Why the Government is wrong to reduce the childcare rebate – and why it will mean fewer women in senior roles
Posted on 30 August 2011.
I’m deeply concerned about by the government’s announcement that the childcare rebate is to be reduced (yes – you read right: reduced!). As you’ll be aware, I recently co-founded the Make Care Fair lobby aimed at increasing childcare support and flexibility for Australian families… and yet the government has just announced plans to cut the […]
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Why don’t women support one another…. or do they? I’m Head Over Heels for this business network
Posted on 30 August 2011.
I’m often asked “wouldn’t there be more women at the top of the food chain if they’d all just help one another?” Some of you will know that I’ve long held a view on The Rapunzels and The Ladderkickers (The Rapunzels are the ones you want to work with)… and last week I had the […]
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Top 10 Tips | The Low Hanging Fruit for Healthier Workplaces
Posted on 23 August 2011.
This is a sponsored post from Fruit At Work – enjoy a 2 week trial at 50% discount for fresh fruit, delivered direct to your office With all those Apples and Blackberries dominating desks, you would think the Australian workplace is brimming with health. But in a wakeup call to employers, Fruit at Work’s latest […]
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10 questions for Gloria Steinem on feminism, the fight for equality and what she’s learned along the way
Posted on 19 August 2011.
Gloria Steinem paved the way for feminism around the world and now, at age 77, she’s as committed as ever to the belief that women deserve an equal footing to men… but according to Steinem we’re not there yet. In this interview Australia’s own Belinda Luscombe, an editor-at-large of TIME magazine examines how Steinem has […]
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Ambition is not a dirty word for women in emerging markets
Posted on 16 August 2011.
Do you describe yourself as very ambitious? We know that 3 out of 4 women in the sphinxx network describe themselves as ambitious… but very ambitious? Turns out professional ambition is extraordinarily high among women in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, as well as in the United Arab Emirates, say Sylvia […]
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Would you speak out about inappropriate behaviour or bullying at work? Why most women don’t.
Posted on 16 August 2011.
“So who here would like to fu#% Jane* tonight?” This is the example one woman gave me to illustrate the culture of bullying and harassment in her team. It happened at a sales dinner with her all-male colleagues and two male clients. The question emerged in the restaurant, after dinner and the consumption of an abundance […]