Appointments

President-elect Joe Biden announces his pick of female members in several key cabinet roles across treasury and national security.

Dr Kar Mei Tang has become Australia’s first circular economist and chief; in line with an urgent opportunity to create new resilient jobs.

Australia’s set for a new Chief Scientist in 2021, with Dr Cathy Foley to take the helm from Alan Finkel when his tenure finishes in December.

Tuesdya’s election saw a record number of Native American women after voters elected three to the House of Representatives.

Melanie Evans has been appointed chief executive officer of ING Bank Australia, starting in the role on November 16.

The new appointments will see the existing gender representation on the High Court retained, with three women, and four men.

Sworn in earlier today, Amy Coney Barrett replaces the late, great Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her appointment has divided Americans.

Champion of gender equality Libby Lyons has begun a new role as Chair of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Limited board.

We are so excited to announce that Women’s Agenda has a new Editor in Chief, Tarla Lambert.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced several new measures to improve fair inclusion and diversity of films in its Oscars procedures.

Bela Bajaria has been named Netflix’s new vice president of global TV, putting her in charge of all of the streaming gaint’s original TV programs.

Christine O’Reilly has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Australian mining company BHP, increasing the number of female Board members.