Ed’s Blog

In some ways Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by a Taliban assassin on her way to school in October of 2012, has a very unique story.

Last week The Daily Beast published an article claiming women do not make less money than men.

After delivering a rousing speech on the political persecution of Australia’s first female Prime Minister in August 2012 and then publishing her book The Misogyny Factor, which dealt with the same subject in 2013, many assumed Anne Summers was a close personal friend of Julia Gillard’s.

Long before she published Lean In, the book that became an international bestseller and the modern manifesto for ambitious women, Sheryl Sandberg had reservations about even mentioning her gender.

Simply being the managing director of the International Monetary Fund is a significant feat.

I didn’t know Charlotte Dawson.

In 1993 an American executive, Bob Joss, arrived in Australia to head up Westpac.

Last night members of Executive Women Australia gathered in Sydney’s Paspaley Pearls flagship store to celebrate the launch of a new executive program.

It was about ten months ago now when I came in to meet Angela Priestley for the first time.

The Oscars happened.

According to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, women have cracked just about every glass ceiling there is and have it “pretty good” in Australia.

At the NAB Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards this week, I hoped the stories our finalists shared on their success would inspire other women to take risks and grab the opportunities they need to build their own careers.