Ed's Blog Women blame bias, men blame parenting: How does an industry become male-dominated? How the investment management industry got so male-dominated.
News & Views Needed to be ‘dealt with’: Court finds firm sacked employee because she was pregnant and took annual leave The Federal Circuit Court has decided a commercial real estate firm unlawfully fired an administrative assistant in the last week of her probation period because she was pregnant and took leave days to deal with illness, despite the company arguing work performance issues led to the dismissal.
Business Done and dusted: New study shows that men think gender inequality is solved Closing the gender gap relies heavily on the broad acknowledgement that the gap actually exists.
Video Quick ideas for shifting the dial on women in leadership What can employers do when it comes to shifting the dial on women in leadership? And governments? And how about all of us? A number of participants from our recent roundtable with Baker McKenzie share what they believe can help shift the dial for women in business.
Soapbox Why I wrote to 200 companies asking them to set female targets When I started my career, female CEOs and executives were few and far between.
Ed's Blog Blink and you’ll miss the ‘progress’ for women in law Just one third of new partners at Australia’s largest law firms are female, according to analysis in the legal section of the Australian Financial Review today.
Employers Ethics lacking CEOs should be more afraid of public opinion than ever The age of the internet has made it near impossible for companies to hide when someone in their organisation makes a major blunder, and the research indicates the world is now tougher on bosses who stuff up than ever before.
Ed's Blog Accenture joins BHP in setting 50/50 gender target Over the past year or so we’ve seen a number of major organisations setting ambitious 50/50 gender targets for the future.
Ed's Blog These 13 major companies have all-male boards There are 13 ASX 200 boards that currently have no female directors, including “wholesome” baby foods provider, Bellamy’s Australia.
Ed's Blog The Marissa Mayer experiment is over. She couldn’t perform the miracle When the shit hits the fan for a company, its customary to finally try something completely different.
Employers The 3 reasons why more female leaders mean more company profits Having more women in senior management positions can increase company profits by 6 per cent, according to international research.
