Quadrant is Australia’s newest private equity firm, and in the last month, it’s made some big decisions. Three, well-known female-led ventures have been invested in by the firm, despite an all-m…
13 institutions win Athena award for advancing women in STEMM
Gender bias in the workplace is a complex and fraught issue, which makes the work being done to actively eliminate it all the more important. On Monday, 13 Australian institutions were awarded the Ath…
‘This is the time to wake up’: Greta Thunberg’s full speech in US Congress
Greta Thunberg delivered this speech in the US Congress on Thursday, urging politicians to look to the sacrifices of Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists in the the fight to solve the c…
Professor Martina Stenzel wins major science award, the first female recipient in 88 years
The Royal Society of NSW was established in 1821, the first scientific society in the state. Its aim was to encourage the study and investigation of Science, Art, Literature and Philosophy. Among its …
Looking for talented politicians? Broaden your gaze, says Julia Gillard
There’s no denying that our nation’s leadership is lacking cultural diversity. Despite the government’s claims that “Australia is the most successful multicultural nation in th…
Celebrating the winners of the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards!
Women’s Agenda announced the winners of the 7th annual Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards at a lunch ceremony in Sydney on Friday, acknowledging the game changers, agenda setters and househo…
If you’re struggling to find women, you aren’t looking hard enough. Trust us.
Our 2019 Leadership Awards finalists totally dispel the myth that there aren’t women available. They’re available and they’re unbelievable. There are women across Australia quietly achieving change in…
Anam Javed: Islamaphobia is hurting women & major news outlets and politicians are exacerbating the issue
Anam Javed is an is a high school teacher, a new mother, and an advocate against Islamaphobia, especially gendered Islamaphobia, in Australia. She spent two years managing the Interfaith Portfolio of…
Kelly Morton: Leaders need to know the traditional 9 to 5 doesn’t always need to exist
Kelly Morton knows that the traditional 9-5 workday doesn’t exist anymore. With men and women employed in the modern workplace, responsibilities to career and family transcend gender roles, and …
A letter to her 21-year-old self by Dr Kirstin Ferguson
Dear Kirstin, If you could see where you will be when you write this to yourself in 25 years’ time, trust me, you would not believe it. All the dreams you have for your future right now don’t begin to…
