Advice

A big welcome back to Marina Go, our founding publisher who rejoins us as a regular contributor — sharing tips and anecdotes from her portfolio career which includes a new start-up called The Daily Siren, as well as a number of board positions including chairing the West Tigers and her latest, joining the board of the just listed Autosports Group.

Just over two years ago I ventured into Jo Burston’s office to talk to the founder of multiple businesses about women’s entrepreneurship.

In 2012 Gillian Triggs retired from her position as the Dean of Sydney University Law School to take up a new job as President of the Human Rights Commission.

A few months ago I sat opposite Nicola Hazell at BlueChilli’s Sydney office, and watched as she used a whiteboard marker on a table to outline a vision for transforming gender diversity in the tech startup scene.

It’s time to overhaul the concept of the ‘ideal’ worker.

The 48 hour work week is a standard that was established during a very different time: more than eight decades ago when male breadwinners and female homemakers worked in parallel to keep households running.

It wasn’t actually what I sat down to watch and it certainly wasn’t what I expected but I couldn’t look away.

I’ve been thinking about kindness lately.

Whilst I have always been active on social media, I particularly enjoy engaging on Twitter.

Have you ever felt judged by your physical appearance ahead of your intellect or accomplishments? If you work and have children, have you ever felt harshly judged for your ambition?  Ever been derided for assertively expressing your opinion? Ever been cat-called in a public space?  Ever had someone touch you in a way that felt uncomfortable, even threatening, in your workplace or elsewhere? If you’re answer to any of the above was yes, it’s likely you’re a woman.

Our current era may be digital and sexily “disruptive”, but there are undoubtedly widening fault-lines in people’s capacity to cope.

Susan Cain’s TED talk and book Quiet: The Power of Introverts brought to light the amazing qualities of introverts.