The Chair, Catherine Nolan founder of Gender Gap Gone Pascale Quester, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The University of Adelaide Julie Wells, Vice-Principal Policy and Projects, University of Melbourne Janice Reid, Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Sydney Janice Reid
Everybody makes mistakes—that’s a given—but not everyone learns from them. Some people make the same mistakes over and over again, fail to make any real progress, and can’t figure out why. “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.” – Bruce Lee When we make mistakes, it can be hard
Beginning in college, years before she planned to have children, Yi Gu began strategising about how to have a career that was flexible enough to fit in family responsibilities. She knew that arrangement wasn't realistic in her first two jobs: banking, in which she worked very long hours, or consulting, in which she travelled often.
Australian organisations need to develop more diverse leadership models in a changing world but it would seem many of them are mired in the past. Yet we're not alone. A quick look at many of the world's leading corporations and they are defined by their leader. The leader is revered as the extraordinarily talented figurehead
Sage advice from two millennials on how to dodge worklife pitfalls and come out on top. Being the boss isn't about being the oldest person in the room any more, it's about effective leadership. But how do you know what that means, particularly in the boardroom, if you finished high school only a few years ago?
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is pushing a bill on gender equality for government boards.Photo: Alex Ellinghausen. The highly conservative Australian coalition-led government has had something of a problem with women, certainly in perception. It has now been handed an opportunity to be at the vanguard of breaking new ground on gender equality. A bill quietly introduced
It's no secret that women comprise the fastest growing cohort of start-up entrepreneurs. Why? Well, there's lots of reasons but let's start with two of the obvious: The first is that the 9-5 routine is not working for women. The traditional workplace with its 9-5pm (or more likely 8-6pm) structure doesn't suit a lot of
TASMANIA’S first female premier has called on the State Government to include a 50 per cent quota in a new strategy to get more women on to government boards. Labor MP and former premier Lara Giddings In line with its 365-day to-do list, the Liberals will tomorrow release a five-year Women on Boards strategy. There are
Image credit: Shutterstock.com The climb to the top can be tough going -- for anyone. But as women, there are particular hurdles that can make the journey upward toward positions of power and influence -- in myriad spheres -- especially challenging. Here, in 50 inspiring quotes, businesswomen, role models, activists, entertainers, authors, politicians and more share
"More than once I have been told that even though my ideas were fantastic, it would be better if a male colleague escalated them as their own ideas, because it would get better traction with the ultimate boss," says Pauline Vamos. Photo: Rob Homer If you have ever wondered how the most successful
