women in leadership

Shadow Minister for Human Services and Prevention of Family Violence, Linda Burney knows a thing or two about making it in politics against adversity.

Kelly Quirk reflects on why a female CEO remains so rare in Australia. 75% of employers now have a gender equality strategy but only 31.4% measure outcomes.

Fran Caratti had been out of the workforce for 3 years after adopting her niece. She struggled to find work until landing a spot in EY’s Reconnect program.

Men behaving badly: A New York Times report indicates 201 prominent men in America have lost their jobs and less than half have been replaced by women.

Five months ago, Merren McArthur was appointed CEO of Tigerair Australia, the low cost carrier of the Virgin Australia Group.

The belief that women are more emotional remains one of the strongest gender stereotypes. And yet it seems we ought to ask are men too emotional to lead?

PM Scott Morrison has today nominated ABC director, Kirstin Ferguson to take on the role of acting chair following Justin Milne’s resignation yesterday. 

Fairfax Media reports that it’s alleged that ABC Chair Justin Milne’s described Michelle Guthrie as “the missus” and called women “chicks” and “babes”. 

Australia lost one of its most high profile female leaders, with ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie sacked from the role yesterday.

The ABC Board have removed Michelle Guthrie after saying it was “not in the best interests of the ABC for Ms Guthrie to continue to lead the organisation”.