Ahead of Friday’s referendum in Ireland on abortion, Victoria’s Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins has a message for the pro life protesters she saw on Spring St in Melbourne today. The …
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Serena Williams misses out on French Open seeding, but Federer has her back
In a decision which has even her fiercest rivals up in arms, Serena Williams will return to tennis this year as an unseeded player in the French Open. Williams took leave last year prior to the birth …
People upset about this sign charging a ‘premium’ for female doctors should be more concerned about why female GPs earn less
Twitter and conventional media are abuzz today about a Melbourne practice that apparently charges a ‘premium’ for female doctors: $7 more per standard consultation in fact. Surgeon Neela Janakiramanan…
Great leaders are and will be those who truly leverage diversity & inclusion
Those who set strategies to maximise diversity will win in this competitive business environment, writes Niki Vincent, South Australia’s Commissioner for Equal Opportunity. Workplace diversity …
Single mums make brilliant employees and leaders. Here’s why
It’s not news that mums can find it hard to secure a job in the workforce these days. And this is particularly true for single mums … the jugglers extraordinaire. Yet, having been a single mum f…
‘Be authentic, courageous, passionate & focused’: Dr Carol Schwartz’s plea to graduates to shift the status quo
Dr Carol Schwartz AM has urged business graduates to ‘challenge, poke and prod’ at the status quo in order to push for gender equality. Dr Schwartz made the comments after being named an H…
Why we still really need a women’s budget statement in 2018
Since the 8th of May when the treasurer Scott Morrison handed down the Federal budget, 27 volunteers have been working behind the scenes to analyse its impact on women. The fruits of this labour, the …
