On 1 May 2019, Future Super became the first super fund to completely exclude investments in companies that have no women on their boards, Emily Flood writes. Diversity has a positive impact on many k…
Business
It’s time we addressed why mums with businesses are buckling under pressure
Women might be able to have it all, but it’s sure as hell not coming easy. That’s the key take-away from research conducted by creative platform, 99Designs which shows the majority of moth…
‘Say it out loud, ask for help, don’t apologise, be bold’: Advice from PROJECT ROCKIT founders, Rosie and Lucy Thomas
Rosie and Lucy Thomas are the sisters who co-founded PROJECT ROCKIT fresh out of high school. Thirteen years on, the pair have created an impressive business that promotes a world for young people wh…
Are women really better than men at handling the work life juggle?
Whilst the notion of keeping our work and family life pressures completely separate might work for some, anyone that has juggled parenthood with a busy job knows this is virtually impossible and frank…
Are female entrepreneurs more resilient than men? New research suggests so
It’s the social debate we’ve been having for centuries: who’s tougher, men or women? Well, according to new research by tech firm Reckon, female business owners are trumping their ma…
Almost 40% of employees are losing sleep due to work stress
New data from more than 8,800 employees shows that 39% of employees are sleeping 6 hours or less a night and are more stressed, have less energy and are working longer hours than those employees who g…
New Fishburners chief champions diversity and social enterprise within startup community
Startup community and co-working space Fishburners has appointed social enterprise guru Nicole O’Brien as its new chief executive to replace its first employee Pandora Shelley, who announced last mont…
