News & Views The world’s most sustainable cities are led by female mayors A global sustainability index has ranked Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen as the three highest performing cites on sustainability measures.
News & Views Countries led by women reported fewer COVID-19 deaths in 2020 than those led by men Countries with female leaders reported 40 per cent fewer COVID-19 deaths than countries governed by men, new research has found.
Appointments Vicki Brady appointed Telstra’s first female CEO Telstra’s chief financial officer has been announced Vicki Brady as its new CEO as Andy Penn steps down ending his seven-year reign.
Appointments Brooke Webb takes on role of CEO of Sydney Writers’ Festival The Sydney Writers’ Festival Board of Directors have announced Brooke Webb and Michael Williams as the next CEO.
News & Views Sydney-based body positive app raises $1 million in seed funding to expand her business A Sydney-based fashion tech startup has raised more than $1 million from local and global investors completing its seed funding found.
News & Views Shirley Chowdhary to lead key conversations with female changemakers as new host of The Leadership Lessons podcast Women’s Agenda is thrilled to announce that a fourth series of our popular podcast series, The Leadership Lessons is underway, with new host Shirley Chowdhary.
News & Views Yasmin Poole named Youth Influencer of the Year An award honouring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr has been presented to 21-year old Canberra-based youth advocate Yasmin Poole.
Leadership Carol Schwartz awarded Australia’s highest philanthropic honour Carol Schwartz AO has recognised for her contributions to improving gender equality, women’s leadership and social justice.
News & Views Meet the women on TIME’s Most Influential List This year’s TIME 100 List of Most Influential People recognised women across the world across politics, health, sports and entertainment.
News & Views Are women leaders really doing better on COVID-19? The data backs it up Fewer cases, fewer deaths and earlier lockdowns were in evidence across nations with women figureheads, Supriya Garikipati and Uma S Kambhampati.
News & Views Lisa Su is the first woman to ever top AP’s CEO pay survey Lisa Su has become the first woman ever to top The Associated Press’ annual survey of CEO compensation with a pay package valued at $58.5 million last year.
News & Views A record number of women CEOs make this year’s Fortune 500 list A record number of women CEOs on this year’s Fortune 500 list has made global headlines, though the numbers remain slim compared to male leaders.