I’ve been pondering this idea of work life balance. Quite a bit lately, as a matter of fact, in another effort to understand what the link might be to getting and keeping more women in leadership roles. And the more I think about it, the more it makes me think… I want to have a […]
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“A full-time career? Why should I be doing this to myself?” Why close to a million women choose not to participate in the workforce – a guest post by Ingrid Messner
Posted on 02 February 2011.
Do these ‘ladies of leisure’ pose a threat to Australia’s productivity? This is what a recent headline in The Australian newspaper indicated. The blame seems to be on us women – if only we were to choose to work, the danger of the ticking population time-bomb will be so much smaller. I’m not sure that […]
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One child equals a “nominal family”? Women choosing to “marry up” in preference to establishing a career? When women attack women everyone loses
Posted on 11 January 2011.
Earlier this week I wrote about the fact that everyone loses when women leave their careers. The same is true when women attack women: everyone loses. I’ve seen first hand the vengeance of stay at home mums whoattack women for using childcare. Then there’s the Ladder Kickers who get to the top and refuse to support the […]
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NZ study on Workplace Flexibility in the Accounting Sector finds partnership and having children are mutually exclusive
Posted on 08 November 2010.
A new study into the flexibility practices of the accounting sector has been undertaken to determine why this profession – in which women have long dominated at the graduate level – is still failing to attain significant female representation at partnership ranks. The study was undertaken by the New Zealand Ministry for Women and reviewed workplace practices […]
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Congratulations to Kate Sykes – founder of CareerMums and new Telstra ACT Business Woman of The Year
Posted on 23 September 2010.
I was thrilled to receive Kate’s email yesterday announcing she had taken out the ACT Telstra Businesswoman Award for 2010. Many of you know Kate Sykes – she has been a speaker at Ascend – and CareerMums, that seeks to help parents re-enter the workforce. I’m sure you’ll agree with me that Kate is a […]
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While flexible work plans are a popular way to support gender diversity, only 30 percent of companies have them – McKinsey findings
Posted on 13 September 2010.
Despite gender diversity being a top three agenda item for many companies and industries, McKinsey research has discovered that only 30% of companies have them, and 25% of survey respondents said that their companies performance evaluations are structured to neutralize the potential negative career impact of flexible work. Interestingly, the same study found that one […]
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