We always knew Serena Williams’ return from maternity leave would be big, but the way she’s stormed the court to become an advocate for new mothers is something else. Off the court William…
The problem with anything that increases ‘the motherhood penalty’
I get it. I really do. Where is the utility in giving a family with a household income in excess of $350K any subsidy for their children to attend childcare? Is this entitlement gone mad? How greedy t…
Podcast: On this week’s 3 game-changers for women at work
The past few days has seen some fairly significant game-changers for women at work. For one, there was the announcement of a world-first, national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment. Will it mak…
The workplace where Dads & secondary carers get 14 weeks paid leave
Medibank has issued a challenge to corporate Australia with their policy offering 14 weeks paid leave to all parents, regardless of whether they’re the primary or secondary carer. That 14 weeks …
Why the cost of work remains too high for women (& tax cuts don’t help)
Need convincing about the value of a women’s budget statement? It’s hard to go past new evidence presented to the Senate examining the combined impact of the government’s proposed ta…
When feminists don’t want to ‘work anymore’? The case for dads doing more is clear.
“I’m a feminist and I don’t want to work anymore,” the headline read. Of course I clicked through. I devoured every word of Polly Dunning’s essay on realising that even as a ‘third generation card-car…
The trouble with the minister promoting shared parental leave…who can’t access shared parental leave
As the UK’s Business Minister Andrew Griffiths has been promoting shared parental leave through the government’s ‘Share the Joy‘ campaign. Parents in Britain are entitled to sh…
Melinda Gates: We’re sending our daughters into workplaces designed for dads
The headline on Melinda Gates’ op-ed about women and work, published on LinkedIn last week, says it all: We’re sending our daughters into workplaces designed for dads. It is so simple but …
The photos that capture the magic of Sweden’s family friendly policies
Can you imagine being paid 80% of your salary for nine months after having a child? Can you now imagine your partner also being paid 80% of his or her salary for the second nine months of that child’s…
How Australia completely missed the point about “women as a drain on the economy”.
Last week, apparently, the OECD published a “provocative report” claiming “stay at home mums are a drain on the economy”, imploring them to return to work. That’s not what the report actually sa…
