News & Views New appointments at Grant Thornton edge board closer to parity A series of appointments announced by Grant Thornton mean women now represent 44% of the board as opposed to just 22% earlier this year.
News & Views Empowering women to lead in Pakistan The World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap report placed women in Pakistan 143 out of 144 countries in health, education and economic participation.
Leadership From Texas to Alaska, to the Middle East, Africa & Australia: Kimberly Walpot’s global career in engineering Kimberly Walpot is an engineer who has travelled the world to try something new and forge a global career in the oil and gas industry.
Uncategorised Women don’t need to ‘act like men at work’, but the opposite may help It’s time to question our perception of what “good leadership” constitutes, because the benchmark at the moment is far off the mark.
News & Views A tale of male politicians so desperate they will blow up their own party Many male politicians are throwing their toys out of the cot. When the entitled feel their grip on power is slipping they come out swinging.
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.
Leadership Chief executives earn 78 times more than workers. Are they worth it? The average yearly salary of an Australian chief executive is $4.75 million. Should chief executives earn 78 times more than workers?
News & Views Eight women killed in ten days: Domestic violence remains deadly A horror start to October has seen eight women killed in ten days. Six were killed at home and in seven cases the person charged was known to the victim.
Profiles ‘It’s revolutionary’: Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer on the interest in women’s sport Kate Palmer was the first female CEO appointed to Sport Australia and says the growing interest in women’s sport is revolutionary.
News & Views Tarang Chawla: How many more women & children need to die before our leaders step up? How many people have to die before our leaders do what so many advocates have said needs to be done to prevent family violence? Tarang Chawla asks.
Advice The upside to experiencing imposter syndrome The upside to imposter syndrome? Being humble, being honest and acknowledging your flaws with humour and without fear is the mark of a true leader.
News & Views ‘I misspoke’: Another astonishing display of “leadership” from Donald Trump Donald Trump’s public statement of support for Vladimir Putin over his own intelligence agencies regarding the 2016 US election has been met with fury.