In an effort to close its gender wage gap, which closely resembles that of the United States, the U.K. is now requiring companies with at least 250 employees to publish their salary data. These businesses — which represent about half of the U.K.'s workforce, at 15 million people and 9,000 companies — have a year
By Amanda Rose, CEO, The Business Women Media There are endless articles and books promising you the ‘secrets to success’ –which often turn out to be a whole lot of hype and lacking in actual pragmatic or practical tips on HOW to actually succeed. But there is one very simple — yet often overlooked —
It's the elephant in the room in most company boardrooms A snap-shot from the federal Governments Workplace Gender Equality Agency has found that men on average earn 24% more than women which equate to around $27,000 per year. There is no doubt that gender equality is a problem throughout the world. But what can
Mary Linnell is an inspirational leader who has been running a successful business in a male-dominated construction sector for over 13 years. Originally raised in Canada, Mary’s background includes working in hospitality and winning ‘Top Novice Worldwide’ awards at Flight Centre LTD. After this success, Mary launched ‘Easy Glass Services’ in 2002 and now leads
Author: Stephaine Vozza Don't be intimidated by a smart staff, just learn how to direct their intelligence and skills. If you think the boss should have all the answers, you might be confused about what it means to be a good leader. As a general rule of thumb, every person hired should be smarter
“As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” – Patrick Rothfuss, The Name Of The Wind A wonderful jumble and organisation of letters creates a single word. A single word; one that can create power, strength of focus, encapsulate
Last week I was afforded an enormous privilege by way of the Layne Beachley Aim For The Stars Foundation. That privilege? Meeting former Prime Minister, author, champion of equity, university professor, and perhaps most of all, a person content in their own skin – and owning their own space – Julia Gillard. It was clearly
Embrace diversity, breed new thinking, collaborate, allow the crazy ideas to breathe and create those often insane divergent moments because this is the only way we are ever going to create the future we dream of right here and now before it becomes a present that passes us by. It’s almost as if the repeat
For those of us who are of a particular vintage, there is an iconic scene in the movie Pretty Woman, where a character says these words: ‘Welcome to Hollywood… what’s your dream?’ So many of us have a dream, or a plan for our future reality; a vision of what our lives and businesses should
Employers lift their game on pay equity A growing number of CEOs are taking action to understand and correct pay imbalances between women and men according to new data released today by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Agency’s 2015 report card on employer action on pay equity finds a measurable increase in employers
