Ed's Blog Is this the winning compromise on paid parental leave? The government is looking at boosting paid parental leave from 18 to 20 weeks.
Appointments A tale of three bold women blazing a trail: Dr Anne Aly, Emma Husar & Ellen DeGeneres Three women made headlines yesterday; each of them trailblazers, each in the spotlight talking openly about the shackles that could have stifled them.
Ed's Blog “I believe you”: The most powerful thing to tell a woman trying to escape violence You may be aware that today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Ed's Blog Let her finish: how being interrupted by men undermines women To the women of Australia, if you feel like you (or the women around you) are having your credibility chipped away by interruptions, allegations of being “emotions”, you are not imagining it.
Ed's Blog The woman (you’ve never heard of) who got man to the moon She is quite possibly the most influential scientist you’ve never heard of.
News & Views Why labelling Bill Shorten a “girlie man” matters The Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has described Bill Shorten as an “economic girlie man” by way of explaining his “weakness” in passing the government’s budget.
Ed's Blog Why burnout isn’t the price we should pay for success Depleted? Distracted? Unfulfilled? It might be that as the end of the year approaches, you are simply tired and ready for a break.
News & Views A statement from Mathias Cormann* “By now you may have read or heard that over the weekend I described the leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten as an “economic girlie man”.
Business How Fortescue Metals became the second ASX company in Australia’s history to have a board dominated by women A few years ago Fortescue Metals Group was the last ASX50 company to have an all-male board.
News & Views The man who killed Reeva Steenkamp is sentenced to 5 years in jail The South African murder trial that has enthralled the world came to a close yesterday.
Ed's Blog Sexism, solidarity & the sisterhood out in force There’s “a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women”.
Ed's Blog ‘Be pretty & cute. Do not express an opinion. Don’t act too smart & do not age’: Madonna blasts the rules for women. “I stand before you as a doormat … Oh, I mean, as a female entertainer”.
