Former Commonwealth Bank chief David Murray promised to restore AMP’s reputation. He was never the right executive for the job.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University
Workplace reactions to #MeToo risk exacerbating the problem. What’s needed are more face-to-face conversations, no matter how awkward they may be.
David Morrison being unofficially anointed a “Warrior for Women”, reflects the belief that women need male champions in order to succeed.
Whoever is advising Prime Minister Tony Abbott understands something of the place of the larrikin in the Australian national consciousness. Abbott’s threat to shirtfront Russian President Vladimir Putin…
The announcement of Gail Kelly’s departure as Westpac chief executive is a real and symbolic loss for women, many of whom see her as a role model. Women in Australia now make up just 3% of CEO roles in…
“How do you describe it? What alphabet do you employ? What words? What language? What silence, what scream?” The late Jacob Rosenberg, author and poet, poses these questions in explaining the evil of the…
Labor may have “ditched the witch”, but does the ejection of Julia Gillard from her seat of power close the book on the debate about sexism that she championed and the role of women in leadership? Our…
The recent Ethnic Business Awards were a celebration of entrepreneurship, pioneering and determination and above all the immense contribution that our migrant population has made to a better Australia…
A new government initiative to get more women on boards is addressing “the wrong end of the problem” says feminist Eva Cox, who argues the bigger issue with boards is a homogeneity that results in group…
There is a scene in the film Beautiful People set in London during the 1993 Balkan war where a young female doctor brings home a recently arrived refugee to her conservative upper class family. There is…
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