Today, I’m writing about something that affects all women working for Australian employers – the gendered pay gap that affects every Australian occupation, sector and industry. While this inequity has been evident for as long as I can remember,... read more
The Australian Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, recently announced $11.2 million funding to update and properly resource the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). For politicians, there are times when it’s worth trumpeting... read more
The Australian Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, recently announced $11.2 million funding to update and properly resource the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). For politicians, there are times when it’s worth trumpeting... read more
By Lois Frankel, Ph.D., author of Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It, a book that examines the differences between nice girls and successful women in business. Based on an interview with Suzi Dafnis for the herBusiness podcast. Women need... read more
In March 2009, the HerBusiness Network raised funds through a silent auction and a series of business webinars to support women in businesses around the world through Kiva, an organisation that provides micro-loans in developing countries. Last year, these... read more
In recognition of its role as the only Australian organisation dedicated to the political representation of women in business, the Australian Businesswomen’s Network (ABN) was invited to participate in this week’s national Small Business Forum, convened by Senator the... read more
Recently I met with two fellow advocates for greater affordable and flexible childcare. Roxanne Elliott is the Founder of www.careforkids.com.au, a wonderful online resource for parents including a childcare vacancy alert. Roxanne has conducted the CareforKids.com.au Annual Child Care... read more
Jane Latimer is an Associate Professor and Researcher at both the Sydney Medical School at The University of Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health. Her ground-breaking research into fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence in remote indigenous... read more
I was contacted recently by an organisation that is doing some work for a corporate client. This client has a female employee who is searching for the “right” balance between motherhood, work and family. She is feeling guilty for... read more
Budget time again. After scouring through the papers and online material, there aren’t a lot of surprises this year. The government has delivered a pretty basic budget promising to get Australia back in black by 2012-13. There are many... read more
Yvette Vignando of happychild.com.au recently attended Kochie’s Business Builder’s Boot Camp in Sydney and spoke about her experience: “The highlight for me was the presentation on collaborative consumption.” What is collaborative consumption? As a simple example, think of all... read more
Business professionals who provide a service, like accountants, fall into two camps – those who care about you as a client and those who care about the money. That’s not to say you can’t care about both – of... read more
