This Month
Meet the $3b Aussie wealth manager you’ve never heard of
Hakan Ozyon and Muzzammil Dhedhy have quietly built a major financial services player with $3 billion in funds under management, servicing Australian Muslims.
- Yolanda Redrup
Islamophobia surges more than 500pc, says racism register
Amid the national debate over antisemitism, Muslims say they are also targeted by hate crimes.
- Andrew Tillett
Sidelined by VCs, women are taking their start-up ideas to the public
The three biggest raises of 2024 on Birchal, the country’s dominant equity crowdfunding platform, are businesses run by women. And largely backed by women.
- Yolanda Redrup
November
Why the backlash from men is threatening gender targets
Mining behemoth Rio Tinto is not the only company to discover pockets of male employees who resent the push for greater diversity.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Did gender diversity and merit collide at Rio Tinto?
The challenge for companies is to find a way to promote pluralism while treating all employees equally and avoiding inflaming a politicised culture war.
- The AFR View
- Updated
- Workplace culture
Rio Tinto workers push back against its diversity efforts
Two years after a major review found the company had systemic bullying issues, employees of both sexes say they are uncomfortable about some changes.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
Airtree partner says ‘problematic’ founders can still be accommodated
Craig Blair, an influential venture capitalist, says visionary founders are often “deeply flawed” but should be supported as they create great businesses.
- Yolanda Redrup
Is female-only recruitment discriminatory? Even lawyers are divided
The debate over gender diversity targets was reignited this week when the Australian Financial Review revealed employers had told recruiters not to bother shortlisting men for senior jobs.
- Euan Black
Fortescue Energy chief quits religious group board amid staff concerns
Mark Hutchinson is no longer a director of Alpha Australia National Office, whose evangelical attitudes towards sex have displeased many employees.
- Peter Ker
October
‘I have let you down’: Fortescue’s Hutchinson apologises to gay staff
Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest says his leaders are required to back equality, prompting a mea culpa from energy boss Mark Hutchinson.
- Peter Ker
Fortescue’s Hutchinson breaks sex silence as Rio inks gay pride deal
He’s a director of a religious group that broadcasts a strictly hetero, gender binary view of sex, but Fortescue boss Mark Hutchinson says he loves diversity.
- Peter Ker
- Opinion
- Opinion
How women can remove the ‘ick’ factor and become experts
One of the greatest barriers to women owning their expertise publicly is fear of criticism and being exposed as an imposter.
- Penny Locaso
September
DEI is no longer just about ethics, it’s about profits, academics say
Australian business schools are providing an increasing amount of diversity components to reflect a growing corporate demand.
- Gus McCubbing
The key to diversity is company culture: Khuda
Robin Khuda says AirTrunk is succeeding in diversity because it's embedded in its culture.
- Updated
Wall Street’s ESG backlash does little to dent Australia’s enthusiasm
Analysis from Jarden shows ASX-listed groups increased their mentions of environmental, social and governance commitments in the last earnings season.
- Joshua Peach and Joanne Tran
August
Politics tainting reform of the RBA
Readers’ letters on parties at odds over the Reserve Bank; trouble at the MSO; diversity policies; the job of an opposition leader; Labor losing its way; and the soaring price of gold.
Court’s landmark ‘trans women are women’ verdict lauded
Booting a transgender woman from an exclusive app for being insufficiently female constitutes unlawful discrimination, a judge has found in a landmark gender-identity case.
- Luke Costin and Duncan Murray
- Analysis
- Lendlease
Is this the end of the line for diversity policies?
One of the most important management trends of the past decade may no longer be equal to the occasion.
- Aaron Patrick
- Opinion
- Opinion
This man is forcing big companies to halt DEI
US companies including Harley-Davidson and the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey are halting their diversity efforts after being targeted by right-wing commentator Robby Starbuck.
- Beth Kowitt
- Opinion
- Gender pay gap
This Gender Pay Day, employers must take action for their own good
Women must work, on average, 50 more days per year to earn the same as men. Here’s what businesses need to do about it.
- Mary Wooldridge