News & Views Female leaders pen letter to PM: ‘Don’t forget women in the next budget’ A number of female leaders have signed a letter addressed to the Prime Minister urging him to fix workplace gender inequality.
News & Views Women ask for pay rises & promotions as often as men: McKinsey & Lean In confirm The fifth annual McKinsey & Lean In survey provides a snapshot of life in corporate America for women. It shows discrimination remains rife.
News & Views ‘It’s not you, it’s the workplace’: New book confirms how senior women are unfairly treated The authors of a new book: ‘It’s not you, it’s the workplace: Women’s conflict at work and the bias that built it’ confirms women aren’t broken.
News & Views ‘My worst fears were realised’: Envato accused of failing working mothers after multiple resignations Former employees at Australian tech darling Envato have criticised the startup for how it handles mothers returning to work.
Partner Content ‘If you don’t ask, they can’t say yes’: Meet Louise Pascale and LJ Loch of Outspoken Women Louise Pascale and LJ Loch have long shared a vision for propelling more women into leadership, raising their voices and making them visible.
News & Views ‘Slow & steady’ improvements but men still earning average 21.3% more than women The latest WGEA data shows that while we might be moving in the right direction the pace of change for women is glacial and there are potholes aplenty.
News & Views New research confirms millennial men are leading a backlash against women’s rights A landmark national survey about social attitudes to sexism & gender inequality by the University of Canberra reveals some uncomfortable truths.
News & Views New survey shows sexual harassment is rife, complaints are ignored & women fear for their jobs A new survey on workplace sexual harassment found that almost 75 percent of women who complained to their employer were not satisfied with the outcome.
News & Views What happens when a man & a woman swap email signatures? ‘It sucks’. When a man & a woman swap email signatures for two weeks? Martin R. Schneider @SchneidRemarks & Nicole Hallberg @NickyKnacks discovered it sucks.
Life Six career lessons from women in movies There’s a lack of fictional women in top jobs across film and television, especially given the fact less than 30% of the speaking parts in Hollywood blockbusters are given to women.
Money Pay rise request rejected? Tips on what to do next You’ve done your research and you’ve finally plucked up the courage to ask your boss for a pay rise, only to have your request denied.
Money Looking for a new job? Negotiate your salary before you say yes How many times have you attempted to negotiate your salary package before saying ‘yes’ to a job that you desperately wanted? Chances are, like plenty of women, you simply said “thanks, I’ll take it” without any discussion or further thought about the salary you have just been offered.
