Angela Priestley

It’s now been decades since a significant number of women trailblazed their way into organisations, industries and leadership positions that had previously been the domain of men only.

If you’re a classic micromanager, the workplace of the future could get a little frustrating.

Having a quiet temperament, disliking small talk and thinking before you speak can quickly lead to being misunderstood.

Have you been ever been injured by a sniper attack in the ‘mummy wars’? It could have come in the form of a random comment from a passer-by.

Do you ever tell yourself that you’re going to be the number one person in your field? The CEO of a large company? The most important person in your organisation? A key elected official? The best at a particular activity? It’s a question Sheryl Sandberg raises in her book Lean In and one she asked during a recent lecture to female college students where just a small percentage of those in the room stood up to declare their ultimate ambition was to be “number one”.

As we publish this morning, the devastating news continues following two bomb explosions near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon which have already claimed the lives of two people and injured up to 100 others.

You don’t necessarily have to believe in “the one” to know the significance on your career of the partner you choose to marry and/or share a life with – or whether you choose to have a life partner at all.

I was just a child when The Divinyls’ I touch Myself topped the ARIA charts.

Boost Juice founder Janine Allis often forgets her age.

Choose a mentor wisely, work with them efficiently, and you could end up with a trusted adviser for life.

When there are so few female chairs of major companies in Australia, it’s easy for the proportion of female power in business to suddenly take a hit.

When it comes to policies addressing women in leadership, our likely future government does not appear to have all that much to offer.