Kate Ashmor

Clever mums are being left behind. We need a Productivity Commission inquiry to figure out how we can change the game.

I was finding it easier to outsource the care of my children than aspects of my business

Nobody likes to talk about dying or permanent incapacitation, especially if they’re young and in relatively good health.

Breaking into the housing market is as tough as it’s ever been.

A few months ago, in my first piece as your Chief Legal Columnist, I shared my top five legal tips for buying property.

Buying a property is one of the most important financial decisions you will ever make.

Exactly one year ago, I resigned from a secure government job in Melbourne and set-up my own law firm, working from home in the suburbs.

Sunday marks 70 years since Dame Enid Lyons delivered her maiden speech to parliament as the first female ever elected to the House of Representatives at the 1943 federal election.

No doubt about it: last week was a watershed for women’s participation in Australian politics.

The dramatic events in Canberra this week prompt us to consider what makes a successful leader, and what doesn’t.

Bravo Bernard Keane for yesterday raising the issue of paid parental leave, an important government policy which directly affects millions of Australian women.

According to the Pregnancy and Employment Transitions Survey, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week, 27% of women who returned to work following the birth of a child relied on grandparents as their main form of childcare.