with Tony Robbins, you may want to watch the following video from a session he gave last month in California. In it, the life coach makes his vie…
Where are the stay-at-home dads? Less than 5% of 2 parent families have one at home
If you thought that in these modern times there was some kind of significant trend of more fathers taking on the role of stay-at-home dad, you’d be wrong. Just 4.6% of two-parent families with k…
In a massive new gig, Julia Gillard is helping to dismantle female leadership barriers in every field
If you thought being the Prime Minister of Australia was a huge role, consider Julia Gillard’s latest job. Our first female PM has been named the inaugural chair of the London-based Global Insti…
How the BBC and Bloomberg plan to increase number of expert female sources quoted
The BBC has pledged to have an even split between male and female sources by April 2019, while Bloomberg has also announced new plans to improve its gender game. Can it be done? It doesn’t take…
