Catherine Fox

Here’s some advice for the swelling ranks of Women Against Feminism — please give back any educational credentials gained post primary school, stop voting and if you have a husband immediately give him all the money and assets you possess or earn.

There seems to be a creeping spread of the ‘not me’ syndrome around the workspace these days when it comes to experiencing gender discrimination.

There was a sharp intake of breath when Lance Hockridge, CEO of Aurizon (formerly Queensland Rail) explained one of the steps he’s taken to increase women employees at a recent forum.

The footy finals season is beginning and women are flocking to games around the country, but you still can’t find many of them in the ranks of one of our biggest and richest sporting sectors.

The last few months I’ve heard a common story from women in organisations where there’s been a concerted push to improve gender balance.

A couple of weeks ago it was revealed that McKinsey was offering women students at Stanford business school a free lunchtime manicure in an effort to lure them to the consulting firm.

When Gillian Armstrong started out as a film director she was told women weren’t suited to the job because they could faint in the heat on location.

The departure of a CEO from one of Australia’s largest listed companies is always news, but the announcement today that Gail Kelly will leave Westpac early next year has particular impact.

In all the analysis and speculation about political leaders over recent weeks there’s been a fascinating theme about the style of leadership Australians now expect.

There were so many men in and around the G20 in Brisbane over the weekend that it was a particularly startling contrast to join a discussion on women’s leadership on Monday.

The announcement that Hillary Clinton is running for US President was so unsurprising it felt like we’d already heard all about it.

There are lots of really interesting initiatives around women and the workplace in Australia but the question is now whether it’s translating into culture change or progress, according to Deborah Gillis the CEO of US-based women and work research firm Catalyst.