Tag: Women in the workforce

How inherently biased are you? Are you aware of your inherent biases? How can you overcome them? “Harvard University has created The Implicit Association Test (IAT) to measure attitudes and…

The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has just released its quarterly report on gender equality progress in the ASX 200. How does your employer rank? Almost twelve months ago…

The latest COAG report highlights the need to address pay equity for women, as well as boys’ lower attainment at school. As Mikaelewa Amberber, a Year 10 student at Sydney Girls High School says:…

One way of increasing productivity in Australia’s economy is to increase the labour force participation rates of women. Interestingly, due to the cultural and economic similarities with Australia, this article discusses…

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…

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 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…

I’m a post-graduate tertiary educated woman in my thirties with over 10 years experience at two very well known large corporates. I have enjoyed an amazing career to date having…