Verve Super fund has launched with no fees on parental leave and a number of promises to help women close the retirement savings gap. Financy editor Bianca Harge-Hazelman takes a closer look, asking i…
Women’s economic progress is happening but real equality at least a decade way
Financy co-founder and editor Bianca Hartge-Hazelman shares the latest results from the Financy Women’s Index, measuring economic progress for women. The latest Financy Women’s Index gives me h…
Women ahead on home ownership but still trail on wealth, jobs and wages
Australian women continue to trail men on wealth, jobs and wages, but are ahead in some age groups when it comes to property ownership, according to the latest Gender Indicators. The data released to…
Matina Jewell’s survived war zones with a story that could soon become a feature film. Here’s why she wants you to live fearlessly
Retired Army Major Matina Jewell should have died many times as a UN peacekeeper in the 2006 war in Lebanon but she didn’t. Today, her story captivates audiences around the world and she has a message…
Was Serena Williams’ outburst latest proof we’re at a tipping point for women in sport?
Serena Williams’ outburst during the US Tennis Open final is the latest memorable moment in a year that’s seen significant change in the global sporting scene on gender equality. Organisat…
The ‘uphill battle of competing roles’ encouraging women into startups
When Scale Investors boss Ariane Barker came to Australia as a migrant, she was struck by the social push for women to remain as the primary caregiver. Fast-forward 20 years and she’s struggling…
Property won’t fix the gender pay gap
Women are likely to become wealthier from owning more Australian property over the next five years but don’t expect this to help close the gender pay gap. The number of women buying property to live i…
The superannuation paperwork that could be costing mothers
Women are being told to talk more about money, so I’m making a beeline for Australia’s $2.6 trillion superannuation system. Particularly, how paperwork complexities could be costing new mo…
‘Those still questioning value of women may soon exit board scene’: Newly listed boards show positive trend for appointing women
Female representation on boards declines significantly beyond the ASX top 200, falling from 27.9 per cent to just 15.8 per cent across ASX 201-500 companies. That’s according to a new report by …
The tampon tax we never deserved looks set to soon go
Australian women could save between $10 and $40 a year now that the federal government has bowed to pressure to remove the country’s “tampon tax” from female sanitary products. The amount isn’t a lot …
