Posted on 08 November 2010. Tags: Best Practices, Career Management, Flexibility at Work, The Glass Ceiling, Women in Leadership
A new study into the flexibility practices of the accounting sector has been undertaken to determine why this profession – in which women have long dominated at the graduate level – is still failing to attain significant female representation at partnership ranks. The study was undertaken by the New Zealand Ministry for Women and reviewed workplace practices […]
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Posted on 02 November 2010. Tags: The Glass Ceiling, Women on boards
Those of you who have heard me speak about the dearth of women in leadership roles in Australia will know that as a country girl I love drawing a parallel between the heifer ratio on working farms and the corresponding number on our boards… so it was with great interest that I read that Kay […]
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: Bias & stereotypes, Quotas, The Glass Ceiling
Off the back of news this week that the former prime minister of Canada, Kim Campbell has she wants gender parity in Canadian politics comes another wave of rationale for why we don’t need quotas for women. According to Campbell, sex is “the fundamental category where parity ought to be assured” and her plan is […]
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Posted on 21 October 2010. Tags: Feminism, Jen Dalitz speaking, The Glass Ceiling
This week I had the good fortune to address this Women in Transactions forum and what a dynamic and inspiring group it was: 60 intelligent, ambitious and optimistic women from many different organisations, all in the one room! Rather than a pity party about all the obstacles women face in advancing to leadership roles, this […]
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Posted on 19 October 2010. Tags: Diversity, Policies Employers Need to Know Legally, The Glass Ceiling
I received a note from Sarah at the EEO Trust in New Zealand asking if we could supply a quick summary of the key points in the new ASX corporate governance guidelines relating to gender diversity reporting. Here’s the summary we’ve prepared which may also be of assistance to you in planning how your organisation […]
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Posted on 13 October 2010. Tags: Best Practices, Diversity, Employers, Quotas, Supporting women worldwide, The Glass Ceiling
At an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce gathering in Sydney this week Westpac Chief Gail Kelly announced a new target to lift female representation in the Bank’s top 10% leadership ranks from the 33% of present to 40% by 2014. Speaking at the same event, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and prominant board director Catherine Livingstone also […]
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