The Government has announced an extension of its election promise to have women appointed to 40 per cent of government board positions by enforce gender quotas on the boards of its major business operations – including NBN Co, Australia Post, Medibank, Australian Rail Track Corporation, Australian Submarine Corporation, Defence Housing Australia and the Australian Government […]
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Gender quotas extended to boards of 7 major Government Business Enterprises
Posted on 13 October 2011.
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Quotas are back in the news – with some for them, and some against… so what’s your take?
Posted on 15 September 2011.
Over the years, opinion on gender quotas for boards and senior leadership positions has been like a pendulum swinging from one side to the other. Until relatively recently, many senior women in business were on the record saying an emphatic “no” to quotas. The view by many educated, experienced and talented women had been that […]
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Real women don’t need a quota – join the Great Debate and ticket giveaway
Posted on 04 May 2011.
Do women really need a leg-up to play with the business boys or are we doing just fine on our own? The glass ceiling, boys club and so-called reverse discrimination… The quota debate is a big one – a veritable can of worms in fact – and we plan to rip it right open and […]
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Spot the ass in this picture… or tips for company Chairs on how NOT to attract talented women to your business
Posted on 27 April 2011.
So you know that apart from being The SheEO, I’m also a farmer and I breed small donkeys which are loads of fun and very cute, like this one born at the farm last week: A lot of people ask me “why donkeys?” and my preferred response is that while donkeys may technically be asses, […]
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The problem with quotas for women on boards and why they won’t work
Posted on 23 March 2011.
Seems everyone is now weighing in on the quotas debate with our Governor General, Quentin Bryce becoming one of the latest champions for mandatory female representation on boards. As I’ve said before, I’m a supporter of quotas largely because it’s time. But even I don’t believe – in the short term – they will have a material impact […]
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MEDIA RELEASE: Childcare and careers don’t mix for women, says new poll
Posted on 02 March 2011.
March 2, 2011: Despite the Federal Government’s moves to strengthen maternity leave and benefits, Australian families remain worried about the affordability of childcare, saying they will vote for the party who offer tax breaks, the latest poll shows. New research, commissioned by the online businesswomen’s network group sphinxx in a poll, found that children and careers fail […]
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