Abuse comes in many forms. Physical, sexual and verbal abuse get plenty of headlines, but have you heard of financial abuse? Would you recognise it if it happened to you? Financial abuse can be more s…
Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men
Voluntary super contributions would be a backward step for women and would increase the superannuation gap, writes Helen Hodgson, from Curtin University and Myra Hamilton, from UNSW in this piece rep…
Tips on starting a successful business with just $100 in the bank
I want to share a few insights from my experience starting a shoe business with just $100. It ain’t no billion-dollar empire, but I did learn a lot of practical tricks along the way. Where do you star…
‘Women 100% have what it takes to be good investors’: Meet Stockspot’s Sarah King
Helping women to reach their full potential– personally and financially–has been the single biggest goal of Sarah King’s career. With 13 years experience in financial services and op…
Why I’m optimistic that Australia’s equal pay reckoning is coming
Elsewhere in the world, women are going back to the barricades in pursuit of equal pay in spectacular fashion. Yet here in Australia, the 50th anniversary of the first major national equal pay case re…
Is financial stress affecting your relationship? Here are 5 things you can do
Have you noticed more arguments over money creeping into your relationship? If so, you are not alone. While money might not buy you happiness it certainly has the power to affect it – money filters th…
The breakdown: What the Federal Budget actually lays out for women
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s Federal Budget speech may have mentioned women more than once but it missed the mark on many issues, and one of them was superannuation. In what was a fairly typical Libera…
Why are there still so few women investing in stocks?
Need a coffee break but want to look busy? Take part in our latest survey exploring women’s investment habits and possible barriers getting in the way. A report from this research will be publis…
Women at least 12 years off financial equality in Australia
The latest Women’s Index is out and while Bianca Hartge-Hazelman would love to report that the push for economic equality is getting easier, the truth is anything but. She shares more from the finding…
How women’s economic progress shifted in Australia in 2018
The most significant developments in women’s economic progress in Australia for 2018 weren’t made by companies or even governments, they were made by Australian women. Bianca Hartge-Hazelman from Fina…
