News & Views We can’t meet challenges ahead without unlocking true potential of women We have skill shortages. And we have huge challenges ahead. We also have gender inequality that could be addressed to help with all of it.
News & Views Women are 90% of the global frontline health workforce but just 25% of leaders This is an imbalance that’s causing burnout and potentially costing lives as the world deals with a healthcare shortage.
News & Views The missed opportunities of “dutiful cabinet” men Stuart Robert didn’t raise the personal misgivings he had with the Robodebt scheme. Why? As a “dutiful cabinet” man, that’s not what you do.
Ed's Blog Celebrating 9 men: How did this VC firm get IWD so wrong? Why would you elevate nine men as “allies” on International Women’s Day when you can talk about the issues impacting women in startups?
Ed's Blog We need to talk about women and The Climate Load Women in Australia are contending with The Climate Load, in addition to the many other pressures they’re facing including on paid and unpaid work, sexual harassment and discrimination.
News & Views Please don’t ’embrace equity’ this IWD. You’re being duped Embrace Equity, because a website that claims to be International Women’s Day tells you to do so? Let’s try something else.
News & Views This employer is now offering staff a $3000 a year fertility reimbursement Organon has announced a raft of new employee policy measures today that looks to set a new benchmark on how employers can support the health of team members, and will likely encourage other companies to rethink what they offer.
Ed's Blog Some companies are giving staff the day off on International Women’s Day A “ban on men”? Hardly. Companies give women the day off on IWD to promote policies and ideas that can support all team members.
News & Views National gender pay gap drops to 13.3% but financial pain continues for women The national gender pay gap has dropped to a record low of 13.1 per cent, according to new Workplace Gender Equality Agency figures.
Ed's Blog We’re researching how climate change impacts women in Australia It’s time to highlight some of the key challenges in the future ahead, to mitigate the risks and access the potential opportunities.
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.
News & Views The ‘difficult choices’ parents make: An MP’s teary phone call with son Sally Sitou has shared about the “teary call” she received from her six year old son this morning, who misses his mother while she is away in Canberra.