Entrepreneurs We need women-led startups to succeed as fast as men It’s great that women are increasingly leading startups but it’s coming at a cost, with women paying themselves less in the process.
News & Views In support of Natasha Exelby, and all those who make mistakes at work During a rather heavy news weekend, there was some comic relief to be found in an on-air mishap from ABC journalist Natasha Exelby.
Life Meet the long-suffering ‘wives’ who seriously aided their writing husbands Vladimir and Vera Nabokov in 1969.
Business The brilliant rise of women in small businesses A third of small businesses are now run by women in Australia.
News & Views The day I was slapped at work. The day i was slapped at work by a male colleague. Australian lawyer Jacqui Brauman speaks about a workplace incident that left her conflicted.
Employers Dear CEOs, just stop firing pregnant women Ed’s Note: Rhonda Brighton-Hall received hundreds of emails and notes after she posted the below open letter to CEOs on LinkedIn in December last year, and says she’s since heard numerous stories of pregnancy discrimination happening just as she wrote it – women being made ‘redundant’ in their final weeks of pregnancy or in the month prior to their return.
Soapbox ‘It’s time for women’s sport to get more airtime than racehorses.’ “The AFL Women’s grand final has proven beyond a doubt that women’s sport has a strong and exciting future in this country.”
Soapbox Wendy McCarthy: It’s 3 steps forward and 1 back for child care and early learning The childcare reforms passed by the Senate last week – the biggest in a decade – will reward some women and their children and punish others.
Life Why I wore nothing but a swimsuit while delivering a professional keynote presentation Speaking in front of an audience is hard enough.
Uncategorised Let’s stop congratulating men for showing up to women’s events In the past few weeks I’ve been to three female-focused events where the MC or event organiser opened the session by asking the audience to clap for the men in the room.
Soapbox Failing to market to women is costing serious money. But men don’t want to hear it Caitlin Iles recently presented on how women offer businesses the greatest commercial opportunity of our lifetime.
Business Success of AFL Women’s competition proves female footballers are in a league of their own Major sponsors are bringing women’s sport to our televisions and into the mainstream.
