Tag Archive | "Feminism"

Welcome to PwC / Minter Ellison Women in Transactions forum participants… and tips on overcoming perfectionism at work

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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2010 Census of Women in Leadership shows curb in downward trend but little change for women in leadership roles in Australia

The long awaited bi-annual census results of women in leadership roles in Australia have been released today by EOWA, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.  Following a downward trend in almost every category in the 2008 results, the 2010 census results have been eagerly awaited.  The good news is the downward trend […]

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Get Ready, Equal Pay Day is coming!

Australian women are (on average) paid 18% less then men. That’s the lowest it’s been since 17.2% in 1994. We’re going backwards, but we’re getting active to reverse this issue. Get a list of the current facts here.Last year it was on the first of September, and this year the date will be announced after the […]

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Feminism makes women more violent? Northern Territory Research Findings

Dr Peter Forsyth, a senior lecturer at Charles Darwin University claims that studies have found that there is no truth to the argument that testosterone makes men more aggressive, and that social factors such as the rise of feminism have destroyed the inhibition of women to be violent, and the expectation that men and women act differently.Do […]

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sphinxx SheEO receives Edna Ryan Workforce Award for improving conditions of female workers

Thank you to the sphinxx team for nominating me for the Edna Ryan Workforce Award which I humbly received on Friday night.  This award recognises the work sphinxx does to support the advancement of women as leaders, thereby improving conditions for women workers.  It’s nothing really though in contrast to what Edna Ryan achieved in […]

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Did we have a women’s movement in Australia?

This was the question posed by Amery Burleigh, General Manager of Novotel Brisbane and our guest Take the Lead speaker at last week’s Ascend in Brisbane.  Amery was raised in Carmel, California and has lived and worked in the USA and Europe before moving to Australia seven years ago.  So she is well placed to draw […]

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