Ed's Blog The best thing a dad can be? An ambassador for better things Yesterday Angela Priestley wrote a terrific piece with a message to Dads ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.
Ed's Blog Violence against women: An ugly and unpalatable national emergency Violence against women and children is an uncomfortable and unpalatable truth.
News & Views We need to talk about paid parental leave in detail Before the Prime Minister Tony Abbott delivered his speech to the large crowd gathered for The Sydney Institute annual dinner on Monday night I heard a rumour that he was going to discuss paid parental leave.
Ed's Blog A message for John Howard: misogyny is not a “card” any woman wants to play Last night Channel 7 broadcast a wide-ranging interview with the former Prime Minister John Howard.
Ed's Blog The pay gap and long hours: is it the chicken or the egg? On Wednesday night I tweeted, with my tongue in cheek, that on the days my husband goes to work before I wake up and is still at work when I go to bed for the night, it annoyingly undermines my personal narrative about working hard.
Ed's Blog The glacial pace of change for women is no reason to stop talking about it A little while ago I started feeling flat about work.
News & Views 2030: The year older women dominate the workforce Older women are set to become the face of the future workforce according to a new paper examining future trends and anticipated changes affecting the way we way.
Ed's Blog Women have never been more successful in society. Really? A few weeks ago I wrote about my disappointment when former Prime Minister John Howard dismissed Julia Gillard’s speech about misogyny as “nonsense”.
Ed's Blog Sick of hearing about the problems? Then consider these eight solutions for women at work On Wednesday I sat alongside Women’s Agenda associate publisher, Angela Priestley and former New South Wales MP Jodi McKay on a panel to discuss female leadership at the Sydney office of law firm K & L Gates.
Ed's Blog Imagine if women tried to have male judges disqualified. Who would hear their cases? A Sydney man sought to have a female judge disqualified from hearing his court case on the basis of his suspicion that she was “a feminist with leftist leanings”.