Posted on 11 May 2010. Tags: Diversity, Employers, Good Guys, Mentoring; News, The Glass Ceiling
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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Posted on 20 April 2010. Tags: Diversity, The Glass Ceiling
Despite findings by a variety of sources that more women on boards and exec teams have a positive impact on the bottom line, there is a lingering concern regarding the drop in share prices seen by several businesses after they have improved their gender diversity. Andrew O’Connell has published “Why stock price drops when women join […]
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Posted on 13 April 2010. Tags: Best Practices, Career Management, Diversity, News
The Catalyst Awards are coming up again, and if your organisation has implemented a women’s program and are getting results, don’t miss the chance to get recognised for the work you’ve done for equality. Not only does facilitating more gender diversity create better business results, it also leads the trend to more appropriately employ, promote and retain […]
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Posted on 08 April 2010. Tags: Diversity, Employers
Gender parity, despite its undisputed business benefits appears not to be a priority in a report recently published by Bains and Company. The article note only outlines this finding, but also delivers some highly intriguing stats when it explores how men and women view the same policy, or life decisions. Here’s a taste of the article: “While […]
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Posted on 31 March 2010. Tags: Diversity, Heroes (women leaders)
This was the parting message from Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, the Governor General of Australia in her keynote presentation at yesterday’s inaugural CEDA Women in Leadership series. “I am very happy about the gender balance here today – it makes my heart sing”, Her Excellency began, acknowledging the collective potential of the mostly-female […]
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Posted on 30 March 2010. Tags: Diversity, The Glass Ceiling
The quota debate is a big one – and it’s intimidating to get involved in. Opinions on whether or quotas are the best way forward to executive gender diversity are often strongly held, and from experience I know these arguments can get emotional very quickly. It can also be challenging to argue about the issue […]
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