Ed's Blog We’ll now be waiting even longer for gender equality: 134 years It’s the wait that keeps getting longer, globally. But Australia has a slight win, up two places on the gender equality country ranking.
News & Views Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon is the only Australian named in the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders for 2024 Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon has been selected as part of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader 2024 class.
News & Views We need ‘intention, integrity, courage’ on climate: Sophia Hamblin Wang at the World Economic Forum Climate technologist Sophia Hamblin Wang has just returned to Australia after attending and participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Climate Conservationist Jane Goodall urges leaders to act on climate change in Davos British conservationist Jane Goodall hopes to “reach into a few hearts” amid climate change talks at the 54th World Economic Forum (WEF).
News & Views Ashleigh Streeter-Jones to represent young Australians at upcoming World Economic Forum Founder of Raise Our Voice Australia Ashleigh Streeter-Jones is the only young representative from Australia to join the World Economic Forum.
News & Views As another male-dominated G20 meeting looms, it must take the opportunity to address women’s empowerment Men will dominate the next G20 meeting, to be held in Indonesia in November. But this year, there are calls to strengthen women’s empowerment
Climate Two Australian women named among World Economic Forum’s 108 Young Global Leaders Carbon utilisation expert Sophia Hamblin Wang has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders for 2022.
News & Views Australia has fallen way behind on the Global Gender Gap ranking Australia has slipped backwards in the Global Gender Gap Index, with the World Economic Forum ranking Australia at number 50.
News & Views At this rate, Australian women will wait 101 years for gender equality: Financy And really, 2030 is ambition. It’s more like 100+ years to wait for gender equality globally. Here’s the situation in Australia.
News & Views Is factoring in the arts crucial to a great career in STEM? STEM of STEAM? There are calls that arts should be better factored in when considering great STEM careers of the future. Not all are convinced.
News & Views The ‘wait’ for leadership parity won’t happen with the number of female CEOs going backwards The number of female CEOs leading ASX 200 organisations has gone backwards, dropping from 14 to 12 over the past year. Waiting for centuries is pointless.
News & Views How the Australian budget process is failing women Australia needs a gender responsive budget & we need it yesterday because Australian women are falling way behind in terms of economic security.
