News & Views New study exposes “gender tenure gap” and supports the glass cliff theory Female CEOs typically have shorter tenures compared to their male counterparts, a new study has found. How could this be?
News & Views Georgie Dent: I’m taking parental leave but without a baby Georgie Dent is stepping away from The Parenthood for 6 months, with Jessica Rudd stepping into the CEO role.
News & Views I’m a female leader working in a boys club. This is what it’s like This piece details the experiences of a senior female leader working in a boys club. It’s published anonymously, but the author is known to Women’s Agenda.
News & Views Women lead just 2.8% of the world’s biggest companies Of the CEOs in the Fortune 500 companies, 33 are women – an all time record. That’s 6.6%. Of the 500 biggest global companies, it’s 2.8%.
News & Views Justine Jarvinen appointed CEO of UNSW Sydney’s Energy Institute Justine Jarvinen has been appointed chief executive officer of UNSW Sydney’s Energy Institute. She has spent two years as COO.
News & Views ‘I want to be transformative’: Meet CEO Michelle Gallaher Michelle Gallaher is the newly appointed CEO of ASX200 listed company, ShareRoot. She thinks it’s important for women to declare their ambitions.
News & Views Beth Toon appointed first CEO of Place Design Group Beth Toon is set to take on the role of CEO at Place Design Group.
Employers How I create a culture of respect as a female CEO in tech Being a female business founder can be tricky when juggling two young children, but the combination has helped me to learn a lot about building culture.
News & Views The curious case of the female CEO Kelly Quirk reflects on why a female CEO remains so rare in Australia. 75% of employers now have a gender equality strategy but only 31.4% measure outcomes.
Profiles How CEO Renece Brewster became the go-to woman for video Renece Brewster is the CEO and co-founder of production agency, Visual Domain. She’s the latest to be featured in our series, ‘The Link’.
News & Views Today’s Agenda: A world where half of all CEOs are female? Imagine that This is Today’s Agenda, featuring The Economist’s bold 2069 predictions, the call for submissions for the national inquiry into sexual harassment, and the US’ curious stance on breastfeeding.
Business The best CEOs for women can’t all be men, here’s why Can the best CEOs for women be men? One ranking this week compiled by jobs site, Comparably suggested just that, but we’re not buying it.