News & Views Australia’s new pay equality law risks failing women- unless we make this simple fix Reporting median statistics would help mitigate the skewing problem with averages. This is needed to help close the gender pay gap.
Ed's Blog Just 3 per cent of VC funding went to all-women-founded startups in 2022 The Australian startup ecosystem has been booming in recent years. Booming at least, for all male-founded businesses.
Business The Leadership Conversations: An event to get more women scaling businesses Three Australian leaders will share their stories/advice on what it takes to scale in 2023 and beyond, in a free one-hour virtual panel event
News & Views A group of men made “inexcusable” comments about Whitney Sharpe’s looks during a work call. She called them out on TikTok A young, American business woman has expertly called out a group of men making comments about her physical appearance during an online work call.
Tech ChatGPT and its male-dominated advisory and investor group But what do we really know about its mechanics? Who made it? Who funded it? Who are the people behind it? Let’s take a dive into ChatGPT.
Entrepreneurs Many founders have a fear of success. Why aren’t we talking more about it? In Anna Mackenzie’s experience mentoring founders, here are the most common fears of succeeding that subconsciously hold them back.
News & Views Indigenous employees face a heavy ‘cultural load’ at work. It’s time for employers to put in the work The cultural load weighs heavily on Indigenous people in workplaces. This burden needs to shift to employers, who have a responsibility to ensure their workplace is culturally safe.
News & Views Gender pay gap reduces when salary information is publicly available: Survey Making salaries transparent are prompting organisations to minimise the gender pay gap, a new study from the U.S has revealed.
Climate Ethical investment app Bloom lands $525,000 in seed funding for its anti-greenwashing platform First founded in 2019 by Camille Socquet-Clerc, climate-focused fintech startup Bloom Impact Investing just raised $525,000 in seed funding.
Business Pandemic rich listers: Top 1 per cent in Australia are now 61 per cent richer While more regular Australians are contending with rising costs, the uber rich are getting richer. A lot richer.
Business Courage, empathy and reading the room: Kirstin Ferguson shares how we can all be great leaders Kirstin Ferguson tells Women’s Agenda, “Leadership is simply a series of moments.” It’s our choice to leave as positive a legacy as we can.
Employers What employers will need to focus on in 2023 How can employers aim to attain and retain the best team members in 2023, in what is expected to be a tough economy?