Wiley Dare To Ask: If you don’t, the answer is always no It’s a general rule of life that getting what you want correlates with asking for it. Sometimes there’s just a delay in between.
News & Views ‘It’s not you, it’s the workplace’: New book confirms how senior women are unfairly treated The authors of a new book: ‘It’s not you, it’s the workplace: Women’s conflict at work and the bias that built it’ confirms women aren’t broken.
News & Views Melinda Gates journey to loudly, and proudly, claiming the feminist mantle I approached “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World”, Melinda Gates new memoir/ manifesto, with a bit of trepidation.
News & Views Men avoiding mentoring women is not the answer. On Q&A Liberal minister Karen Andrews advised men to protect themselves from misconduct allegations by avoiding mentoring women one-on-one.
Advice Lean in? That shit doesn’t work all the time: Michelle Obama Michelle Obama’s been dropping some truth bombs during her massive, Becoming book tour, but it was her comments about the call for women to “lean in” that inspired some serious applause in Brooklyn over the weekend.
News & Views ‘Walking into a headwind’: What it feels like for women building science careers We interviewed 61 women to find out what it’s like for women building science careers. We found it’s like walking into a headwind.
Employers What organisations must do to minimise risk of sexual harassment and create safe environments for staff Organisations and their leaders are well placed to challenge the systems, structures and cultures that have enabled sexual harassment and sexual assault to be perpetrated for so long.
Ed's Blog Men are scared of women at work. A true (and ridiculous) story. A new report by the Art of Mentoring, shows that the proportion of Australian men uncomfortable about working alone with a woman has doubled since #MeToo
Profiles About time Australian mums in business were acknowledged & better supported: Carrie Kwan Meet Carrie Kwan, the co-founder of Mums & Co, on a mission to provide more support to mums in business.
Leadership Poverty is sexist: Business and Hollywood heavyweights call on world leaders for action A host of big-name celebrities, in line with international charity, ONE have penned a letter to world leaders urging them to take action on female empowerment and equality.
Employers ‘If you don’t ask, you don’t get’: Amy Foo on making your career work for you Amy Foo is helping to steer a growing tech company towards the $1 billion mark in her role at Zendesk, while also ensuring the firm supports plenty of women.
Leadership The market wants real & honest: Time to create an imperfect Personal Brand I witnessed first hand the power of a personal brand during the seven years I worked alongside one of the world’s most successful supermodels.