Entrepreneurs How a seriously fit 70-year-old woman created the detox I needed I decided to go to Kangaroo Island’s 5-day health retreat in a moment of quiet desperation.
News & Views Goodbye Dolly: Marina Go on editing the magazine in the nineties The news that Dolly magazine was closing after 46 years of holding the hands of teenage girls while they navigated the painful years of puberty, felt like the passing of a friend for so many women on social media.
News & Views ‘Jesus Christ. You are the President-Elect. Pick your battles.’: A woman’s message to Donald Trump that has gone viral. On Saturday evening the US President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to express his displeasure at watching Alec Baldwin’s impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live.
Business What will it take to breakthrough on gender equality? Start here It would be fair to say that I attend my fair share of conferences and events on the subject of gender equality.
Business IBM Chief congratulates US president, leading one senior woman to resign in disgust A senior employee at computer giant IBM has quit her job and publicly condemned her former boss, in one example of what can happen when the leaders of a business choose to get involved in politics.
Business Business called to get involved as Victorian Govt launches gender equality strategy The Victorian government is calling on all members of the community, including businesses and startups, to step up to the mission of bringing gender equality to the state.
Business Women still assessed differently and need to be ‘normalised’ in the C-Suite: An interview with Diane Smith-Gander The Australian business sector has a big C suite gender problem according to Diane Smith-Gander, director and until last month the president of membership group Chief Executive Women.
News & Views ‘Quotas work, let’s support countries that have them’: Natasha Stott Despoja on 3 years as Ambassador for Women and Girls When Natasha Stott Despoja was appointed Ambassador for Women and Girls in late 2013, a certain (now former) Financial Review columnist described the appointment as a ‘cynical piece of politics’, which would see the ‘leftie sweetheart touring the diplomatic cocktail circuit’.
Business Ten female-led startups that just received $100,000 in funding Ten female-led startups have been named founders in the SheStarts program, selected from more than 400 applicants.
News & Views Meet the bridal designer who created 20 sausage costumes for a protest against ‘sausage fests’ Last week Caitlyn Elliott took some time out from her usual delicate work of designing and making wedding gowns to do something a little different.
Business How the gender pay gap harms women’s health We know all about the gender pay gap, but did you know it can affect your health? In this piece from The Conversation, Allison Milner, Anne Kavanagh, and Belinda Hewitt from the University of Melbourne explain how.
