Leadership “We need to back ourselves”: Michelle Deshong on the rise of Aboriginal women leaders “We need to back ourselves,” Michelle Deshong on the rise of Aboriginal women leaders, ahead of the 2017 She Leads conference.
Ed's Blog What a morning with Quentin Bryce taught me. Life advice from Quentin Bryce. What I learned after a morning with the author of Dear Quentin on childcare, motherhood, resilience and sexism.
Leadership Why you can’t succeed pretending to be something – or someone – you’re not. You can’t succeed pretending to be someone you’re not. When people no longer know what you stand for they will question your intentions and credibility.
News & Views A memo to the 14 chairmen of ASX200 companies without a single female director. There are 14 companies on the ASX200 without a singe female director. The chairs from 53 leading companies talk about why women on boards matters.
News & Views A fearless girl stares down Wall Street’s Charging Bull A fearless girl stares down Wall Street’s Charging Bull to draw attention to the dearth of women on boards on International Women’s Day.
Ed's Blog How do I really feel about International Women’s Day? Underwhelmed. International Women’s Day attracts so much attention but it doesn’t amount to substantive change. Platitudes don’t help gender equality.
News & Views Top tier female managers earn $93,000 less than their male peers. A report released by Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and WGEA shows the pay gap in Australia means women managers earn $93,000 less than male managers.
Soapbox The Problem With Returning To Work After A Baby The problem with returning to work after a baby when you have a new boss, a new team and you are the only person working part-time.
Leadership How to conquer the Boys Club Jenny Morris is a psychologist and culture change expert, who has spent years coaching and mentoring women in the workplace to conquer the boys club.
Ed's Blog Try to spot the women on the Forbes power list There are 71 people on Forbes‘ annual list of the most powerful people in the world released today; just six of them are women.
News & Views Mad Men working style: Why we’re still failing to harness female talent Labor may have “ditched the witch”, but does the ejection of Julia Gillard from her seat of power close the book on the debate about sexism that she championed and the role of women in leadership? Our first female prime minister is gone, but the feminist challenges she raised, and the battles she fought, are far from forgotten.