News & Views Things to know this Day of the Girl Child Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child, a United Nations led initiative supporting the more than 1.
Appointments Catherine Livingstone appointed Commonwealth Bank chairman Australia will soon see another woman chairing one of our largest organisations, with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia today announcing Catherine Livingstone as its new chairman from early 2017.
News & Views Even female war correspondents have to worry about what they wear When Morning Show host, Karl Stefanovic highlighted the double standards between men and women on television by revealing he’d been wearing the same suit for an entire year (and no one noticed), a team of women from CNN celebrated.
News & Views The real reason women drop out of STEM fields Why do women keep dropping out of STEM fields and what can we do about it? We put the question to one of Europe’s leading advocates for women in technology, Monique Morrow, who says workplaces need to start looking at themselves — instead of thinking the problem is the women.
News & Views Unhappy employees a lot like those in unhappy marriages: New research There’s a simple method that can predict around 80% of divorces.
News & Views For the love of being a ‘nasty woman’ When Hillary Clinton called out the fact Donald Trump has managed to avoid paying taxes for 18 years, Trump couldn’t help but interrupt.
Entrepreneurs How this trailblazing tech entrepreneur got the inspiration she needed Jacqui Bull had “zero exposure” to careers in technology, right up until her final years of university.
News & Views Deborah Thomas to give $167,500 to charity following Dreamworld accident Ardent Leisure CEO Deborah Thomas says she will give her yearly cash bonus of $167,500 to the Red Cross, following the Dreamworld accident that killed four people on Tuesday.
News & Views If we’re serious about gender equality, we need more women in leadership roles The sad reality is that women continue to face discrimination and hostility every day, write Melissa Wheeler and Victor Sojo from the University of Melbourne.
Entrepreneurs Want to be a tech entrepreneur? Five female founders on what they’ve learnt Life as an entrepreneur can be as creative as it can be fun and flexible – but it’s also seriously hard work, with challenges you can only fully appreciate when you encounter them head on.
News & Views Couldn’t find a woman? Bono makes international women’s list, UN appoints Wonder Woman as Ambassador In excellent news for U2 fans, Bono has just been named on Glamour magazine’s women of the year list.