The Prime Minister's chief of staff Peta Credlin has established a network of female staffers within the government so that they can "support each other" and maximise their exposure to other women in leadership roles. The Coalition Women's Staff Network will be launched by Prime Minister Tony Abbott next Wednesday evening. Women's Weekly editor Helen
A new Gallup poll found that American men and women prefer a male boss to a female one. Though the popularity of women bosses has improved since the 1950s, it hasn’t changed much in this century. Instead, the number of people who say they prefer men has decreased, and “no preference” has increased over time.
Today, everyone’s talking about egg-freezing. Because apparently, it’s the silver-bullet for women who want a big career in the glimmering, money-encrusted compounds of Silicon Valley. Breaking new ground in the employee-perks department, Facebook and more recently, Apple, are offering to fund retrieving and freezing a woman’s eggs as part of her employee benefit scheme, effectively allowing
As unrelated as life at work and life at home may seem, a mixture of the two creates value in a way that neither does on its own. As parents settle into the new school year — a time for new schedules, new activities and new demands — the pressure to balance life and work
Whether you have a long standing history in leadership roles or are looking to take your first step into leadership, there are some common elements that you can include in your resume, to ensure that it stands out from the competition. Leaders often have an abundance of standout achievements, comprehensive histories and strong value offerings
While there are currently more women than men in financial services, it’s still a dim picture when it comes to gender diversity at the top. Kate Cowling investigates the implicit reasons why women may still lag men in the progression stakes. There’s still a defiant silence around certain gender issues facing the financial services industry.
According to the numbers, companies with women at the top make more money. An analysis from Fortune showed that Fortune 1000 companies with female CEOs record better stock market returns than those with male CEOs. Only 51 of the Fortune 1000 companies are run by women. "Fortune 1000 companies with female chiefs outperformed the S&P 500 index
Confidence is key A longstanding female colleague recently returned from a week-long premium leadership program in Asia. Paid for by her company, it was an obvious investment in her as “high value talent” given her track record of consistent over-achievement. But what she said next is a distress signal for all ASX-listed chief executives. “Now
What can we learn from women who have made it to the top? Here are some lessons we should all take on board As director of Women 1st, an initiative that aims to increase the number of women working in senior roles, Simone Roche has come into contact plenty of high-achievers, from CEOs to editors,
5 ways to notice hidden leadership talent I once worked with a leader who turned around his perspective of one of his employees. This employee was skilled but was critical of the leader. When the leader had to find someone to fill in while he left the organisation for several months, he saw something in
