News & Views Dot points are costing women job opportunities The new SEEK Employment Report shows women are less likely to apply for jobs with a long list of dot-point criteria & it’s costing them job opportunities.
News & Views The ugly side of becoming a surgeon Mind Body Miko, A Sydney based doctor, writes honestly about the lowest point in her life, shedding light on what becoming a surgeon still entails.
News & Views The power of having a head nodder in your corner Karni Liddell and Malala Yousafzai are both proof of the incredible power of having a head nodder in your corner. Find a head nodder change your life.
News & Views Girls aren’t good at maths or science? Nope. Maths and science haven’t been good enough for girls. Women in Stem are constrained by gendered barriers such as stereotypes and unconscious bias. Progress has happened, but we are nowhere near parity.
Profiles Susan Alberti’s life is a lesson in resilience, self-belief & overcoming the odds She is a pioneer, a successful businesswoman, a philanthropist, an advocate for medical research, a champion for women & mad about football: Meet Susan Alberti.
Jugglehood PhDs and parenting: A good match? Dr Inger Mewburn dipped her toe into the postgraduate world when her son Brendan was just eight months old and by the time she had her doctorate he had celebrated his eighth birthday.
Profiles Make no apologies: Tara Moss on balancing work and life Tara Moss has written and published seven crime novels in 17 countries and in 11 languages.
Advice Entrepreneur Penny Spencer: Having a business is almost like having a child Penny Spencer founded Spencer Travel to offer personalised service in corporate travel management.
Advice How to keep the top job longer than the average Australian CEO It is five years and two months since Marius Kloppers took over as CEO of Australia’s biggest listed company, BHP Billiton.
Health Three ways yoga can improve your career We’ve all heard about the benefits of yoga for reducing stress, but can it directly benefit your career? The founder and principal teacher of Adore Yoga, Nikola Ellis, says yoga has the potential to improve your confidence and performance in the workplace – and not just because it makes you feel less stressed.
Ed's Blog Sexism, Twitter and what a hashtag can do: The #1reasonwhy phenomenon Within moments of Labor backbencher Steve Gibbons calling Julie Bishop a “bimbo” on Twitter yesterday morning, he was called to account.
Ed's Blog Stop waiting for opportunities and start creating them Do we spend too much time waiting on permission from somebody else to ask for what we want? Are we waiting too long to find somebody to support us – as a sponsor, a mentor or simply as a friend? Do we sit back and wait to hear too many inspiring stories from others, before we become part of the story ourselves? These are some of the questions I’ve been thinking about following a number of comments made recently among female company directors at an AICD/Women’s Agenda roundtable.