In 2015 we published this brilliant op-ed from Jane Caro on why the faux adoration of women on Mother’s Day riles her. It remains the best piece we’ve published on the subject and is as ap…
“I see you, I hear you, I believe in you”: Ten words that changed Layne Beachley’s life
For the first eight years of Layne Beachley‘s surfing career she supported herself financially without any help and it was tough. She had four jobs, worked 60 hours a week waiting tables, sellin…
Susan Alberti’s life is a lesson in resilience, self-belief & overcoming the odds
Pick a chapter, any chapter, in the life of Susan Alberti and you will discover any number of heartrending personal tragedies, jaw-dropping professional endeavours and a series of extraordinary crusad…
The 10 women YOU believe set the agenda in 2017
We asked you to wrap up the year 2017 and 950 of you responded. When asked to name up to three women who you believe helped shaped the year and set the 2017 agenda there was a lot of consistency in yo…
The conversation we need to have about work, parenting & the kids
“Parents’ demanding jobs put children’s mental health at risk” If there is a more panic-evoking headline for working parents I’m not sure I’d like to read it. This headline and accompanying piece stru…
The bravest speech I have ever seen delivered
I have been to a lot of conferences but I have never seen one start like this. A senior woman stood up, in front of a few hundred of her work colleagues, and said she wanted to dispel a myth about dom…
It’s In The Bag: A christmas campaign to support women
I have a confession. I love Christmas, I really really do, but I do feel torn in the lead up to December 25th about balancing the good will of the season with the inevitable proliferation of presents.…
The Daily Telegraph headline making light of men being violent
At first my eyes couldn’t quite believe what they saw. Surely, this isn’t real. Surely, this is a prank. Surely, a fist fight between two men isn’t being used as an excuse to play on…
What is different about minority women’s leadership?
A study which was conducted between 2015 and 2016 by the Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) to explore the underrepresentation of women in minority groups in leadership in Australia and…
From loathing to loving: How I tricked myself into liking my body
I love my body. I love everything about it: its shape, its curves, its dimples. I look at it as a beautiful work of art. Now, that isn’t true. Not even close. But, as the mother of three girls that is…
