HR firm Randstad recently conducted a survey of approximately 400 Australian workers and found that only 40% of the male respondents say their employers, when looking for new managers, take into account the current number of men and women in higher management positions, compared to 25% of female respondents. Randstad chief executive Fred van der […]
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More than 25 percent of Australian employees believe their employer would choose a man over an equally qualified woman
Posted on 03 November 2011.
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2011 Dream Employers announced… so who are our employers of choice?
Posted on 13 October 2011.
This year 7,100 people voted to determine Australia and New Zealand’s top 20 Dream Employers of choice. So who made the list? Here’s the Top 10: Google Self-employed Virgin Group Qantas Apple Microsoft OMD The Walt Disney Company BHP Billiton Getaway (And you can access the full list here.) Did you employer make the list? […]
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Equal Pay Day: Who really cares whether men and women are paid the same, anyway?
Posted on 01 September 2011.
I’m supposed to be at an Equal Pay Day event right now… but I was so cranky that women still earn 17% less than men in equivalent roles that I decided to stay home. Instead of hearing more women speak about how unjust the gap is, and decree another call to action for the female […]
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Why the Government is wrong to reduce the childcare rebate – and why it will mean fewer women in senior roles
Posted on 30 August 2011.
I’m deeply concerned about by the government’s announcement that the childcare rebate is to be reduced (yes – you read right: reduced!). As you’ll be aware, I recently co-founded the Make Care Fair lobby aimed at increasing childcare support and flexibility for Australian families… and yet the government has just announced plans to cut the […]
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Would you speak out about inappropriate behaviour or bullying at work? Why most women don’t.
Posted on 16 August 2011.
“So who here would like to fu#% Jane* tonight?” This is the example one woman gave me to illustrate the culture of bullying and harassment in her team. It happened at a sales dinner with her all-male colleagues and two male clients. The question emerged in the restaurant, after dinner and the consumption of an abundance […]
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Spotlight on the leadership journey for women – CPA Australia networking event – book here
Posted on 16 August 2011.
If you have women on your team, you work in the finance sector – or you’d like to do business with people who do – you might like to attend this networking event to be held by CPA Australia in Sydney on 25th August. In this interactive session, you will hear from a panel of […]
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