Melbourne-based health care professionals are putting the festive season on hold to take up a debate about pay and working conditions - especially for employees in sectors that are predominately … [Read more...]

In popular culture female lawyers are often used to portray ambitious, hard working and quintessentially modern women. Hit television shows such as Damages - which stars Australian actor Rose Byrne - … [Read more...]

Equality is a word that has made its way into the mainstream media cycle and it seems set to stay there, but not everyone is working with the same definition. In recent weeks, the federal government … [Read more...]

Women are proving instrumental in a variety of high-profile roles that show they can excel in previously male-dominated fields. It seems that these days everywhere you look a determined woman is … [Read more...]

Women artists help to transform drab inner-city streets with innovative collaborations in the design and construction sector. In just a few years Samantha Everton has gone from a relative unknown to … [Read more...]

Women workers in the community sector may receive a pay rise if government plans to close the gender pay gap go ahead. It wasn't so long ago that a bunch of women with long hair and peace … [Read more...]

Many young female cadets have been subjected to low-level sexual harassment, which is exacerbated by poor leadership and a dated defence culture, according to the sex discrimination commissioner. The … [Read more...]

Women in Australia will be pleased to learn that local basketball star Lauren Jackson has secured the highest paying sporting contract for a female athlete in the nation's sporting history. In a … [Read more...]

For centuries we’ve told stories. Now the technology of the web has become everyday, we’re telling them in hundreds of different ways while digital media companies like Yahoo!7 spread the word. Kath … [Read more...]

Women in business are often highly regarded for their ability to multitask, however when it comes to work-life balance it can be difficult to find the right mix. Further complicating matters is the … [Read more...]

Restrictions on females in combat roles will be lifted, according to an announcement by the Department of Defence, which vowed to eliminate the "last" of the sex discrimination for frontline … [Read more...]

Women living in both developed and developing nations face largely similar challenges when it comes to gender equality in the workplace, new research from the World Bank has shown. The World … [Read more...]

In a digital age, with e-books and information available at a click of a mouse or tap of an iPad or just touch phone away, public libraries are rethinking the way they operate within their Councils … [Read more...]

Even in uncertain economic times, it makes sense to market your skills and talents and to showcase them to best effect within the office environment. Women can increase their marketability in a number … [Read more...]

Claire Braund, Executive Director of Women on Boards, says the term 'part-time work' should be removed from the workforce vocabulary because of the destructive effect it has on people's careers. Ms … [Read more...]

Macquarie University continues to generate debate on women in management issues at their annual Women, Management & Work Conference in Sydney on 28-29 July 2011. Now in it's 23rd year, the 2011 … [Read more...]

Companies wishing to reduce their costs are asking employees to book a desk at work, according to a psychologist speaking at the 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP) in … [Read more...]

This year the oldest of the baby boomers turn 65 and this hard working generation begins its long descent into retirement. Leading KPMG demographer, Bernard Salt, predicts that the impacts of this … [Read more...]

IBM are currently recruiting for a range of positions in Australia. Job areas include: Consulting & Services; Engineering (hardware); Finance & Accounting; Human Resources; IT & … [Read more...]

In the early 1990s the case for improving gender diversity on boards was waved away with the argument that more women moving through the ‘the pipeline’ would result in them achieving board … [Read more...]

Working parents expecting a baby in the New Year can now lodge their claims for Paid Parental Leave. For many working parents, including casual and part-time workers, contractors and the … [Read more...]

If you want to progress in your career and achieve advancement to senior ranks, maybe even land a position on a board, you can’t just sit around waiting for opportunities to present themselves to you. … [Read more...]

Dr Catherine Hakim from the London School of Economics, caused quite a stir recently when she presented a new theory of Erotic Capital in the European Sociological Review. According to Hakim, who is … [Read more...]

For the next interview in our series in the lead up to the Women, Management and Work Conference in Sydney on 29th & 30th July, I spoke to Claire Braund, the co-founder and Executive Director of … [Read more...]

Continuing our series on 'Women as Leaders' in the lead up to the Women, Management and Work Conference scheduled for later this month, we hear from the federal Minister for Housing and the Status of … [Read more...]

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched its first pregnancy discrimination case in the Federal Court in Sydney. Facing court is Wongtas Pty Ltd, operator of a commercial printing business in Riverwood, … [Read more...]

In the first of a series of four interviews with women leaders who will be speaking at the Women, Management and Work Conference later this month, we meet Helen Newell, Director of Corporate … [Read more...]

Distinguished cancer researcher, Professor Suzanne Cory, has been elected by her peers as President of the Australian Academy of Science – an institution that has been dominated by male scientists … [Read more...]

According to Salary.com's "10th Annual Mom's Salary Survey" the time mothers spend performing "job functions" in the home, would equate to an annual salary of US$117,856 for a Stay-at-Home Mum. While … [Read more...]

A new survey has found Australian employers value reliability and loyalty in their workers much more than skills or experience. According to an Australia-wide survey of employers* commissioned by The … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Dr Eileen Doyle who has been appointed as a non-executive Director of Boral Limited. Dr Doyle has had a distinguished career in the materials and water industries in Australia, … [Read more...]