OurSay is a fantastic new community that is promoting democratic debate, it’s next questions forum being with Australia’s Prime Minister, no less! It’s an online community that works by allowing anyone to submit a question – but here’s the crux – …
Tag Archive | "Gender Balance"
Please vote for my question to the Prime Minister on OurSay – on how to better engage women in our workforce
Posted on 12 July 2012.
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Until men are talking about having it all, women never will
Posted on 04 July 2012.
Can women really can have “it” all? No, I say, until men want it too. Media has been awash this week on this issue: former Whitehouse staffer Anne-Marie Slaughter put forward her view on why women still can’t have “it&rdqu…
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Women On Boards releases 2012 Boardroom Diversity Index showing further small increase in women holding board positions
Posted on 24 June 2012.
Hats off to Women on Boards for their latest Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which provides a snap shot across 850 organisations of the number of board seats held by women. The research, now in its third year, tracks directorships by gender acro…
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Win a $3,000 scholarship to participate in WLA’s emerging leaders program
Posted on 31 May 2012.
Work in Professional Services? Want to sharpen your leadership skills? Have the XX chromosome? Then you might be interested in the scholarships of up to $3,000 available to women professionals for the WLA Emerging Leaders Program. At a time when …
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Melinda Gates says it’s time to put contraception back on the agenda. Your thoughts?
Posted on 24 May 2012.
In her capacity as Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates has seen first hand the challenges women around the world face in owning their health, happiness and opportunity. She is committed to helping women overcome their…
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Gender Discrimination: speak out, suffer in silence or just move on?
Posted on 24 May 2012.
Have you faced gender discrimination at work? Know someone who has? Did they speak out? And if so, how did that work for them? A storm has erupted over comments on this very issue by Isobel Redmond, Leader of the Opposition in my home State of South Au…
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