Ed’s Blog

The way we work doesn’t work for the life we lead.

It’s true! Large ASX-listed organisations can reach the 50/50 parity mark when it comes to the gender make-up of their boards.

Now here’s what you don’t want to see first thing on a Monday morning at the start of another working week.

You can wear gowns of sequins, gowns with four metre trains, gowns that have all sorts of bizarre cuts and shapes.

Have you been doing a whole lot of ‘leaning in’ only to find yourself coming up against a brick wall? You’re not alone.

Given the vileness of the man she was up against, Hillary Clinton’s restraint during her first encounter with Donald Trump during yesterday’s presidential debate is admirable.

Today we’re announcing the winners of the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards at a luncheon in Sydney.

This is an edited extract of a speech I gave at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards luncheon Wednesday (5 October).

It’s been a long time coming, but a sporting team in NSW has made the record books by becoming the country’s first domestic women’s team to be fully professional.

What’s with the niceties and politeness when it comes to responding to Donald Trump?  Sure, he is the Republican nominee for the US presidential election, and he could still win the race and become the next US President.

Nine out of ten Australian girls don’t believe they’re treated equally to boys, and many say sexism is preventing them from reaching their potential, according to new research released yesterday.

At what point would your dream job become your ultimate nightmare? Would it be when you received your first threat of rape? Or your second, your third? What if you became the target of rape threats every day, with so many such threats made in so many corners of the Internet you couldn’t possibly keep track of them all?  That’s the reality facing some women in public life.