Today, Sara Lucas reminds us of the results of the last Financial Literacy Survey by ANZ which brands ‘females’ as a group with “low financial literacy” – along with under 25s …
The quest for gold in Rio starts in the boardroom
Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has moved to take the spotlight off the so-called underperformance of our athletes at the London Games (that is, against expectations we’d end …
No signs of ‘nanny culture’ developing here
The Gillard government has acknowledged what most of us already know about childcare. That is that “centre based care isn’t the answer for every family”. It’s especially not th…
Board appointments: an indicator of gender equality progress?
Seeing more women appointed to leadership positions is core to Women’s Agenda. But a lack of women on boards – and a reminder, only 14% of ASX 200 directors are women — is merely a symptom…
The 2020 Agenda: a vision for the future of work
New research regarding gender diversity in senior management positions is usually startling, but rarely surprising Women working full-time still earn, on average, 17.6% less than men working fulltime.…
What if Google never hired Marissa Meyer
Marissa Mayer’s pregnancy has received more attention than the appointment that put Mayer in the international media spotlight in the first place. Which is a little sad when you consider how muc…
Legal profession should target flexible work, before talking quotas
Australian law firms, on a superficial level, appear to be doing all the right things to support women – at least compared to employers in other sectors. Women in other industries can only look on env…
Appointing women: plenty of businesses lacking the intention to do it at all
Unfortunately, despite all the talk of appointing women to senior leadership positions, there’s still little to celebrate when it comes to progress on gender diversity in Australian businesses. …
‘Adaptability’ key for Toll’s first female board member
When young lawyers hear Nicola Wakefield Evans has spent about 30 years with the one firm, the King & Wood Mallesons partner says she knows what they’re thinking: “you poor woman”. But speaking at…
