professional women

This upcoming STEM careers fair is opening professional opportunities for women from all backgrounds, education levels and career stages.

Suzanne Smith is a leader in financial services with MLC Insurance. She shares her leadership journey and some key advice for other emerging women.

Working with sponsors will always trump working with mentors when it comes to climbing the leadership ladder, according to a number of female company directors.

Although Australian employers are feeling more optimistic about business conditions in the year ahead, this doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be getting a nice big pay rise from 1 July.

Yesterday we listed the dos and don’ts when it comes to asking for a pay rise at work.

You’ve done your research and you’ve finally plucked up the courage to ask your boss for a pay rise, only to have your request denied.

Asking for a pay rise and getting what you want at work involves more than just asking for the right salary.

We’ve all heard about the benefits of yoga for reducing stress, but can it directly benefit your career? The founder and principal teacher of Adore Yoga, Nikola Ellis, says yoga has the potential to improve your confidence and performance in the workplace – and not just because it makes you feel less stressed.

The job-sharing arrangement between Jane Wright and Lauren Barel was going so well at Herbert Smith Freehills that the two thought they could take it all the way to the partnership.

Do we spend too much time waiting on permission from somebody else to ask for what we want? Are we waiting too long to find somebody to support us – as a sponsor, a mentor or simply as a friend? Do we sit back and wait to hear too many inspiring stories from others, before we become part of the story ourselves? These are some of the questions I’ve been thinking about following a number of comments made recently among female company directors at an AICD/Women’s Agenda roundtable.