Politics Note to Peter Dutton: Most of us support the “PC agenda” of Australian business Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton called for a crackdown on the apparent “PC agenda” of Australian businesses this week.
Employers Workplace flexibility isn’t enough. Employers must offer part-time work 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 Entrepreneur of the Year Award category at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.
News & Views 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.
Business Post #MeToo: More women demand raises and companies enforce ‘love contracts’ Since #MeToo more women than ever are requesting raises and companies are reviewing their policies, enforcing “love contracts” for workplace relationships.
Politics New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies The New Zealand Government is prepared to force private companies to impose quotas to ensure equal representation of women on boards.
Business We must overhaul how we measure the gender pay gap if we ever hope to fix it There’s a problem with the gender pay gap: The most broadly cited statistics and data used to calculate the difference between the earnings of women and men, are not quite right.
Employers 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.
Uncategorised Less than half the workforce but women lead in NSW jobs growth NSW women are dominating employment rates, accounting for 62 percent of total employment growth, and exceeding their 47 percent share of the workforce.
Uncategorised 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.
Business 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 compiled by jobs site, Comparably suggested just that, but we’re not buying it.
Employers The workplace where Dads & secondary carers get 14 weeks paid leave 14 weeks paid leave for ALL new parents? Now that is progress. Medibank’s policy sends a signal to corporate workplaces everywhere.
Employers A comprehensive guide to Flexible Work: The law, the fear and the hard-to-miss benefits These are the things to know about flexible work, starting with the law, thanks to law firm partner Fay Calderone.
