Entrepreneurs We need women-led startups to succeed as fast as men It’s great that women are increasingly leading startups but it’s coming at a cost, with women paying themselves less in the process.
Business ‘Diagnosed with diabetes, I scaled back my $20 million business’: How Siobhan Komander got herself back When entrepreneur Siobhan Komander started her own events business back in 2004, she had a laptop, $3000 and no clients.
Leadership ‘We can’t close the door on men’: A tech leader on making gender diversity happen Wendy Johnstone made a proactive decision to continue her leadership career after having kids, but admits that during the interviewing process for her latest role she never mentioned her family life.
Business The brilliant rise of women in small businesses A third of small businesses are now run by women in Australia.
News & Views Motherhood doesn’t kill ambition, Employers do No, ambition is not something that arrives at birth according to your gender.
Employers Dear CEOs, just stop firing pregnant women Ed’s Note: Rhonda Brighton-Hall received hundreds of emails and notes after she posted the below open letter to CEOs on LinkedIn in December last year, and says she’s since heard numerous stories of pregnancy discrimination happening just as she wrote it – women being made ‘redundant’ in their final weeks of pregnancy or in the month prior to their return.
Video Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss is now a Netflix series So go ahead and watch the trailer, and get ready for a some serious binge-watching.
Advice It’s Who You Know: This is how to do networking that works Networking is essential for business growth and personal success.
Uncategorised No fear and babies welcome: How this CEO is making flexibility work It seems fitting that I should talk to Business Chicks CEO Olivia Ruello about flexibility just as she’s about to take her first stint of maternity leave.
Uncategorised Let’s stop congratulating men for showing up to women’s events In the past few weeks I’ve been to three female-focused events where the MC or event organiser opened the session by asking the audience to clap for the men in the room.
Ed's Blog We just lost another female ASX 200 female CEO The representation of women at the top of ASX 200 organisations just took a dive, with Sydney Airport CEO Kerrie Mather announcing her retirement this morning.
Entrepreneurs The recipe for business success? Solve a problem. The recipe for business success is solving a problem and providing a solution according to the CEO and co founder of OpenAgent Marta Higuera.
