Chairman of Transfield Services Diane Smith-Gander still remembers being called into the office of her new Westpac boss John Morschel to talk about pay. Smith-Gander had resigned herself to the fact that Morschel was on a cost cutting mission and her long promised pay rise would have to wait. Instead, Morschel wanted to know why
Years ago, while producing the hit TV series “The Shield,” Glen Mazzara noticed that two young female writers were quiet during story meetings. He pulled them aside and encouraged them to speak up more. Watch what happens when we do, they replied. Almost every time they started to speak, they were interrupted or shot down
The march of women into the senior ranks of the NSW public service has stalled. New targets, KPIs and strong leadership are needed, commissioner Graeme Head has been advised. Women at senior executive level in the New South Wales public service outperform their male counterparts, according to a new report on how to renew the
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
The new head of Diversity Council Australia says more must be done to address a "deficit of women in leadership" in the federal parliament while suggesting Tony Abbott should begin by removing himself as the minister for women. Lisa Annese, who will begin her tenure as the council's CEO at the beginning of next month,
