Leading human rights and public law expert Tessa van Duyn has been appointed CEO and Practice Leader of the Melbourne-based law firm, Moores. Moores proudly boasts no gender pay gap, a practice leade…
Julia Gillard’s new book to examine women and leadership
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is writing a new book with economist, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Women and Leadership, for Penguin Australia that will be published in July. I am delight…
Malala meets Greta: ‘She’s the only friend I’d skip school for’
Two of the most influential young women in the world have met at the University of Oxford to discuss their activism. Teenage climate activist, Greta Thunberg, met human rights activist Malala Yousafza…
What organising an Invasion Day rally taught me about solidarity
The areas now commonly referred to as the Hunter Valley, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are located around two hours North of Sydney and, depending on where you draw your lines, cross the unceded lands …
Maybe there are plenty of women on ‘boards’ (just not where anyone is looking)
On the second Tuesday of each month, a bunch of board members pore over pages of financial statements, make capex and opex decisions, and discuss how to include Aboriginal culture as part of the busin…
At 34, Sanna Marin became world’s youngest PM. Australia should take note
At the end of 2019, 34 year old Sanna Marin became the Prime Minister of Finland and the youngest government leader in the world. Marin was selected as leader of the Social Democrats, the largest part…
No more “dreams of dinosaurs”, time for new leaders: Filmmaker Lynette Wallworth accepts Crystal Award
Award-winning Australian filmmaker, artist and director Lynette Wallworth accepted a Crystal Award for global cultural leadership at Davos on Monday, taking the opportunity to call for new leadership …
Greece’s top judge to be elected first female president
Greece is set to elect its first female president, as centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates the country’s top judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, for the role. Sakellaropoulou, 63, …
Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic role
Pope Francis has appointed a woman to a senior managerial position in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time in the Catholic Church’s history. Dr Francesca Di Giovanni, an Italia…
100 women in STEMM from 33 countries are heading to Antarctica. Here’s part of what they’ll learn about leadership
Julia May and Sarah Anderson are heading off to Antarctica this week with 98 other women as part of the Homeward Bound expedition, supporting women in STEMM. Below are some of the leadership lessons t…
