Today is World Press Freedom Day, a time to reflect on and consider the work journalists do internationally, sometimes in the face of incarceration and even death. In 2017, 262 journalists were impris…
When a woman’s ambition appears to become the story
I’m as disgusted as the next person about the details coming out of the banking royal commission–particularly those which implicate AMP. I could see few other options other than for AMP ch…
Want to earn more than men? Take up surfing, or bulldozing, or maybe goat farming
There are 80 occupations in Australia where women are actually out-earning their male counterparts. If you’d like to be in one of them, you might want to take up surfing, gymnastics, bulldozing,…
The US$225 billion a year Australia could benefit from with a focus on women
The Australian economy could increase 12%, or by a massive US$225 billion a year (AU$297 billion at current exchange rates), if we could advance women’s equality, according to McKinsey Global In…
‘There is no excuse’: Salesforce CEO was once in denial about the gender pay gap, he’s since spent millions closing it
It wasn’t so long ago that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff declared it impossible that his billion dollar company could have a gender pay gap. He made the comment to Salesforce chief of personnel Ci…
How women in business can help disrupt the media
How can we get more women quoted in the media as expert source, particularly in business articles? We recently sat down with a number of leading women to workshop some ideas. When I started hunting f…
Historic first as more women than men appointed to ASX 200 boards
We can only hope that some day the following news will be unremarkable. But until then, the fact that more than 50% of ASX 200 board appointments in the first quarter of 2018 have gone to women is som…
‘I remember working hard, and constantly’: Alexis Wright wins Stella Award
Looking back on her long and successful writing career, Alexis Wright says she remembers “working hard, and constantly, and thinking deeply”. The efforts are continuing to pay off, with Wr…
How to debunk the 7 myths about flexible work
There are myth about flexible work that are preventing more of us from accessing it and/or being marginalised when we do, according to the Diversity Council of Australia. Such myths can create a gap i…
‘Dismal stats for a society that prides itself on diversity’: Over 95% of leaders from Anglo-Celtic or European background
The stats tell the story: the pipeline for cultural leadership in Australia is limited and expecting much to change with time is not good enough. While we might pride ourselves on our diverse culture,…
