Posted on 18 October 2011. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Gender Balance, Good Guys, sponsors, Women in Leadership
Fifteen of Australia’s top CEOs have produced a business letter outlining their experiences in elevating the representation of women in leadership, stimulating thought and discussion on the issue. What is unusual of the report though – and what we’ve come to expect from the gender balance debate – is the absence of women contributors. Instead, […]
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: Career Management, Family Motherhood and Home, pay equity, Salary and remuneration
The link between parenting and pay has been demonstrated in a study that shows postponing motherhood leads to an increase in women’s earnings of 9% per year of delay, according to Amalia R. Miller of the University of Virginia. As you might expect, the wage advantage was largest for college-educated women who have the potential […]
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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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