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.
Nazli Guler is a Conference Producer at the Sydney office of the Liquid Learning Group. With a background in journalism, Nazli produces content for senior leaders in various sectors and industries with the ambition to drive change and inspire potential leaders to initiate innovation. On the Women in Energy and Resources Leadership Summit 2014 in
So it’s been a week since the Channel 10 premier of the highly anticipated Madam Secretary, right after the somewhat abrupt end to the season finale of The Bachelor, which still seems to be making headlines for the wrong reasons. Or maybe they’re right when you consider the old adage any publicity is good publicity.
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
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
A new report traces the evolution of the chief executive officer role over the past century, but also looks ahead 25 years to see what the CEO of 2040 will look like. Increasingly the leaders of 25 years hence will be women, and regardless of gender they will be highly educated, have accumulated strong experience
UNDP leader Helen Clark calls for the removal of barriers for increased women participation in leadership roles in both the public and private sector. United Nations Development Programme administrator Helen Clark has urged wider society to remove barriers that have held women back from taking leadership roles, pointing out that companies that include women in decision-making
Today's feminism teaches women to see themselves as victims and men as perverts, bullies and misogynists, says Natasha Devon Earlier this year I was asked to present at a feminist society event in one of the UK's largest and most prestigious universities. I espoused the view that I must be really lucky, because if recent
