Every week I receive literally dozens of links on recommended reading, article alerts and just plain old emails from readers like you pointing out something you’ve liked – which is great because it makes a little easier and a LOT more interesting! I thought I’d start sharing some of my favorites each week, which I […]
Tag Archive | "Women in Leadership"
Some of my favorite reading this week: Seeking Meritocracy in Silicon Valley; Women in Media; Life at Oprah’s Leadership Acadamey; Straight White Men Are Not Oppressed
Posted on 29 November 2011.
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Are people your greatest asset? Then your executive and board must include people expertise, and that probably means more women
Posted on 11 November 2011.
I have a question: if people really are the greatest asset in any business (as many would say), why is it that HR professionals are paid less than those who manage the financial, property and operational assets of almost any business? Why do the so-called “soft skills” and “support roles” harbor less pay, promotional prospects […]
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Women Make Excellent Entrepreneurs in the Digital Age – and this is why!
Posted on 03 November 2011.
This article by Nellie Akalp tells us what we already know about women entrepreurs: they are thriving in the new economy and this is why: The growth in women-owned businesses can partly be attributed to sheer necessity: increasingly, families must rely on a dual-income household and many women find escape constraints of paid employment by […]
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Are you businessowner? Could you share your experience to help other women in business?
Posted on 03 November 2011.
The Australian Women Chamber of Commerce is conducting the first Women in Research national research project is calling for women in business to stand up and be counted! You can poll anonymously or you have the option to win prizes to the total value of more than $8,000 by entering your details. It takes just […]
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The Superwoman Myth – and why it applies just as much to men as to women
Posted on 31 October 2011.
“It seems that “having it all” – or, if you prefer, “doing it all” – is no longer a question of “can she?” or “can’t she?”. It is a fact of life”, says Rachel Hills in her weekend article in Sunday Life on The Superwoman Myth. Hot on the heels of Sarah-Jessica Parker’s new movie […]
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Australia’s first female Prime Minister and Governor General to greet Queen as new equal rights for female royals tabled
Posted on 18 October 2011.
For the first time in history, Australia’s Monarch Queen Elizabeth II will be greeted here by a female Prime Minister and a female Governor General at a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting that will have a special focus on women in leadership roles, and a discussion on British plans to change the royal succession laws […]
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