Business The best CEOs for women can’t all be men, here’s why Can the best CEOs for women be men? One ranking this week compiled by jobs site, Comparably suggested just that, but we’re not buying it.
News & Views ‘I could no longer live in Syria or Iraq if I wanted to feel safe’: Dana Al Samaan ‘I could not live in Syria or Iraq if I wanted to feel safe’: Dana Al Samaan reflects on making a new ‘safe’ life in Australia on World Refugee Day.
Entrepreneurs I quit my six-figure salary & corporate career to study Champagne in France. “Once upon a time I had a career in corporate banking and finance, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that money didn’t light my fire. I quit my six-figure salary to study Champagne in France.” Kyla Kirkpatrick writes.
Entrepreneurs Fortune Magazine reports women received just 2.2% of venture capital in 2017 Fortune Magazine reports that all-women teams received just $1.9 billion of the $85 billion total venture capital invested in 2017 which is 2.2%.
Soapbox 6 ways you can help a woman running her own business Christie Whitehill shares 6 ways you can help a woman running her own business. Showing support is a little thing that can make a big impact.
News & Views The curious case of a female CEO being paid far less than the man before her The new Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate will earn $1.35million a year while Ahmed Fahour took home $5.6million for the same job.
News & Views A lesson from the Uber CEO resigning? Accept sexual harassment in your workplace at your peril. A lesson from the Uber CEO resigning? Allow sexual harassment in your workplace at your peril. Susan Fowler spoke out and Travis Kalanick has had to leave.
Business The perfect antidote to Uber? Shebah. Australia’s first all-female ride share. Sick of Uber? Shebah is the first all female ride share service in Australia, which was founded by Georgina McEnroe. All drivers and passengers are women.
Profiles How one teacher has built a business empowering 20,000 teenage girls. Former teacher Danielle Miller explains how to empower teenage girls through her business Enlighten Education which has reached 20,000 teenagers.
Leadership How to be the CEO: Advice from a woman who knows. Sharon Rowlands says being a female ceo is hard but rewarding. She says aspiring leaders need to build their network, know their weaknesses & play the game.
Advice Why you have to ‘earn’ a sponsor 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.
Business From stem cell biologist to leading venture capitalist: Meet Elaine Stead Completing a PhD in biochemistry is no small feat, nor is filing a patent that is licensed to a biotechnology company.