I’ve been asked a number of times over the last few months what I think about quotas on boards. For the longest time it was a notion I’ve felt incredibly uncomfortable with – the idea that others may …
Time is now for more women on boards: Nicola Wakefield Evans to chair 30% Club
Nicola Wakefield Evans has been appointed Chair of the 30% Club Australia, and will lead the organisation as it aims to achieve its target of 30% women on boards at ASX 200 companies by the end of the…
The best CEOs for women can’t all be men, here’s why
Can the best CEOs for women be men? One ranking this week suggested just that. Out of a list of the top 50 CEOs for women, compiled by job site Comparably, only four were female: Accenture’s Julie Sw…
Gerry Harvey joins the chorus of men bemoaning the push for more women on boards
Two things in the aftermath of Catherine Brenner’s resignation from AMP were obvious and disappointing. The unabashed sexism was shocking but so too was the silence from corporate Australia in respons…
Quotas are critical: Global Women’s Summit President Irene Natividad
Quotas are the key to getting more women into corporate leadership roles according to the Global Summit of Women President Irene Natividad. Speaking at the 2018 Summit, dubbed ‘Davos for women&#…
When no woman of ‘merit’ has been found in 28 years
Is it gumption or ignorance? ARB is Australia’s largest manufacturer and distributor of four-wheel drive accessories and it remains one of only six ASX200 companies without a single female on it…
From the Air Force, to law, to CEO to board director: Meet Dr Kirstin Ferguson
No one else at the all-girls private school she attended in Sydney had ever done it but that didn’t deter Dr Kirstin Ferguson. Nor did a careers counsellor who tried to discourage her. At age 17 she e…
David Gonski is “diametrically opposed” to quotas. Carol Schwartz says they’re the “only answer”.
Business leader David Gonski is “diametrically opposed” to the idea of legislating on gender quotas. “Legislation should not be telling private companies who to put on their boards, nor how many of a …
Uber board member makes sexist joke. At a company event to address sexual harassment.
Uber has been embroiled in a series of allegations of sexual harassment and sexism in recent months. It is part of the reason the chief executive, Travis Kalanick, announced on Tuesday he will take a …
Sam Mostyn: Why I am proud to have been a quota appointment on the AFL.
Sam Mostyn is one of Australia’s most prolific and successful female non-executive directors. She sits on boards including Virgin Australia, Citigroup, Transurban Group, Sydney Swans and Cover-M…
