News & Views Uber board member makes sexist joke. At a company event to address sexual harassment. Uber board member David Bonderman has made a sexist joke to Arianna Huffington at a company wide meeting to address sexual harassment.
Ed's Blog Sam Mostyn: Why I am proud to have been a quota appointment on the AFL. Sam Mostyn: Why I am proud to have been a quota appointment on the AFL. That is controversial to say but I knew I was qualified.
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 Women on boards: sick of hearing about it yet? German Chancellor Angela Merkel is losing patience, and I think many of us here in Australia can relate.
News & Views Career zigzagging may put women off the leadership path A pipeline of female talent is available for board positions, but may appear narrower than it actually is due to traditional ideas of what a “board ready” candidate actually looks like.
Ed's Blog Hope alone won’t boost the number of women on boards New research confirms that hope alone will not boost the representation of women on boards.
Ed's Blog Cabinet is bad. Big business is not much better. Less than two weeks after the new government unveiled a Cabinet with just one woman, we learn that the representation of women in our biggest organisations remains a low priority.
Business How Fortescue Metals became the second ASX company in Australia’s history to have a board dominated by women A few years ago Fortescue Metals Group was the last ASX50 company to have an all-male board.