Words are very powerful. Whether spoken or written, words can influence people and they can persuade them to take action. Depending on how they are used, words will either have a positive or negative … [Read more...]
New Corporate Governance Recommendations on Diversity
On 30 June 2010, the ASX Corporate Governance Council introduced a number of changes to its Corporate Governance Principles & Recommendations including three new recommendations and other amendments … [Read more...]
Insurance Basics for Small Business
Buying insurance for your business can be one of the more challenging tasks when starting up or running a business. Often, it is choice between perceived risk versus commercial reality – sometimes you … [Read more...]
Why you need to be using a Virtual Assistant in your Business
Are you managing most of the tasks in your business? Do you wish you had more than two hands to do all the required work and have more time off? You’re not alone because many business owners find … [Read more...]
How to Import your Blog into your Facebook Like pages
Facebook Like pages are a great way to establish your expertise in your business niche. Publishing a blog is another way to share information with your target market and the search engines love them. … [Read more...]
UN creates single entity to promote women’s empowerment
On 2nd July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly voted to merge the four agencies working for women's empowerment, into one single entity. The new agency, United Nations Entity for Gender … [Read more...]
ACMA to develop standard for fax marketing
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has started developing a national standard for the fax marketing industry with the release of a discussion paper. ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman … [Read more...]
No Support for Male Victims of Domestic Violence
According to those who work in the area of men's health, the current approach to domestic violence ignores the one in three victims of family violence who are male. While not wanting to undermine the … [Read more...]
How to Use Online Links Effectively
An Online link basically refers to a connection or clickable link online. On the internet, online links are a vital component of websites and can even help you improve your search engine ranking. … [Read more...]
Why Articles are a Savvy List Building Tool
Articles are meant to provide useful information that can positively influence people. We all like to read information that can add to our knowledge or that which can guide us in our daily lives. It … [Read more...]
Forced Abortion and Sterlisation in China
Aborted Baby Cries Before Cremation. Crematorium workers in Guangdong Province found an infant crying in a “medical waste” receptacle on its way to being cremated, reports Xinhua, China’s official … [Read more...]
From Hippos to Transitioning Gender
What Happens When You Don’t Write What Your Regular Readers Expect? "You’ve co-written a novel about transitioning gender! But I thought you only wrote children’s picture books like There’s a … [Read more...]
Google launches AdWords Online Classroom
Google has announced a new initiative designed to guide Australian small and medium sized businesses through the process of online marketing: the AdWords Online Classroom. Through the AdWords Online … [Read more...]
Mama Mia, it’s more bad publicity for Freedman
The popular blogger and social commentator, Mia Freedman, found herself at the centre of yet another media controversy yesterday, after obesity advocates took offense to comments posted on her … [Read more...]
InStyle’s Australian Women of Style Awards completely pointless
There were no surprises when InStyle Magazine announced the second annual Women of Style Award winners in Sydney last night. Celebrities and other high profile women featured prominently in the list … [Read more...]
National Library launches new search engine – Trove
The National Library of Australia has launched a new search engine. Trove is the culmination of more than three years of work by National Library staff and can be accessed online at at … [Read more...]
Salvation Army launches National Red Shield Appeal 2010
The Salvation Army launched its National 2010 Red Shield Appeal today at luncheon in Sydney. More than 500 of Sydney’s business leaders attended the event where Gail Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of … [Read more...]
Starlight Delivers a Special Wish for Dainere
We have featured many books and authors on Australian Women Online over the years, but none so precious as You Have to Go Through a Storm to Get to a Rainbow by 12 year old Dainere Anthoney. After … [Read more...]
How to Promote Your Newsletter or E-zine Online
A newsletter or e-zine is a great way to promote your business and attract readers on the internet. You can also use a newsletter to expand your database or your list. Anyone in business can offer a … [Read more...]
Cinemas denied exemption from Disability Discrimination Act
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has denied a request from major cinema chains for an exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act with regard to providing services for people with a … [Read more...]
Bully Blocking at Work
No one goes to work to be humiliated, ostracised, abused, or assaulted and yet, this is the reality for more than one in six workers in Australia. Bullying extends far beyond the school yard into our … [Read more...]
