At last, conclusive evidence that females are stronger CEOs than males and far more suited to business leadership roles exhibiting more strategic drive, risk taking and people skills and innovation in … [Read more...]
Outstanding Australian managers to be recognised in a new award
Outstanding achievers in sport, the arts, science and the community are often identified and publicly celebrated. Outstanding managers of people, however, receive scant recognition. In light of the … [Read more...]
Juggling farm life, motherhood and caring for the land
Profile Juggling motherhood, a 81 hectare dairy farm and community environmental projects are just part of the working week for Dairy Farmers supplier Leesa Swan of Jamberoo, NSW. Since Leesa … [Read more...]
Research to be released shows workplaces at risk of losing skills war
Research to be released next week by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) shows that employers are failing to provide workplaces that will overcome the skills shortage and … [Read more...]
Decade of success for Wendy-Jayne Williams
Profile Wendy-Jayne Williams was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Jobs Statewide 10 years ago at the age of 34. The not-for-profit organisation has since become the leading job network … [Read more...]
Women bus drivers sought in Perth
Women are being encouraged to take up the challenge of driving a bus. Southern Coast Transit is now offering to train people with a car licence to upgrade to a bus licence if they pass a simple test – … [Read more...]
Employees awarded their birthday off from work
How many times have you thought: wouldn’t it be great if I could have my birthday off? In what we hope will be a new precedent in Australia, employees at one association now have the privilege of … [Read more...]
Australians delaying retirement by 15 years
Financial uncertainty and the need to pay-off mortgages are the main reasons many Australians are delaying retirement well beyond age 55. In a comprehensive survey of CARE Super members, more than 60 … [Read more...]
Family friendly jobs portal for parents
Australia's leading parenting website, the Bub Hub has launched another online first in Australia with a Jobs & Career portal specifically designed to meet the needs of parents. The Bub Hub has … [Read more...]
Every child needs a hero
In an initiative to help raise money for local Australian primary schools and support children devastated by the impact of abuse, neglect and family violence, the Australian Childhood Foundation has … [Read more...]
A Chief Nurse for Australia
The Australian Government will establish a new position of Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer (CNMO) in recognition of the vital role nurses play in our health system. The CNMO will be a … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day 2008: speaking up and standing together for gender equality
Special Guest Writer Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination When I was appointed as the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in … [Read more...]
Women told to choose between career and motherhood
Every so often a news story like Career women empty nation's sperm banks rears it's ugly head, reigniting the debate between career and motherhood. Often women who choose to have a baby through … [Read more...]
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