Ed's Blog Seen but not heard: Is that the standard we accept for young women? A throwaway line from a barista tipped me over.
Ed's Blog Is being attractive the best thing a woman can hope for? If so paid parental leave looks very expensive I wrote about my discomfort with women being treated as window dressing before I had watched Tony Abbott ask the contestants in Channel Nine’s Big Brother to remember him as the one with the “not bad looking daughters”.
Ed's Blog And the winner is… Tony Abbott is set to become Australia’s next Prime Minister after leading the Coalition to a resounding victory at the ballot box.
Ed's Blog Three quick wins for Tony Abbott He will be sworn in as Prime Minister any day now but according to Sydney Morning Herald’s political editor Peter Hartcher Tony Abbott is “the first unpopular Opposition Leader to win an election” in the history of the Fairfax Nielsen poll.
Ed's Blog Having a three year old might make Tanya Plibersek a better leader Over the weekend it was reported that former prime minister Bob Hawke cited her having a three year old child as a reason Tanya Plibersek isn’t being considered a frontrunner for the ALP leadership.
Advice How to combat a morale-draining team member I am not an accomplished athlete so the idea that I have much personal understanding about team sport is laughable.
Ed's Blog Why my marriage looks old fashioned After writing about my hellish experience finding suitable childcare for our daughters a reader asked a very valid question in the comments section.
Ed's Blog Why Bob Hawke’s opinion about Tanya Plibersek’s leadership potential is not excused Earlier this week I wrote about Bob Hawke’s assertion that Tanya Plibersek isn’t in contention for the ALP leadership because she has a three-year old.
Ed's Blog Hope alone won’t boost the number of women on boards New research confirms that hope alone will not boost the representation of women on boards.
Ed's Blog What we can learn from Julia Gillard Over the weekend The Guardian seized a sizeable scoop and published an essay written by the former prime minister Julia Gillard.
Ed's Blog What TV taught me about hate On Sunday night I appeared on a television program called Paul Murray Live on Sky News.