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On Monday, the first official day of the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Dr Lydia Mungherera from Uganda said, ‘I think the face of the pandemic is a female face.

Do you believe the concept of success at work and at home is a myth? Turns out that while many of us are making great progress on the career front, 70% of women now say it’s impossible to have it all.

Elizabeth Gilbert created something of a revolution among women with her book Eat, Pray, Love, but when it comes to consistently thriving at work you might want to consider Eat, Move, Sleep by Tom Rath instead.

Can you name your top five strengths? The things you’re good at and actually enjoy doing at work?  If you struggled, you’re not alone.

When it comes to your talents and abilities do you believe these are largely fixed traits or can enough practice, effort and mentoring make it possible to learn almost anything?   Your answer to this question could be what’s shaping your success.

Just how confident do you feel when it comes to your work?  Chances are not very, with studies finding 50% of women report feelings of self-doubt about their performance and careers and it’s costing us dearly.

Women in media may earn less, have lower status roles and get promoted at a slower pace than their male colleagues, according to a recent New Matilda report, but at last night’s Walkley Awards in Brisbane it was the women who took out the majority of awards, including the big two.

Kevin Rudd has bowed out of politics in a tearful farewell to Parliament that drew a heartfelt tribute from Tony Abbott and a highly emotional one from former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull.

With the 44th Parliament opening on Tuesday, the next phase of the Abbott government begins.

There isn’t just one way to be a leader according to former aid worker, business leader and author of A Life Half Lived, Andrew MacLeod.

Being politically savvy in the workplace is a critical leadership skill and one that needs to be seen in a positive, rather than negative light, according to the founder of the Horan Group, Jane Horan.

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