There’s a lot to know about flexible work, including what you can ask of your workplace and how you can argue the benefits of making it happen. Fay Calderone is a partner in the employment and …
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Women now hold 30% of ASX 100 board positions, but still long way to go
The 30% milestone for women on boards has been reached across the ASX 100, while the number of women on the boards across the full 200 is also at an all time high. Up from 25.4% this time time last ye…
Here’s how to help Aussie corporates wake up to the business case for gender diversity
Why do corporates continually fail to understand the business case for gender diversity? Samantha Pacan says a bigger shift to presenting the numbers over arguing for ‘fairness’ is necessa…
Building a business with her mum was a no-brainer for skincare entrepreneur Yong-Li Zhou
Many of us would resist building a business with our mothers, but for Yong-Li Zhou it was a no brainer. In fact, her mother’s condition was the catalyst for their idea. Extremely sensitive skin …
How much progress have we actually made when it comes to women on boards?
“You women are taking all our jobs.” This comment was delivered to me by a senior corporate male a few years ago. I was interviewing him as part of a research project on gender equity. The first part…
Female entrepreneurs rethinking fashion and saving 94,300 plastic bottles from landfill
It’s World Environment Day, and there are countless examples of innovative female entrepreneurs doing their bit to find new ways of addressing environmental challenges. That’s especially t…
Patience and networking behind this founder’s massive $18.5 million funding round
Brighte founder and chief executive Katherine McConnell has just closed a $18.5 million Series B funding round, and says the energy financing startup’s string of successes have come from a lot of netw…
