Ed's Blog More than a hashtag: Why Nike’s exodus of badly-behaved executives is so significant A group of women at Nike were fed up with the toxic culture and their revolt prompted Nike’s exodus of badly-behaved executives
Ed's Blog ‘Something wasn’t right’: What Kara Frederick learned from negotiating with Harvey Weinstein When the Sydney-based VC Partner Kara Frederick was in New York a decade ago she negotiated directly with Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob about investing in the Weinstein company.
News & Views Finally, new sexual harassment policies for political staffers Just two days after Barnaby Joyce (finally) resigned citing a sexual harassment complaint filed against him as the final straw the Department of Finance is reviewing its sexual harassment policy.
News & Views The truth about what happened at an exclusive men-only charity dinner The Presidents Club Charity Dinner is ostensibly a worthy annual event but an expose in the Financial Times by Madison Marriage shows its sleazy core.
Ed's Blog Too late to complain? Stop whingeing? No thanks, Germaine. Germaine Greer has admonished women for whingeing about sexual assault after the fact saying it’s too late to complain. #MeToo
News & Views The fact the Aziz Ansari situation is complicated is exactly the point. A 3000 word essay written by Grace* published on Babe.net about her evening with Aziz Ansari has sparked a thousand comment pieces.
Ed's Blog #MeToo, #TimesUp & why 2018 is off to a cracking start A year ago, considering that virtually every female who attended the Golden Globes would rally together in solidarity for women was unthinkable. #TimesUp
News & Views Before #MeToo wasn’t that long ago & the consequences remain devastating. Has #MeToo really changed anything for victims of sexual harassment? An attempted smear campaign against Amy Taeuber suggests not.
Ed's Blog In 2014 Time magazine proposed banning the word ‘feminism’. Now look. Feminism has been designated the 2017 word of the year by Merriam Webster dictionary. It’s extraordinary to consider Time proposed banning it in 2014.
News & Views ‘It isn’t shocking, it’s commonplace’: Kate Jenkins on sexual harassment Kate Jenkins says workplace sexual harassment is not a historic phenomenon nor simply a US problem. It’s rife here and can be tackled.
News & Views Is today a turning point for allegations against powerful men? There is no stopping the momentum of women speaking out about being sexually harassed by powerful men. Could today be a turning point?
News & Views Is it possible to eradicate sexual harassment in workplaces? Harvey Weinstein, Don Burke and the #MeToo movement have revealed the true extent of sexual harassment in workplaces. Can we eradicate it?
