There’s been a recent increase in the number of big companies offering superannuation payments to employees taking both paid and unpaid parental leave. This is great news for many women, as it creates…
Post #MeToo: More women demand raises and companies enforce ‘love contracts’
The #MeToo movement has widely been described as a reckoning after an unprecedented number of women globally, exposed stories of sexual harassment and abuse in light of allegations against Hollywood m…
As a nation, are we setting our girls up for a lifetime of earning less?
This is the reality for Australian girls in 2018: Boys earn more in pocket money than them from an early age and when those boys become men–according to the current gender pay gap–they wil…
We must overhaul how we measure the gender pay gap if we ever hope to fix it
I’ve got a problem with the gender pay gap. The most broadly cited statistics used to calculate the difference between what women and men earn, are not quite right. As it stands, the data is ske…
Women’s Index: Here’s what’s holding women back and how we move forward
The latest Financy Women’s Index finds that it’s been a fairly disappointing start to 2018 on a number of economic metrics for women. Women’s Agenda is a media partner on the report,…
Rate of growth in women paying child support has outpaced that of men
It’s the forces of gender equality and feminism at work. There are more higher earning mums paying child support than there used to be. The rate of growth in the number of women paying child support h…
Five ways to make your family more financially savvy
Striking the perfect balance between meeting the needs of your family and not burning a hole in your finances can be a constant battle for families. Even if we have budgeted down to the last cent, som…
Contending with bias makes capital raising doubly hard for female founders
New businesses are fraught with challenges, and raising capital can be one of the most tricky aspects of all. But, for 50% of the population, that journey can be even more treacherous. Earlier this mo…
Latest employer to pay superannuation during parental leave could spark industry trend
Women retire with half the superannuation balances of men due to the accumulation of a number of different penalties that occur throughout their career, particularly if they have children. One such pe…
Two women are shaking up the Super Industry in a big way and it’s long overdue
Managing superannuation is a bugbear for many Australians, but under new recommendations from the Productivity Commission the industry is set for a substantial overhaul. The landmark review led by the…
