Actress and outgoing San Francisco First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom thinks the mainstream media’s portrayal of women contributes to the leadership gap, and she makes this case in her upcoming documentaryMiss Representation, which will show at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. This documentary points out that the media is the message and the messenger – and has […]
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MISS Representation – new film on the role of media in closing the gender leadership gap
Posted on 07 January 2011.
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Need help with nominations or candidates for a board position?
Posted on 27 October 2010.
Recently I was chatting with Robyn Watts who many of you will recognise from our Take the Lead series: Robyn has held various CEO and executive roles in the media sector and is now building a second career with a portfolio of board positions. The purpose of Robyn’s call was to discuss her candidacy for […]
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A global snapshot on The World’s Women – landmark UN report shows some improvement in the status of women, but still a long way to go
Posted on 22 October 2010.
Those of you interested in statistics and data will love this new UN report released this week in New York on the state of play for women around the globe. It’s not a quick read – at 284 pages!!!! – but includes a comprehensive review of that women and employment, health, education and all things […]
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Westpac follows Comm bank lead in introducing 40 per cent target for women in top leadership roles
Posted on 13 October 2010.
At an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce gathering in Sydney this week Westpac Chief Gail Kelly announced a new target to lift female representation in the Bank’s top 10% leadership ranks from the 33% of present to 40% by 2014. Speaking at the same event, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and prominant board director Catherine Livingstone also […]
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See me on Lateline Business regarding EOWA women in leadership stats and the need for organizations to take more risks in appointing women
Posted on 07 October 2010.
Yesterday I was interviewed by Andrew Roberston, senior reporter for Lateline business, about the lack of progress for women aspiring to leadership roles. You can access the interview here. The point that I think is important to understand when it comes to women in leadership is that serious change requires an element of risk taking […]
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The real story behind Norway’s quotas… and what other countries can learn from it
Posted on 27 September 2010.
Much is said about the gender diversity quotas introduced to Norway’s boardrooms since the 40% quota was introduced in 2005. But I find in the presentations I deliver that surprisingly little is known about this poster child country for gender equity and the path it followed to achieving the more than 40% of women on […]
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