News & Views How equal pay for women in sport went mainstream For the FIFA Women’s World Cup spectators to spontaneously begin chanting ‘Equal Pay!’ indicates the momentum around equal pay for women in sport.
News & Views Want to negotiate a $60k pay rise? There’s an app for that The PepTalkHer app created by Meggie Palmer is a period tracker for your career. It helps you track your wins at work & better understand your worth.
News & Views Kelly O’Dwyer responds to WEL’s election scorecard: ‘It’s not independent & ignores our achievements’ Kelly O’Dwyer says the Women’s Electoral Lobby Election Scorecard ranking the three major political parties on their commitment to women isn’t impartial.
News & Views Liberal candidate says ‘main cause’ of pay gap is women lacking the business skills to earn more Sachin Joshi, the Liberal candidate for the NSW seat of Paterson says the gender pay gap is because women don’t have the ‘business skills’ to earn more.
News & Views No, I can’t be your unpaid mentor. I cannot endlessly have coffee with people I hardly know, indiscriminately read manuscripts, research proposals or judge competitions, Jane Caro writes.
News & Views Stop assuming having a baby means a woman only wants a part-time job Alice Almeida has 17 years’ experience in media yet after having a baby was offered only entry-level roles paying $70,000 less than her last salary.
News & Views ‘Why I worry we won’t get the change we need’: A reality check on IWD On IWD 2019 Rob Sturrock reflects on whether we can achieve the change needed to dismantle the patriarchy. There is hope but the task is big.
News & Views Confession: I (still) hate International Women’s Day Women don’t need a pedestal for a single day, they need equality. Every day. Which is why I still hate International Women’s Day.
News & Views The 141 companies recognised as employers of choice for women WGEA has today announced 141 organisations on its 2018/19 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality, recognised for their commitment to promote equality.
Profiles When a taste for beer turns into a career: Meet Little Creatures head brewer Jody Thomas Like many university students Little Creatures head brewer Jody Thomas was passionate about beer but unlike most others she forged a career out of it.
News & Views The case for closing the pay gap in sport has never been clearer Major sporting bodies commit to closing the pay gap in sport for female athletes. Given the NRL loses sponsorship revenue for bad behaviour it’s timely.
News & Views Progress is too slow & the road is still too long but women have made gains As 2019 kicks off, Trish has resolved to take a glass-half-full look at things and celebrate some of the progress women have made.