A shift is underway when it comes to the gender pay gap in Australia: opaque is on the out and transparency is creeping in. This week two leading professional services firms, Ernst & Young and PwC…
Confession: I hate International Women’s Day
Last year I confessed to not liking International Women’s Day. I said I found it overwhelmingly underwhelming. This year I’m afraid to report my distaste is now hovering somewhere between seething res…
The Glass Ceiling Index: Where are the best & worst places to be a working woman?
According to The Economist’s 2018 glass-ceiling index, a yearly assessment of where women have the best and worst chances of equal treatment at work in countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-op…
Men taking salary cuts doesn’t solve the pay gap
“At easyJet we are absolutely committed to giving equal pay and equal opportunity for women and men. I want that to apply to everybody at easyJet and to show my personal commitment I have asked the bo…
The pay gap & why Lisa Wilkinson broke up with Today
The pay gap is as enduring as the myth that it’s a misnomer. ‘Why would it exist’ and ‘It doesn’t make sense’ are common refrains from those who simply don’t believe that men and women are paid differ…
$1 billion reasons to cry: The super fight where men are paid to knock each other out
Historic. Epic. The fight of the century. The biggest fleece of all time. A freakshow. A superfight. A cross-code money-spinning abomination. These are just a few of the labels being attached to a box…
Be open, own your brilliance & exit auto-pilot: How to get the career you really want
After seeing Amy Cuddy a few weeks back I remembered the power of a great speaker. Her presentation reminded me how words delivered by another person really can change your life. A compelling speech c…
A memo to the “men who prefer women not to work”: It’s unconscionable & archaic
“Mothers who don’t really need the money shouldn’t work”. “A working mother can establish as good a relationship with her children as a mother who doesn’t work for pay.” “It is…
The women of the BBC demand action on the pay gap.
The women of the BBC now have proof of what they had suspected: they are paid vastly less than their male colleagues. It was confirmed when the public broadcaster released the salaries of its top 96 s…
The curious case of a female CEO being paid far less than the man before her
You have probably read that Australia Post has appointed a female CEO to the helm for the first time. Blackmores CEO, Christine Holgate, will replace the outgoing Ahmed Fahour to run the national post…
