News & Views Where do women executives in Silicon Valley work? Not on tech-company boards Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Mayer, Meg Whitman, Virginia Rometty: They’re all highly influential women in the tech sector.
News & Views My appearance is less important than who I am. When will that be recognised? The lack of women in leadership roles in the business world means that it’s hard to imagine yourself there in that position of influence and power.
News & Views These women don’t struggle to ‘have it all’. They struggle to get by The annual Maria Shriver report on women in America was released earlier this week, and the findings are grim.
News & Views Women in power? The numbers are dismal In November 2013 The Australian Financial Review rolled out its annual ‘Power’ edition for the fourteenth time.
News & Views Every sexist workplace stereotype broken down in sixty seconds Sure, there’s plenty of sexism to go around in advertising, but Pantene Philippines has found a way to perpetuate gender stereotypes, this time in a positive way.
News & Views 12 quotes that got us talking about women this year From Tony Abbott’s election gaffes to the send-off of our first female prime minister, it’s been a remarkable, if somewhat disappointing, year for women in politics.
Advice Tips for women in leadership that I wish someone had told me When I left behind an established professional career in public relations to start my own agency, it was an incredibly exciting and scary time.
News & Views Six books to bring on some career inspiration in the new year With a New Year almost upon us, and some respite from the daily grind with the Christmas break, it is likely many of us will give some thought to our working lives and our next career move.
News & Views Men join Lean In, 50 universal truths for success, Charlotte Church on sexism in the music industry: What we read Whether you’re set for a relaxing weekend, or you’re rushing from one activity to the next, we’re back with a list of the best stories from around the web so you won’t miss out on catching up on some of the best online reads.
News & Views The pursuit of having it all I recently asked my University of Melbourne undergraduates to answer the following hypothetical: your child is sick at school.
Advice Are you ruining your career? Let me ask you a question that’ll help you identify what’s really stopping you from going after what you truly want; why do you hold yourself back? Thinking about it? Let me share some startling research that puts this in perspective .
Advice How to make office politics work for you 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.