Business Research ranks Australia 8th in world for proportion of women entrepreneurs Australia is in the top 10 global markets of female business owners, with more than 30% of total business ownership belonging to women.
Employers Elizabeth Gaines nabs second spot on Fortune’s global businessperson of the year Fortescue Metals CEO Elizabeth Gaines has come in second on Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year list, for her work leading massive revenue and profits.
Business ‘Passionate or too emotional?’ Is it okay to cry at work? Being passionate about your job is an asset. Being overly emotional and unhinged in the workplace is a liability. How do we navigate this effectively?
News & Views The exhaustion of being in a male-dominated profession or workplace Reading this piece from a very senior female leader in a male-dominated sector was as eye-opening as it was depressing to read.
News & Views The drop in the number of women on our largest boards is a wake up call Thought we were making progress? There has been a slight drop in the number of women on the boards of Australia’s largest organisations.
News & Views ‘Courageous & decisive leadership has never been more crucial’: Ann Sherry on shared value thinking Ann Sherry has just been named a champion of shared value thinking, for her wrk advocating that the strategy is embedded in boardrooms across Australia.
News & Views Allens grants ALL new eligible parents paid leave along with break from billable expectations Yet another employer has made the move to paid parental leave equality, with Allens announcing ALL new eligible parents will receive 18 weeks paid parental leave.
News & Views Women ask for pay rises & promotions as often as men: McKinsey & Lean In confirm The fifth annual McKinsey & Lean In survey provides a snapshot of life in corporate America for women. It shows discrimination remains rife.
Employers Hewlett Packard Enterprise to offer six months paid parental leave to ALL new parents Hewlett Packard Enterprise joins the paid parental leave equality movement, offering a massive six months of paid leave to all new parents.
News & Views Why Australian employees aren’t ‘too sensitive’ as Ita Buttrose suggests In an interview yesterday, ABC Chair Ita Buttrose suggested that Australia had lost its “larrikin spirit” in a bid to be politically correct.
Business Why new Religious Freedom Laws are terrible for employers Proposed Religious Freedom Laws could stop Australian businesses fostering inclusive cultures, eroding any business benefit derived from inclusion.
Business No business as usual as thousands of businesses support climate protests As climate protests happen all over the world today, thousands of businesses have pledged their support for workers to participate.
