Angela Priestley

Non-identical twin sisters Emily and Sarah Hamilton always knew they wanted to start a business together – they’d even established a joint company name as part of a year 10 school project.

Nicole Vanderbilt has worked all over the world in digital businesses as diverse as Google, Bebo and mydeco.

When you lead an organisation with a mandate to protect and support the most vulnerable people in the world — young girls forced into child labour in Indonesia, violence against women in Papua New Guinea, and torture victims in Burma, among them — not every day can be a good one.

Rosheen Garnon wanted to be an astrophysicist growing up, and still has the paraphernalia to prove she was serious about a star-gazing career.

The Oscars happened.

According to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, women have cracked just about every glass ceiling there is and have it “pretty good” in Australia.

At the NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards this week, I hoped the stories our finalists shared on their success would inspire other women to take risks and grab the opportunities they need to build their own careers.

International Women’s Day is not the time to call equal representation a “side issue” when it comes to governing the country.

It was a rare moment on the ABC’s Q&A last night when three female panelists joined the discussion.

If we want senior business leaders to ‘get’ the need to address gender diversity within their organisations, we need them to see the numbers.

Measuring productivity by time rather than work achieved can be difficult for the flexible worker, especially when such billable units are expected to be completed during traditional work hours.

Carol Schwartz doesn’t mind calling out our major newspapers when it comes to gender diversity.