Toni Bowers has written a wonderful blog on sexism in the workplace, highlighting the many forms work-related sexism can take, and the possible existence of glass walls between lateral roles and similarly ranked colleagues. When you look at the stats for women in leadership, or how often we get ignored for a promotion, you can forget that […]
Tag Archive | "The Glass Ceiling"
Glass ceilings, glass walls? The pernicious presence of workplace sexism, and it’s impact
Posted on 07 June 2010.
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Women getting on boards – Congratulations
Posted on 06 June 2010.
We’re five months into 2010 and already 14 women have been appointed onto boards. The ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines will be changing soon in regards to gender diversity, and companies are finally taking a serious look at their talented women. The constant work of organisations such as Women on Boards, who notified me of these exciting […]
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Fantastic blog by Deborah May, and gathering our stories of cultural resistance and scrutiny for female leaders
Posted on 06 June 2010.
I just got the Advancing Women newsletter, and it contained a piece by the wonderful Deborah May that took my breath away. Of course, I know that effective and successful women are often moved, sidelined or cast aside for a male coworker. And I know from personal experience, and the stories of my peers and the sphinxx […]
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Seven Secrets of Highly Successful US Business women – and I’m talking world leading successful women
Posted on 31 May 2010.
“We knew we had to be twice as good, twice as reliable, and twice as tough-minded as the bright young men who surrounded us, and we worked like horses to prove our worth” – Ellen Kaden senior vice president, law and government affairs at Campbell Soup. Check out the Forbes Article here about the trailblazers of the last […]
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CALL OUT: Have you experienced the gender pay gap first hand?
Posted on 25 May 2010.
A major Australian women’s mag will be including an article on the gender pay gap and is looking for women to share their stories… do you have an experience you could share?In the past have had women come to me from accounting firms, law firms, corporates, financial services and just about every other industry to […]
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Exciting new program, BIG step forward
Posted on 11 May 2010.
In November the Australian Institute of Company Directors announced that board diversity was an issue, so what are they doing about the fixing this issue? The Institute has launched is new initiative designed to achieve greater representation of women on boards.Mr Colvin said that the Australian Institute of Company Directors strongly advocated diversity on boards and […]
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