Ed's Blog Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit for a year. And no one noticed As far as television presenters go Karl Stefanovic is as visible as they come.
Ed's Blog Want change for women? What a shame this wasn’t the main event Just after a group of 20 of the world’s most powerful people met to strategise on global economic growth, a group of powerful women gathered to discuss women in leadership.
News & Views Childcare policies compared: making your vote easier A ‘game-changer’ is how the Grattan Institute described the effect on productivity of addressing the availability and affordability of childcare in 2012.
Ed's Blog If this is the best Uber has, it needs a new executive Imagine you are working for a business and your business is receiving some unfavourable media coverage.
Ed's Blog Does the Australian Financial Review not like women? How do you respond when someone says something with which you disagree? Or behaves in a manner you don’t like? Do you try to engage further, debate the substance of the disagreement or do you walk away? Do you seek to understand or make yourself understood? Or do you simply accuse them of being crazy? It’s not particularly inspiring or intelligent but neither of those factors seem to impede the popularity of this technique.
News & Views Yvette Adams: Why we need to teach kids to code Is teaching our kids to code the smart way to ensure national prosperity beyond the mining boom? Queensland business woman, serial entrepreneur and Australia’s answer to Marissa Mayer, Yvette Adams, says it is.
Ed's Blog My response to the AFR: You owe Lisa Pryor and your readers an apology How will the children feel when they grow up and learn that they pushed their mother onto anti-depressants? Considering that suicide is the leading cause of maternal death in developed countries, I imagine that the child of any mother (or father) who seeks treatment for mental illness, would be overwhelmed with gratitude.
Ed's Blog Dear Tony Abbott, Want to take a real stand against family violence? Start by treating women equally. In Australia, on average, a woman is killed every single week by an intimate partner.
Advice What you need to know before committing to a career change In yesterday’s My Agenda webinar with Megan Dalla-Camina we explored the vexed issue of knowing when to make a career change.
Ed's Blog Why mothers can’t just “ditch the guilt” Women, and particularly mothers, are often told to ditch the guilt.
Ed's Blog Mark Latham gets front page billing and Lisa Pryor gets no apology Yesterday The Sydney Morning Herald published an evocative photograph of the cricketer Phillip Hughes surrounded by his teammates, just after sustaining a serious head injury, on the front page.
Ed's Blog It’s not just cricket: Vale Phillip Hughes I was waiting in the queue at a supermarket yesterday afternoon when I looked down at my phone and saw the news.