What a week it’s been for women in politics (again), including with the emotional valedictory speeches from Labor’s Kate Ellis and the Liberal Party’s Kelly O’Dwyer, and (we th…
Julie Bishop is leaving politics, declares there are women eager to take her place
It wasn’t so long ago that Julie Bishop was one of three people in contention to be the next prime minister of Australia, but today she announced she won’t contest the next election. She s…
This firm wants more employers to follow its four day work week
Would productivity really take a hit if employers moved from five to four day work weeks? According to the results from one such employer to test the assumption, no. And now that employer wants more c…
Angela Merkel issues Trump administration attack, receives standing ovation
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has been relatively reserved when it comes to directly taking on the Trump administration’s foreign policy in speeches. But at the Munich Security Conference ove…
This week’s ‘leadership’: Chaos & fear mongering that ignores the real terror ahead
How many words and column inches have been spent exploring the apparent consequences of the medical transfers bill this week? A bill that ultimately aims to deliver a little bit of humanity to refugee…
Data can be sexist & phones most powerful in hands of world’s poorest women: Insights from Melinda Gates
Mobile phones have seriously changed how we live, but their real power comes when they’re placed in the hands of the world’s poorest women. That’s according to Bill and Melinda Gates…
‘Overlooked for promotion, perceived to lack commitment’ : The perils of part time work
Employers love talking up how they offer flexible work, but that doesn’t always translate into valuing the careers of part time employees. That’s an assumption I’m making based on so…
‘You weren’t supposed to do that’: Trump upstaged by the women in white
There are 103 women in the 116th Congress, making it the most female Congress ever. And yesterday during President Donald Trump’s State Of The Union Address the large cohort of women certainly m…
Rowena Orr took on powerful business people & rocked the financial sector
She doesn’t appear to be chasing the limelight, but Rowena Orr QC is a star regardless for her solid work during the banking royal commission, that’s seen Justice Kenneth Hayne release 76 …
How women fare in NSW and the concerns to be noted
Women’s overall health, wellbeing and safety are some of the key concerns to note from the broad range of statistics outlined in the new Women in NSW 2018 Annual Report, released today. And in t…
