See me on Lateline Business regarding EOWA women in leadership stats and the need for organizations to take more risks in appointing women
Posted on 07 October 2010.
Yesterday I was interviewed by Andrew Roberston, senior reporter for Lateline business, about the lack of progress for women aspiring to leadership roles. You can access the interview here. The point that I think is important to understand when it comes to women in leadership is that serious change requires an element of risk taking […]
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Want to boost Australia’s GDP by 11 percent? The answer is to tap into Australia’s hidden resource – our women.
Posted on 06 October 2010.
New research by Goldman Sachs JBWere finds that whilst some progress has been made in Australia towards gender equality, we’re still have two thirds to go. And the estimated value for closing the gender equity gap is 11%! “A large gulf exists in the historical measures of male and female productivity growth in Australia. Male […]
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Almost 50 years after it became illegal to pay women less than men, women still face lower wages and fewer managerial opportunities than men during the past decade – but there is some good news
Posted on 06 October 2010.
The US study released last week — called “Women in Management: Analysis of Female Managers’ Representation, Characteristics, and Pay,” — found that women in 2007 made up 40 percent of managers and 49 percent of nonmanagers in 13 industries that account for most of the U.S. workforce. In 2000, the breakdown for women was 39 […]
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2010 Census of Women in Leadership shows curb in downward trend but little change for women in leadership roles in Australia
Posted on 06 October 2010.
The long awaited bi-annual census results of women in leadership roles in Australia have been released today by EOWA, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. Following a downward trend in almost every category in the 2008 results, the 2010 census results have been eagerly awaited. The good news is the downward trend […]
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Australian research finds ASX500 companies with women directors deliver higher return to shareholders
Posted on 06 October 2010.
The Reibey Institute, a newly founded Australian research centre focused on women’s leadership issues, released it’s first research note today noting amongst many preliminary findings that 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. […]
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The amazing JK Rowling, the brilliant mind behind Harry Potter and role model to women around the world
Posted on 06 October 2010.
What is there not to find inspiring about JK Rowling? The rags to riches story? The brilliant mind? Her ability to push on and believe in herself when publisher after publisher knocked back her manuscript? We all know how the story ends – and in the process of realising her own dream Jo Rowling has […]
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