Business

Workplaces can seem baffling and mysterious to some, with buzzwords and the key skills required to be successful today leaving many parents confused about what their children actually do all day in the office.

Melody Shiue has designed everything from rapid blood testing kits to wearable ultrasound belts for pregnant woman.

It’s been 24 hours since Sophia Amoruso’s Nasty Gal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, a business Amoruso started building ten years ago, which went on to become one of the most powerful and successful online retailers in the world.

During digital strategist Rahaf Harfoush’s first trip to Australia, she did some media appearances and discussed her experience as a full-time volunteer for the digital strategy team on Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Nicola Wakefield Evans has been appointed to the national board of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which will see the 12-person board go 50% female for the first time.

Anna Ross worked a number of different jobs before spotting a gap in the market for a unique new product.

Hearing another educated and skilled friend lament the fact there was “no point” in returning to the workforce, gave SAP President Adaire Fox-Martin an idea.

It’s Ok to fire a mentor, according to one of Australia’s most influential women in tech, Dell ANZ Managing Director and Senior Vice President Angela Fox.

Canva, an online graphic design platform co-founded by Melanie Perkins, has been named Australia’s coolest tech company to work for by Job Advisor.

I decided to go to Kangaroo Island’s 5-day health retreat in a moment of quiet desperation.

It would be fair to say that I attend my fair share of conferences and events on the subject of gender equality.

A senior employee at computer giant IBM has quit her job and publicly condemned her former boss, in one example of what can happen when the leaders of a business choose to get involved in politics.