Once again, Australia has continued to achieve an equal first ranking for women’s educational attainment, but falls well behind much of the world on other measures of gender equality. And once a…
Good news! More women appointed partner in law firms. BUT parity still well off
Forty two per cent of new law firm partners in 2018 are female, according to a survey of firms by the Australian Financial Review that’s been published today. While the number is still a fair way off …
Ideas for shifting the status quo on the lack of cultural diversity in leadership
It’s common knowledge that the boardrooms and upper leadership circles of major businesses in Australia are a far cry from gender equal. But there’s another insidious problem that often goes unrecogni…
About Maria Ressa: The courageous woman named in TIME’s Person of the Year special
Maria Ressa is a journalist and the chief executive and founder of Rappler, an online news site based in the Phillipines that has been crucial in covering the violent drug war that has erupted in the …
Delay tactics stall Parliament to push Nauru medical transfer vote to 2019
The last day of Parliament for the year somehow became one of 2018’s most jaw-dropping, which says a lot considering the year in politics it has been. And it was very different to the final day …
Scott Morrison, quit the ‘we look after our mates’ talk. Especially after preselection intervention
Within a few weeks of taking the top job, Prime Minister Scott Morrison shared something that’s core to his view of Australia. “Remember,” he said. “My value is: we look after …
Football star Ada Hegerberg being asked to ‘twerk’ on stage shows long way to go for women’s sport
It’s been a good year for women’s sport, especially Australian women who have had significant success on the domestic and local stage. And for women internationally, the inclusion of the w…
Angela Merkel has served through multiple Australian prime ministers
No wonder she needed the notes on Scott Morrison, which photographer Alex Ellinghausen so perfectly captured Angela Merkel reading over the weekend. German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a look at her…
Some say Sheryl Sandberg should now ‘lean out’
Having a high profile woman at the top (or almost at the top) of one of the biggest tech companies in the world doesn’t make it ‘diverse’. Nor does it make it anything close to perfe…
Mums and Dads need a more equal share of the unpaid school load
My eldest is starting kindergarten in 2019 so we’ve been spending a fair amount of time at the local primary school for various activities. During the parent information night a few weeks ago, I…
