Business Women are promoted at higher rates than men. Then the senior jobs stop bending Women’s representation in management roles has increased over the past decade, butwomen are leaving leadership roles before reaching the top.
News & Views The flexibility trap: why working mothers are getting stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown Flexible work is keeping many working mothers in jobs they’ve outgrown, holding back their careers and Australia’s productivity.
Ed's Blog It now costs $17,800 a year to raise a child, and that’s before the motherhood penalty Georgie Dent will outline the policy levers that can radically ease the strain and tension that parents feel around work and family.
Entrepreneurs Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia The Gender Index Australia findings reveal that women are starting busineses in record numbers, but then the gap in scaling begins.
News & Views Australia’s productivity problem isn’t about working harder. It’s about workplace participation Australia’s productivity challenge isn’t capability. It’s building workplaces that work for the lives people actually live.
Ed's Blog They’ve won rights and fought big power together. Now Sally McManus and Michelle O’Neil are both stepping down The president and secretary of the ACTU have shown just how much two women can get done. Especially when they get collaboration right.
Soapbox Should we really prize ‘professionalism’ at work? On authenticity and the politics of trust Professionalism often forces people to hide parts of themselves, but ethical presence and trust are essential at work.
Employers DISSH’s parental leave policy recognises a truth most employers still ignore As an employment lawyer, I was genuinely caught off guard when a friend recently sent me DISSH’s Paid Parental Leave Program to review.
Business IBA hits a new milestone with three new women on the board Indigenous Business Australia has appointed Bronwyn Dodd, Jessica Bulger and Krista Dunstan to its board, creating a majority women and Indigenous-led board.
Ed's Blog Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity Don’t let (slight) improvements in the number of women on corporate boards in Australia lure you into believing these boards are achieving the diversity needed for improved decision-making.
News & Views South Korea set to get first female Prime Minister in two decades Former Naver CEO Han Seong-sook nominated as South Korea’s prime minister to lead AI-driven economic transformation.
Soapbox Why hiring may be the biggest blind spot in your AI strategy Every company in tech is talking about AI strategy right now. But most organisations are still hiring as though none of this is happening.