Australian wheelchair athlete, Madison De Rozario has taken out the London Marathon mere days after her victory at the Commonwealth Games. “I feel very surprised still, it’s unreal, that w…
Herbert Smith Freehills Australia welcomes eight new female partners
Global law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills is trying to rectify it’s gender, partner gap stat. And we have to say, they’re making some solid progress. The firm announced today that a total o…
Plan International Australia launches bold new campaign to stop women feeling unsafe after dark
I’ve found myself in a number of precarious situations walking home late at night in Sydney. As a young woman living in a city, this is ultimately what I’ve come to expect. As women we are…
A natural deodorant that actually works? How Melanie McVean created global enterprise ‘No Pong’
In today’s health and beauty market, natural products are prolific. There’s a huge appetite for safer skin and hair alternatives, but let’s be honest, not many of them work. So when …
Meet George McEncroe: The founder of Australia’s only female ride-share business
George McEncroe is a teacher, radio presenter, comedian, CEO and successful entrepreneur. You can see her speak at B&T’s Changing the Ratio in Sydney on the 28th of May. A bold new initiative to c…
Turnbull’s 30th Newspoll loss: Why Australians won’t back a white bread government
Thirty consecutive Newspoll losses. It’s a milestone of sorts for the Prime Minister, but somehow we doubt he’s cracking open the Dom Pérignon. On Sunday night The Australian published its…
Australian women are anxious about the future of work
A new study released this week by homewares retailer, IKEA shows women in Australia are feeling decidedly anxious about the future of work. In fact, 22 percent of women believe their future career pat…
The quarter-life career crisis: Why millennials are feeling the heat
Many of us have experienced Sunday dread. That quiet uneasiness that settles in at a weekend’s end; another work-week on the horizon when there are a thousand places we’d rather be. Most o…
Where would we be #withouttwitter? Leading women share their thoughts
Where would you be #withouttwitter? Earlier this month a member of the Auspol Twitter community, Noely posed this very question after it was suggested on ABC’s Insiders that the platform was a h…
Half a billion reasons to care about teenage girls, yet the government does nothing
In the developed world, our collective strive for gender equality stems from issues like a lack of women in leadership positions, the gender pay gap, the continuation of sexual harassment in workplace…
