In 1975 Icelandic women were fed up of being undervalued. It wasn’t just that they weren’t being valued for their labour, they also were sick of their lack of political representation: only nine women had ever won seats in parliament. So against the backdrop of the global feminist movement, Iceland’s women decided to take things
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
Connecting, collaborating, communicating. All great words – but they do require us to use another ‘c’ word – courage. They require us to be brave, to step up and drive change through our influential actions and conversations. It still surprises me how many of us put networking in the box which has been labelled in
Large, established organizations are finally starting to accept that gender imbalances are a business problem. Yes, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella recently lit up the blogosphere with his unfortunate suggestion that women should not ask for pay raises. (He quickly apologised.) But gaffes like his are increasingly out of step with the mainstream. This summer, Google
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
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,
The Australian Government yesterday announced the commencement of consultation on workplace gender equality reporting requirements under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. In a statement released yesterday, the Minister for Employment, Senator Eric Abetz, said the consultation with stakeholders will identify opportunities to streamline reporting requirements to ensure that the information obtained will drive change
