Tag: Gender

Julia Gillard gave the keynote address at a Victorian Women’s Trust event in Melbourne this last weekend. She said the nation has nothing to fear about having a genuine conversation…

Australian boardrooms and C-suites are talking more about promoting gender balance in the top ranks but are still doing very little. “The rhetoric for change is getting louder but it’s…

Younger professional men have different understandings of ambition and different ideals of fatherhood. If they’re unable to change their organizations to allow time for family life, they will leave. Today, managing…

The issue of women climbing the ladder in business is big news if today’s Australian Financial Review (AFR) is anything to go by. Today’s AFR contains several major stories centred…

The Business Council of Australia have set a 10 year target of women holding 50 per cent of senior jobs and board seats. Their report Increasing the Number of Women…

Ernst and Young has released a report called Women in Leadership – in his own words. It is based on interviews with nine leading Australian business leaders in the public and private sectors….

One of the main findings from the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report is that Australia ranks number 1 for educating women yet ranks 52nd in the world for…

An interesting discussion about merit in Australia: http://theconversation.com/the-myth-of-merit-and-unconscious-bias-18876 This article is a thought provoking commentary on women in leadership in the both politics and large corporates. Why are we not…

An article from the BBC about how in the US more women are becoming the sole or major breadwinner and the impact that has on families, business and politics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24540484…

Leading Australian organisations are being urged to stop talking and start working on improving the gender diversity in their leadership ranks as a way to benefit and boost their business….