News & Views Just one woman on the list of top commercial brokers? The industry must do better Melissa Ashcroft, General Manager of AAA Financial Group, is the only woman to feature on the MPA Top 10 Commercial Brokers of 2021 list.
News & Views Men speak more & listen less when interviewing women, according to study of 2000 job interviews Unconscious bias exists. When when a male interviews a female, they speak more and listen less than when interviewing another male.
Business 10 companies pledge to achieve 40% women in executive leadership by 2030, including ANZ & Ramsay Healthcare Ten companies have become signatories to the investor-led 40:40 Vision initiative, pledging to improve gender balance in their leadership.
Business Why small business owners (especially mums) need networks more than ever COVID highlighted to the wider community many of the challenges that small business owners, especially working mothers, face every day.
Business Here’s why a strong ethical foundation can help your start-up succeed There are 305 million start-ups in the world, and 100 million more opening each year. Of these, a frighteningly high proportion will fail.
News & Views Journalist, Emily Wilder sacked by AP over allegedly biased Facebook post An Arizona-based AP reporter has been fired after social media posts from her past allegedly showed “clear bias”.
Business Defamation, ‘cancel culture’ and the perils of fighting back as a business owner Before you rant about a service provider on Facebook or call out another brand for plagiarism on Twitter, read this article – with invaluable advice from lawyer Courtney Bowie and cyberhate expert Ginger Gorman.
News & Views Pandemic leaves women struggling at home and in the workplace according to Deloitte study Between November 2020 to March 2021, women’s workloads both at home and on the job have increased and their mental health has suffered.
News & Views Maggie Edmonds’ commitment to local produce isn’t ‘hard work’ but a way of life Maggie Edmonds has been at the forefront of growing and promoting local produce in Western Australia for decades.
News & Views French parliament unanimously votes in favour of gender quotas for executive leadership In an historic vote, France’s National Assembly last week voted to require companies to introduce gender quotas on executive teams.
News & Views Australia’s current Paid Parental Leave scheme only entrenches negative gender stereotypes A new study has claimed that in the last ten years, almost all paid parental leave under the role of ‘primary carer’ has been taken by women.
Business Christine Holgate appointed CEO of Global Express, rivaling her former employer Australia Post Christine Holgate has just been named as the new Group CEO of Global Express, a parcel delivery company that rivals Australia Post