Five steps to achieving gender parity in Australia’s entrepreneur community
Gender bias in funding opportunities echoes the gender bias we see in employment and carries the same missed opportunities for growth and success.
NAB employee accuses big four bank of “boys’ club” culture, bullying and pay discrimination
A longtime NAB employee has accused the company of failing to act on reports of her manager’s poor behaviour, in a federal case that shines a spotlight on an alleged “boys' club” culture at Australia’s biggest banks.
Google to pay millions to women and Asian workers in wake of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination investigation
Following a US Department of Labor investigation into “systemic” discrimination, Google will pay millions to women and Asian job-seekers.
Women are “maxing out and burning out” because of COVID-19, says Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
Amidst the crisis of the pandemic, women are disproportionately the ones working day and night to keep their families and households afloat.
Entrepreneurship needs feminism: Why is it important we keep talking about gender inequality?
We asked some of Australia's best and brightest entrepreneurs: 'Why is it important we keeping talking about gender inequality?' Here's what they said.
“Courageous conversations”: There’s a sexism problem in Aussie tech, so why aren’t we talking about it?
Sexism is alive and well in startupland, but for the women experiencing it, speaking up could cost them funding, reputation, and their businesses.
Why the straight, white cis-man’s meritocracy is a fantasy
In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels.
The ‘little and subtle things’ keeping women out of startups — and what to do about them
Many 'little and subtle things' work together to keep women out of startups, according to Jacqui Barrett, a partner at Hall & Wilcox’s Frank Lab startup accelerator.
A growing gap: Why women could be left behind in the age of automation
Automation and artificial intelligence technologies may drastically impact between 40-160 million women’s jobs globally by 2030.
Hipsters, hustlers and hackers: Three instances of everyday bias in startupland
Play2Lead founder and chief Theresa Lim shares some personal stories of how biases have affected her as a startup founder.
Easier pay rises for workers in women-dominated industries under new Labor plan
The capacity of the Fair Work Commission to order pay rises for workers in women-dominated industries will be strengthened under Labor policy.
Whatever you think you know about ‘good leadership’ is wrong
Greater diversity leads to greater yields for business, and inclusive and empathetic leadership breeds productivity, loyalty and motivation.
