Posted on 27 September 2010.
For those of you responsible for measuring and managing the number of women in senior roles in your workplace, you won’t want to miss the launch of the 2010 EOWA census results. This is the official measure of women in leadership in Australia and feeds into the Catalyst international reporting metrics. Mike Smith, CEO and […]
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Posted on 27 September 2010.
Much is said about the gender diversity quotas introduced to Norway’s boardrooms since the 40% quota was introduced in 2005. But I find in the presentations I deliver that surprisingly little is known about this poster child country for gender equity and the path it followed to achieving the more than 40% of women on […]
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Posted on 23 September 2010.
Anne Lauvergeon is one alarmingly impressive woman. Not only is she the CEO of Areva, but the energy industry is notorious for poor female representation – an issue she has worked to counter and she explains in this article exactly why it’s worth it. Her thoughts are especially timely given the French lower house has […]
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Posted on 23 September 2010.
I was thrilled to receive Kate’s email yesterday announcing she had taken out the ACT Telstra Businesswoman Award for 2010. Many of you know Kate Sykes – she has been a speaker at Ascend – and CareerMums, that seeks to help parents re-enter the workforce. I’m sure you’ll agree with me that Kate is a […]
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Posted on 23 September 2010.
Bain & Company has just released a brief titled “Level the playing field: A call for action on gender parity in Australia” outlines key findings in relation to attitudes of men and women towards gender parity. Based on the results of an extensive survey of 1200 members of the Australian business community, the study found […]
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Posted on 23 September 2010.
One in 12 women has felt sexually harassed in the workplace but less than half have reported it to another member of staff, according to a recent survey of 1,500 women conducted by HR consultancy Reabur. The research found that women often did not report sexual harassment because they felt it would affect their future […]
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