Appointments Lina Khan is the 32-year old chair of the US Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan has just become the chair of America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC). On Tuesday, Khan was confirmed and sworn in.
Business 10 companies pledge to achieve 40% women in executive leadership by 2030, including ANZ & Ramsay Healthcare Ten companies have become signatories to the investor-led 40:40 Vision initiative, pledging to improve gender balance in their leadership.
News & Views French parliament unanimously votes in favour of gender quotas for executive leadership In an historic vote, France’s National Assembly last week voted to require companies to introduce gender quotas on executive teams.
News & Views Women thinkers resetting the global agenda in 2021 We’ve selected leading global thinkers, who are shifting conversations through their scholarship, advocacy, writing and campaigning.
News & Views Dr Kerry Chant named NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant was named the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year on Wednesday morning.
News & Views Early success prompts expansion of mentoring program for women surf life savers At Surf Life Savign Australia, women make up just over 20 per cent of leadership roles but a mentoring program is changing that.
News & Views Seiko Hashimoto appointed president of Tokyo Olympics committee Hashimoto will replace 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, who was forced to resign after making sexist comments about women in boardrooms.
Leadership Mathuri Santhi-Morgan’s pursuit of visibility for intercultural women & girls Mathuri Santhi-Morgan, founder of GIRLS Rising Up, is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons podcast.
Business Sue Houghton appointed QBE Australia Pacific chief executive Sue Houghton has been appointed as QBE Insurance Group’s new chief executive for the Australia Pacific region.
News & Views Dr Kirstin Ferguson only Australian named in global top thinkers list Dr Kirstin Ferguson is the only Australian to have been named in a list of 30 international leadership and management “thinkers to watch” for 2021.
News & Views These are the women nominated for Australian of the Year It’s not long now until the 2021 Australian of the Year is announced, so here are the women who have been nominated for the national award.
News & Views ‘The answer lies in our communities’: Hayley McQuire is leading an Indigenous education transformation from the ground up Hayley McQuire is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.
