News & Views Change petition skyrockets calling for overhaul to controversial ParentsNext policy These complexities were not worked into the existing ParentsNext framework, and as such, the policy requires urgent attention.
News & Views How the Australian budget process is failing women Australia needs a gender responsive budget & we need it yesterday because Australian women are falling way behind in terms of economic security.
sport New funding awarded to make gyms less intimidating for women Does the mere thought of the gym send shivers down your spine? You’re not alone.
News & Views Employers paying men & women to equally ‘share the care’ gives reason for hope Deloitte and QBE have each announced changes to their paid parental leave programs specifically designed to ensure men and women share the care.
News & Views ‘Slow & steady’ improvements but men still earning average 21.3% more than women The latest WGEA data shows that while we might be moving in the right direction the pace of change for women is glacial and there are potholes aplenty.
Partner Content This netball initiative supporting disadvantaged girls proves there’s power in team sports in 2015, Netball Australia launched the Confident Girls Foundation, helping disadvantaged girls achieve their full potential on and off the netball court.
News & Views Men taking salary cuts doesn’t solve the pay gap Johan Lundgren, the EasyJet CEO, has voluntarily taken a £34,000 pay cut to match the salary his female predecessor Carolyn McCall earned.
News & Views A memo to the “men who prefer women not to work”: It’s unconscionable & archaic The 2017 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia HILDA survey shows there are men who prefer women not to work: It is unconscionable.
Ed's Blog One in four Australian men do no housework. Not a single thing. Nada. Nothing. One in four Australian men do no housework. In the week before the 2016 census 26% of Australian men admitted to doing no domestic work.
News & Views Iceland to make companies prove they pay men and women equally. Iceland mandates equal pay by making companies prove they pay men and women equally with a new bill to eradicate the gender pay gap of 7%.
News & Views How Australia completely missed the point about “women as a drain on the economy”. The OECD report was about women’s workforce participation rates in Australia not stay-at-home mums being a drain on the economy.
Ed's Blog Time will not solve the ASX gender gap When the numbers are so low to begin with, it’s easy for progress on women in leadership to take a significant turn for the worse with just a couple of resignations.