Why making breastfeeding hard hurts gender equity, workplaces and the economy
Breastfeeding is different from other care work: it can’t be redistributed, and shouldn’t be reduced, and it needs to be counted as such.
Circle In lands $2 million to expand its platform beyond support for working parents
Employee support platform Circle In has just secured $2 million in its latest round of funding. And it is focusing on wellbeing next.
Texts accusing employee of “collecting salary while sitting on your ass” reflects wider lack of respect for working mothers
When a new mother returned from parental leave to her law firm, she received the comments from a male colleague, who also went on to call out the woman’s “character”.
Employment, work hours and wage rate driving a “motherhood penalty” for women, says Treasury
A federal Treasury paper published last week said women get a “motherhood penalty” — their earnings are reduced by more than half for the first five years of being a parent.
Women ‘doing it all’ is a myth. It’s time for business and government to step up and help
It’s time we recognise the notion of women ‘doing it all on our own’ for what it is. A myth. An impossible fiction that's damaging to women’s identities and demeaning to our value.
A silver lining of the pandemic is a “mainstreaming” of flexible work, says Dicker Data CFO Mary Stojcevski
Dicker Data's Mary Stojcevski is confident the widespread adoption of flexible work will increase women’s participation in tech.
The budget has failed to combat the pink recession and support older women: It’s now up to business
Government stimulus and initiatives have been announced, but it is not near enough to redress the double jeopardy faced by older women.
“Woefully inadequate”: Budget 2020 has failed women entrepreneurs
In a budget that left Treasury with a $1 trillion deficit, the $240.4 million pledged to supporting women has been judged as dismal.
Attention Josh Frydenberg: Here’s a federal budget wishlist from working mothers everywhere
The Australian government has not made 2020 easy for working mothers, as it has led us carelessly into a pink recession.
A 95% childcare subsidy would boost GDP by up to $7.4 billion annually, KPMG says
Increasing the federal government’s childcare subsidy to a nearly fully funded 95% would boost GDP by up to $7.4 billion per year, at a cost of $5.4 billion a year, according to KPMG.
This time-lapse video shows how exhausting it is to work from home with young children
Circle In's Jodi Geddes has shared a time-lapse video showcasing the exhausting chaos many parents are dealing with at the moment.
A $5 billion-a-year spend on childcare subsidies could result in an $11 billion-a-year increase in GDP, says Grattan Institute
Making childcare cheaper would recharge the economy and see the typical Australian mother earn $150,000 more to boot.
