Money Women ahead on home ownership but still trail on wealth, jobs and wages The latest ABS Gender Indicators find women continue to trail men on wealth, jobs and wages, but are ahead on property ownership.
News & Views 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.
News & Views Was Serena Williams’ outburst latest proof we’re at a tipping point for women in sport? Serena Williams’ outburst during the US Open final marked a tipping point for women in sport and gender equality more generally.
Uncategorised The ‘uphill battle of competing roles’ encouraging women into startups Scale Investors boss Ariane Barker believes the overwhelming and competing expectations place on women is driving many into startups.
News & Views 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 it’s not expected to close the gender pay gap.
News & Views 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.
News & Views ‘Those still questioning value of women may soon exit board scene’: Newly listed boards show positive trend for appointing women Of the 83 companies that listed on the ASX in the past five years, 25.3 per cent have 30 per cent or more women on their boards.
News & Views 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.
News & Views What you need to know about Australia’s latest major female CEO appointment: Shemara Wikramanayake Shemara Wikramanayake’s appointment as the new CEO of the country’s biggest investment bank, Macquarie Group, is significant for women in leadership.
Uncategorised The financial quiz fewer women than men passed and the problem that starts in school There’s a fairly significant gender difference when it comes to financial literacy, according to the HILDA study, which surveyed 17,000 Australians on five key questions.
News & Views End the fear and set targets on men working flexibly: Libby Lyons Fear is holding back gender diversity in the workplace, according to Libby Lyons, Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
News & Views Part-time work up, but there’s been a drop in number of women working full-time Part-time work is up for women, but full-time work is down, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
