Ed's Blog Australian chief executives supporting girls’ right to education In some ways Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by a Taliban assassin on her way to school in October of 2012, has a very unique story.
Ed's Blog Men like high-paying jobs. Women like low-paying jobs. Just an extraordinary coincidence? Last week The Daily Beast published an article claiming women do not make less money than men.
Ed's Blog The story behind Anne Summers’ conversation with Julia Gillard After delivering a rousing speech on the political persecution of Australia’s first female Prime Minister in August 2012 and then publishing her book The Misogyny Factor, which dealt with the same subject in 2013, many assumed Anne Summers was a close personal friend of Julia Gillard’s.
Ed's Blog Want to lean in? Do it with us Long before she published Lean In, the book that became an international bestseller and the modern manifesto for ambitious women, Sheryl Sandberg had reservations about even mentioning her gender.
Ed's Blog Christine Lagarde’s leadership legacy Simply being the managing director of the International Monetary Fund is a significant feat.
Ed's Blog The rhetoric and the research support gender diversity so where is the action? In 1993 an American executive, Bob Joss, arrived in Australia to head up Westpac.
Ed's Blog What I wanted to ask Senator Michaelia Cash last night Last night members of Executive Women Australia gathered in Sydney’s Paspaley Pearls flagship store to celebrate the launch of a new executive program.
Ed's Blog Handing back the reins (and a special request) It was about ten months ago now when I came in to meet Angela Priestley for the first time.
Ed's Blog Meet the woman who coaches Lt General David Morrison He has lived and breathed the military for almost 60 years.
Ed's Blog What is the impact of denying a father parental leave? The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, released yesterday, shows that women do double the housework of men.
Ed's Blog What is a ‘frightbat’? The search for Australia’s ‘most unhinged hysteric’ Have you heard of a frightbat? Until yesterday I hadn’t but then my social media feed started lighting up with the term; it was trending on Twitter by last night.