female leadership

The past two weeks have been a tough ride for the Liberal Party, with a messy NSW preselection issue and a big win in the Northern Territory, showing both progress and ongoing struggles with getting more women into politics.

Australian pioneering workplace gender equality leader Helen Conway has been appointed Board Chair at KU Children’s Services.

An app helping home cooks organise and share recipes, ReciMe has attracted America’s leading investors, with a $1.5 million seed round. 

A new UN report has revealed that only 26 countries are led by a woman as of today. 113 have never had a woman serve as Head of State.

One Roof has developed the Inner Circle, a bespoke program designed specifically for women entrepreneurs. Frances Goh explains more.

Sue Shilbury has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Family Planning Australia, a leading reproductive and sexual health service. 

A trend towards fewer female leadership appointments will create a male-dominated labour market and more masculine power in coming years.

Acknowledging the fact that there are more women in leadership positions than ever before does not mean that the ‘token female’ feeling is absent.

HESTA is leading an initiative to encourage companies in the ASX200 to fill 40 per cent of their executive positions with women by 2030.

The infection rate is low. The response has been swift. The country is now donating to help other affected countries, sharing surgical masks globally.

Here’s a quick wrap of three world leaders who are showing swift resolve and efficiency during this pandemic. Oh, they also just happen to be women.