This probably won’t surprise you, but I get asked to speak at a lot of events about women. Women in education, women in business, women in engineering, women in finance, women in management and …
Jane Caro: Are you too emotional? Join the club
When I was young I was constantly being told I was too emotional, too intense, too pushy, too talkative, too argumentative, too opinionated. Basically, I was told that I was just too much altogether. …
Jane Caro: Religion or feminism – which has done more for humanity?
If I were to compare the effect of religion on the health, wealth and happiness of humankind with the effect of, say, feminism, I suspect feminism would win easily. Feminism has never airbrushed men o…
Jane Caro: How to save the world one woman at a time
There is a spurious idea that’s held sway in all sorts of arenas for a very long time that when you are gender neutral it’s fair for everyone. Thanks to feminism and its insistence we pay …
Jane Caro: Media giving us what we want with Jill Meagher coverage
Human beings are complex creatures. Our motives are often opaque, even to ourselves. We want to be fine, upstanding ethical and rational creatures, but the truth is our motivations are often murky, di…
Jane Caro: Why 2012 was a pivotal year for women
It didn’t begin well. The first memory I have of 2012 is seared onto my brain. It is of Prime Minister Julia Gillard being clutched to the bosom of a burly security man and being half carried, h…
Jane Caro: ‘Mummy bloggers’ are making money and it’s just not right
Apparently there are bloggers and then there are “mummy bloggers”. Just like there are doctors and “doctors’ wives”. It is very important that poor unsuspecting readers a…
Why men are like Americans: Jane Caro
Like most Australians, I grew up steeped in American culture. I love their films (particularly the old ones), their music and their TV. I love visiting the US, particularly the East Coast, and invaria…
Jane Caro: Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
Apparently, blokes in senior positions are running themselves ragged searching Australia for suitable women to promote in their organisations, all the way up to board level. The tragedy is, so they te…
How women voters became the Kingmakers: Jane Caro
I suspect it may be dawning on a few white men as I write this that giving women the vote was a seriously bad idea. Suddenly the constituency that used to rule the world — because they ruled Ame…