Superannuation Explained: taking control of your super
While most Australians find superannuation generally confusing, according to new research by BT Super for Life¹ only 35 percent of Australian women are confident their super will meet their financial … [Read more...]
Wedding Industry denies any wrong doing at CHOICE Roundtable
Yesterday the consumer organisation CHOICE hosted a round-table discussion in Sydney to debate the key points raised in the CHOICE Wedding Report, which was published in December 2009. According to … [Read more...]
Promoting your business by publishing articles online
Article writing is one of the most popular ways of promoting people, products and services today. This method has also been proven time and again to be effective in drawing more visitors to websites … [Read more...]
Earning income through affiliate programs
People who look to the internet to earn an income have many avenues to choose from. One of the popular ways to earn money online is by becoming an affiliate and joining an affiliate program. This … [Read more...]
Open your own Online Store with a free trial to ProStores
ProStores is an eBay Company and an award-winning ecommerce solution that enables small and medium sized businesses to sell products and services online through a fully customized Web store. One … [Read more...]
A Chat with Nancy Meyers writer and director of IT’S COMPLICATED
Academy Award® nominated screen writer, Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something’s Gotta Give) directs Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in It’s Complicated, a comedy about love, divorce and … [Read more...]
Short Fiction: The Matrimonial Clock
Tara took off her jacket and hung it on the peg behind the main door of the apartment. It was slightly cold this time of the year in Bangalore. She rubbed her hands together for warmth and took out … [Read more...]
New Online Forum for Mothers and Daughters of All Ages
Following on from the success of her best selling novel Things Your Mother Never Told You, Olivia Lichtenstein (pictured) has launched a free online forum for daughters of all ages who would like to … [Read more...]
Resistance to Women joining the ranks of Firefighters
On 10th March 2010, we published an article about the launch of the Metropolitan Fire Board's Gender Inclusion Action Plan. After publication of the article More Women encouraged to join the ranks of … [Read more...]
Family Court Judge orders sterilisation of 11 year old girl
The Family Court of Australia in Brisbane has granted the application of the parents of a disabled girl who want their daughter to undergo an invasive medical procedure for the purposes of … [Read more...]
An Interview with Australian Author Melina Marchetta
Melina Marchetta is the author of the much loved books Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca, and On the Jellicoe Road. Her latest novel The Piper's Son, takes up the story five years later of the … [Read more...]
The Darker Side of Facebook: Cyber-Bullying
Facebook has become a positive part of many of our lives, but there is a darker side of Facebook that all parents and educators need to be aware of: cyber-bullying. It is inevitable that bullies will … [Read more...]
Small Businesses being targeted by online scams
With so many businesses now trading online, an increasing number of small businesses in Australia are being ripped off by online scams. And if you think it can't happen to you, be aware that many of … [Read more...]
Government to launch My University website
Following on from the popularity of the My School website, the Federal Government will introduce a similar website for Australia's 39 universities. Speaking at the Universities Australia Higher … [Read more...]
Girls in Trouble in a Post-Feminism World
Parents, teachers and educators everywhere know in our hearts that girls and young women are in trouble and need our support. And the evidence is mounting to prove that we are right to be … [Read more...]
Domestic Bullying: the emotional and psychological abuse of women
You've heard of school yard bullying, cyber bullying and workplace bullying. But did you know the most common type of bullying actually occurs in the home? Domestic bullying, or the psychological … [Read more...]
Grants for small businesses to become more family friendly
Eligible small businesses with less than 15 employees can apply for a grant of up $15,000 to put in place family-friendly arrangements in their workplaces. This second round of grants form part of … [Read more...]
Self Publishing a Book has become the New Business Card
Self-publishing has exploded in the past couple of years and for a growing number of professionals who want instant credibility, books have become the new business cards. Whether you are looking to … [Read more...]
Helen Clark highlights importance of gender equality for PNG
During a recent visit to Papua New Guinea, former Prime Minister of New Zealand and current United Nations Development Programme Administrator, Helen Clark (pictured), highlighted the significant … [Read more...]
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