The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has profiled eight organisations using smart strategies to create greater equality between women and men in their workplaces. WGEA Director Libby Lyons … [Read more...]
Kate Jenkins appointed new Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Lawyer and current Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, has been appointed to the position of Sex Discrimination Commissioner for a term of five years. Kate … [Read more...]
2015 Australian Employers of Choice for Gender Equality
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in Australia has announced the 2015 Employers of Choice for Gender Equality. This year 90 employers received the WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality … [Read more...]
Builders celebrate contribution and achievements of Women In Construction
Master Builders Australia has celebrated International Women’s Day 2015 by recognising the achievements of women in the building and construction industry in Australia. Master Builders Australia would … [Read more...]
Resource employers in Australia to focus on gender diversity
On this International Women’s Day, Australia’s resource industry employer group, Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA), is urging all resource employers to take inspiration from leading … [Read more...]
Catalyst to increase women’s representation and leadership in Australian workplaces
Catalyst, one of the world's leading drivers of gender equality in the workplace has landed in Australia, opening an office in Melbourne. Catalyst Australia Women Research and Consulting Limited will … [Read more...]
Australia’s older citizens want a future free from discrimination
Tomorrow (1 October) is International Day of Older Persons and this year the theme is The future we want: what older persons are saying. According to Australia's Council on the Ageing (COTA), … [Read more...]
Hundreds of Jobs Women are legally prohibited from doing
A new report by the World Bank and IFC has found economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have the most extensive lists of jobs women cannot legally do. With 456 jobs women cannot do, the Russian … [Read more...]
Only 16 Companies in the ASX200 show commitment to Gender Diversity
Women On Boards (WOB), the organisation founded in 2006 to increase the number of women on Australian boards, has named and shamed those companies in the ASX200 who show little or no interest in … [Read more...]
Promote More Women in the ADF says Sex Discrimination Commissioner
The tarnished reputation of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) following several shocking sex scandals, is expected to improve when more women are promoted to senior ranks says Sex Discrimination … [Read more...]
Lack of family-friendly workplaces leading to loss of talent
Professional women in their 30s are opting out of full-time work at an alarmingly high rate, says the author of new research released today by the University of Melbourne. Only 38 per cent of … [Read more...]
Male Business Leaders Support Women in Business
A new leadership group of male CEOs and Chairmen has been formed to elevate the issue of women’s representation in the corporate sector on the national business agenda. The leadership group, … [Read more...]
Working Mum Told “Manage Your Family” or Face the Sack
A Western Sydney mother of two has been told by her employer she can no longer work a family-friendly shift which allows her to collect her children from school because it is her job to "manage" her … [Read more...]
Telstra Wins Catalyst Award for Gender Diversity Initiative
Telstra has become the first Australian company to win the prestigious Catalyst Award, an annual international award for initiatives that support and advance women in the workplace. Telstra received … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton advocates for more women in top jobs at the UN
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a gathering at the UN in New York that the United Nations must appoint more women to top jobs in order to raise the profile and understanding of … [Read more...]
92 percent of Australian women say gender balance not equal
92% of Australian women believe they do not enjoy equal rights according to the results of a new study conducted by cosmetic company the Heat Group and UNIFEM Australia, the United Nations Development … [Read more...]