There are many ‘truths’ espoused by both men and women about the gender pay gap. This is not a ‘men don’t get it debate’; rather, an opportunity to hold up the mirror to ask why this is so. And it can be changed. Our community has an unconscious bias regarding pay equity. It does not matter
Speaking at a Women in Media event at the National Press Club this afternoon, Julie Bishop has raised a number of controversial topics. She started by commenting on being the only woman in cabinet, in saying “I pay tribute to all the women who have been cabinet ministers before me. The challenge I have set
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is being talked up as a future leader of the Liberal Party, Queensland Liberal MP Teresa Gambaro has told a private gathering of female ambassadors. Ms Gambaro speculated that Ms Bishop could "one day" become Prime Minister, after criticising the number of females in Parliament as too low. Ms Gambaro made
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.
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
A 2009 survey by French fund association AFG found that equity funds managed by women had produced more consistent results than those managed by males over a one, three and five-year period. The same year, according to the Financial Times, a poll by Ignites Europe found the majority of asset management professionals believe women make
The building, construction and property services industries are generally perceived to be 'male dominated' with the representation of women remaining low across all levels. Key contributors include; industries struggling to attract women to consider and apply for jobs and challenges in engaging and retaining the women who have chosen to work in these industries. However,
At the current rate of decline, it will take 75 years for the gender pay gap to close and the principle of equal pay for equal work to be realised worldwide, according to an Oxfam Australia report released last week. The report urges the G20 world leaders, meeting in Australia later this year, to make
The ongoing debate about women's role in the scheme of things continues to puzzle me, so I'll risk setting out my take in this article. Former department head Allan Hawke continues his 'People matter' series on managing staff. 1963 In 1963, Beryl Wilson was proposed as Australia's first female trade commissioner - to the Los Angeles post,
