A lot has now been said about the opposition leader Tony Abbott referring to Liberal candidate Fiona Scott’s ‘sex appeal‘. Unfortunately very little of it dissuades the notion that s…
Jodie Fox: The smart way to take a big risk
At 27 Jodie Fox had to make a choice. Would she continue in her position at a leading advertising agency or commit setting up a business selling custom-made shoes that she had been dabbling in? She ha…
How will the government address affordability and accessibility of childcare?
When speaking to the Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare, Kate Ellis, about the affordability and accessibility of childcare she is struck by something in my voice. “I speak to lots of pe…
Tony Abbott: how does sex appeal affect a candidate’s ability to do their job?
A day after attracting global headlines for switching ‘repository’ for ‘suppository’ Opposition leader Tony Abbott has had another slip of the tongue. Unlike the first, however…
Why our work ethic is not determined by caring responsibilities
At first I was reluctant to express my view on a segment that appeared on Channel Nine’s Mornings program last Friday about working mums. I watched it online after seeing it pop up in my Twitter…
The frustrating reason I nearly couldn’t accept this job
A few weeks earlier I had excitedly accepted a job editing a website for career-minded women like myself and I couldn’t wait to get started. Before I had a chance to put my foot in the door my e…
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 Ad…
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. There is clear evidence, which Tre…
Why you are worth more than your job title
Making the decision to leave a job, or a career, is rarely easy. When I was 25 I was working as a solicitor in a commercial firm and I was experiencing serious career dissonance. I couldn’t shak…
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. The report by Deloitte and AMP Capital…
