Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: childcare, Flexibility at Work, Gender Balance, Media, Women in Leadership
Last week I asked to participate in a panel discussion on Lateline Business (ABC1) on the current economic climate and the challenges for small business and women in business. You can view what I had to say here: I’m often asked how I manage to get this sort of media coverage – and I think […]
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: Offers
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: Career Management, childcare, Family Motherhood and Home, feminine leadership, Gender Balance, Women in Leadership, working women, worklifebalance
It could be just my interpretation, but I loath the term “mother guilt”. It seems to me that labels like this do nothing to support the self-confidence of mothers – and it’s certainly not a draw card for career-minded women deciding whether and when to embark on parenting. My sentiment was evoked when, speaking at […]
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: Gender Balance, Quotas, Women on boards
The Government has announced an extension of its election promise to have women appointed to 40 per cent of government board positions by enforce gender quotas on the boards of its major business operations – including NBN Co, Australia Post, Medibank, Australian Rail Track Corporation, Australian Submarine Corporation, Defence Housing Australia and the Australian Government […]
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: Career Management, Employers
This year 7,100 people voted to determine Australia and New Zealand’s top 20 Dream Employers of choice. So who made the list? Here’s the Top 10: Google Self-employed Virgin Group Qantas Apple Microsoft OMD The Walt Disney Company BHP Billiton Getaway (And you can access the full list here.) Did you employer make the list? […]
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Posted on 11 October 2011. Tags: Gender Balance, Women on boards
The Reibey Institute released its annual research last week, noting amongst many findings that for the second year running over the past 3 and 5 year periods, ASX500 companies with women directors on their boards delivered significantly higher Return on Equity (ROE) than those companies without women directors – up to 8.7% higher in fact. […]
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