Gender-diverse leadership teams lead to 30% higher profit margins, new research shows
Boosting female representation in senior management teams results in higher profit margins and better company performance, a new study shows.
Tabcorp, Boral among four companies named and shamed by NSW Treasurer Matt Kean
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has scolded Tabcorp, Boral, Premier Investments, and Goodman Group in an address where he urged publically-listed companies to get more women on their boards.
Future leaders: 13 women reshaping the Aussie business landscape
When you think of top business leaders, do you still think of ageing billionaires, tech bros and dudes in suits? Here are 13 women changing things up.
Dear leaders, please stop telling women to come back to the office
Mandating employees to work in the office for at least part of their working week is not only a poor decision for reducing people’s autonomy, argues Amantha Imber, it’s also bad for women.
How former Hinge and Bumble execs built a new platform helping women make money
Sunroom is a new platform founded by Lucy Mort and Michelle Battersby, which aims to provide female and non-binary creators a place to monetise content.
The startup funding gap for women is getting wider. Why? And what can we do?
It’s been a record year for startup funding in Australia. Yet of the billions of dollars pouring into the ecosystem, the share available to women-led startups has actually shrunk.
Why it’s not okay to ask a woman to speak for free on International Women’s Day
The clearest way to show someone they are valued is to pay them well. Asking a woman to speak for free on IWD flies in the face of that.
Cost of living, job security worse for working women under Morrison government: Survey
The cost of living and job security has worsened under the Morrison government, a new survey of working Australian women has found.
“A grim eight years”: Greens policy aims to even the playing field for women-led businesses
The Greens are initiating gender responsive support to women-led businesses, having just announced a new policy that will look at generating more employment and greater economic opportunities.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: It’s time to even the playing field for women founders
There is so much underutilised economic potential of the female workforce, and entrepreneurship is a pathway that could lead to economic independence and success for many Australian women.
Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Scott donate $US40 million to gender equality initiatives
Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Scott have donated US$10 million to each of the four winners of the Equality Can't Wait Challenge, organisations that work to advance the influence of women in the US.
I am proud to be a ‘female founder’, so why does gender labeling receive such backlash?
"I think it’s important to loudly proclaim that we are women, as well as being entrepreneurs or founders," writes Jules Brooke.