Soapbox Why the return of the AFR’s Leadership Awards this year shamefully missed the mark At the AFR’s Women’s Leadership Awards, only one winner was not of Anglo-Saxon heritage, writes Caitlin Figueiredo.
Local The number of women in leadership roles in Victorian sport has doubled since 2017 Women in leadership roles within Victorian sporting organisations has doubled since 2017, according to new research.
News & Views Female small business owners are leading the way in Australia Empowering Australian women-led businesses, overcoming challenges for equality. Insights from successful entrepreneurs.
Climate Only 15 out of the 140 speakers at the COP28 climate summit are women The annual “family photo”, as it has been dubbed at the COP28 World Climate Action Summit, once again contains one glaring omission: women.
News & Views Australia’s female leaders step up in responding to humanitarian crisis in Gaza Australian women have written an open statement on the disproportionate affect the conflict in Gaza is having on women and children.
Leadership Awards The winners of the 2023 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards Here are the ten winners of the 2023 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, named at a ceremony in Melbourne on Friday night.
Climate ‘Australia must stand with us’: Women on climate frontline urge more action Women are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, and yet they’re often the first to take action when disasters strike.
News & Views Tokyo ward’s first female mayor Satoko Kishimoto is taking on male-dominated politics Satoko Kishimoto is Tokyo ward’s first female mayor and she’s bringing ‘radical change’ to Japan’s long history of male-dominated politics.
News & Views Indigenous academic Elisa Loncon elected to re-write Chile’s constitution Mapuche woman Elisa Loncón, was elected by the country’s constitutional delegates to lead a group to draft a new text to replace constitution.
Life It’s time for a new generation of female philanthropists to rise and support refugee women International Women’s Day is an ideal moment for young female leaders to consider where they’d like to make their first start as philanthropists.
News & Views The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond Gender parity and having more women leaders results in more collaboration and paves the way for more inclusive solutions
News & Views There’s a big problem with the Murdoch media no one is talking about — how it treats women leaders There is a renewed discussion about the role of News Corp in Australia. We also need to consider how to the Murdoch press treats women leaders.