Employers who don’t offer part-time work will never overcome gender inequality in the workforce, write Stephanie Reuss and Victoria Stuart from Beam Australia Beam were the winners of our 2017 Entrep…
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What you need to know about Australia’s latest major female CEO appointment: Shemara Wikramanayake
Shemara Wikramanayake’s appointment as the new CEO of the country’s biggest investment bank, Macquarie Group, is significant for women in leadership. For the first time in Australia’s corporate …
Post #MeToo: More women demand raises and companies enforce ‘love contracts’
The #MeToo movement has widely been described as a reckoning after an unprecedented number of women globally, exposed stories of sexual harassment and abuse in light of allegations against Hollywood m…
New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies
You could never accuse the New Zealand Government of doing things by halves. According to a new policy pledge, all state boards and committees will be gender equal by 2021 having already reached 46 pe…
We must overhaul how we measure the gender pay gap if we ever hope to fix it
I’ve got a problem with the gender pay gap. The most broadly cited statistics used to calculate the difference between what women and men earn, are not quite right. As it stands, the data is ske…
What organisations must do to minimise risk of sexual harassment and create safe environments for staff
Organisations and their leaders are well placed to challenge the systems, structures and cultures that have enabled sexual harassment and sexual assault to be perpetrated for so long. Here’s wha…
Less than half the workforce but women lead in NSW jobs growth
Women might comprise less than half the workforce, but not for long if current trends are anything to go by. According to new data, NSW women are dominating employment rates, accounting for 62 percent…
End the ‘cultural fit’ mantra and consider ‘interruption free’ meetings
At a time when many tech companies are flailing in their efforts to hire more women, Atlassian appears to be making at least a little progress. The company has seen some promising improvements in gend…
The best CEOs for women can’t all be men, here’s why
Can the best CEOs for women be men? One ranking this week suggested just that. Out of a list of the top 50 CEOs for women, compiled by job site Comparably, only four were female: Accenture’s Julie Sw…
The workplace where Dads & secondary carers get 14 weeks paid leave
Medibank has issued a challenge to corporate Australia with their policy offering 14 weeks paid leave to all parents, regardless of whether they’re the primary or secondary carer. That 14 weeks …
