Employers

The 30% milestone for women on boards has been reached across the ASX 100, while the number of women on the boards across the 200 is also at all time high. 

Why do corporates continually fail to understand the business case for gender diversity? Because we’re not speaking their language.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) set a target of 30% female board membership by the end of 2018, but how realistic is this?

A study commissioned by the British Government, revealed 10 of the “worst explanations” that researchers were given for not employing women to the boards of the UK’s largest companies.

This morning Fairfax announced it will pay superannuation to employees on parental leave for up to one year.

Americans will be forced to forego their morning mochaccino today, as coffee chain Starbucks closes more than 8,000 stores in a bid to train their staff about racial unconscious bias. 

New recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s Karen Chester and Angela MacRae could spell a substantial overhaul for the Super industry.

It’s not news that mums can find it hard to secure a job in the workforce these days. And this is particularly true for single mums, the jugglers extraordinaire.

Young people today aren’t willing to settle for employers which don’t meet their standards, but such standards have very little to do with money or perks and everything to do with values. 

Judy Anderson’s been appointed new CEO of Startup Victoria. Her aim is create impact, solve problems and create solutions that can scale.

Amy Foo is helping to steer a growing tech company towards the $1 billion mark in her role at Zendesk, while also ensuring the firm supports plenty of women.

In a week full of resignations from female leaders in finance, there’s a small beam of hope on the horizon. Alexis George has been appointed Deputy CEO of ANZ.