A Melbourne cafe that only launched last week has already copped significant backlash online after introducing an optional 18% “tax” for male customers. The cafe, called Handsome Her, is located in Br…
Employers
Success of gender quotas depends on how employees feel about them
If you think your boss is in their position only because of a gender quota and not because of merit, it could affect the work you do, writes Edwin Ip, from the University of Melbourne in this piece re…
A very strong business case for female CEOs
There’s nothing like a great stat when it comes to promoting the business case for gender diversity. And this one has to be one of the best I’ve seen in recent months, and one I’ll be referencing long…
The company offering short-term childcare to help tap more women
When I think about what kind of office perks would encourage me back into an corporate environment, free childcare — even on a short-term basis — would absolutely be at the top of the list…
A very good reason why the gender pay gap isn’t closing
Things are not getting much better when it comes to the gender pay gap. Not in Australia, and not around the world. A key issue is market liberalism, write David Peetz and Georgina Murray from Griffit…
Women blame bias, men blame parenting: How does an industry become male-dominated?
When an industry’s dominated by men, the all too few women represented are even more likely to come up against bias in recruitment and career progression. But their male counterparts may see the probl…
Needed to be ‘dealt with’: Court finds firm sacked employee because she was pregnant and took annual leave
The Federal Circuit Court has decided a commercial real estate firm unlawfully fired an administrative assistant in the last week of her probation period because she was pregnant and took leave days t…
Done and dusted: New study shows that men think gender inequality is solved
Closing the gender gap relies heavily on the broad acknowledgement that the gap actually exists. But new research conducted by SurveyMonkey in the US has shown that this is exactly where the problem l…
The boys club closed in and claimed their victim
IT WAS never going to end any other way. On Monday, Channel 7 prevailed over its disgruntled former employee Amber Harrison. She didn’t slink away quietly, that’s for sure, and there was damage exacte…
Quick ideas for shifting the dial on women in leadership
What can employers do when it comes to shifting the dial on women in leadership? And governments? And how about all of us? A number of participants from our recent roundtable with Baker McKenzie share…
