Aussies Shemara Wikramanayake and Elizabeth Gaines make World’s Most Powerful Women list Business Advice Jessie Tu 23 October 2020 Here's what we know about Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake and Fortescue Metals CEO Elizabeth Gaines.
Quadrant might have an all-male team of directors, but its first three investments were in woman-led businesses Entrepreneurs Jessie Tu 27 September 2019 Quadrant is Australia’s newest private equity firm, and in the last month, it’s invested in three well-known, female-led ventures.
Easier pay rises for workers in women-dominated industries under new Labor plan Industrial Relations Matthew Elmas 18 December 2018 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 Leadership Tarla Lambert 14 December 2018 Greater diversity leads to greater yields for business, and inclusive and empathetic leadership breeds productivity, loyalty and motivation.
Pursuing equality: The myth women are ‘less capable’ proves there’s still work to do People Susanne Legena 10 December 2018 One-in-seven Australians think men are more capable than women in the workplace and in politics, proving there is lots of work to be done.
Women earn 16% less than men: It’s time to walk out on the gender pay gap People Fi Bendall 22 November 2018 Women’s average full-time base salary across all industries and occupations is 16.2% less than men’s — it's time to dismantle the gender pay gap.
Macquarie boss Shemara Wikramanayake named fifth most powerful woman in the world Leadership Angela Priestley 27 September 2018 Shemara Wikramanayake, the first female chief executive designate of Macquarie Group is fifth on the international version of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women list.