This Month
Women have to be prepared to promote themselves: Bullock
Embracing opportunities, taking sideways moves and working with encouraging leaders have been key to the Reserve Bank governor’s success.
Four charts that show the Coalition (still) has a women problem
The Coalition has not added more women candidates despite knowing three years ago that they were key to winning back the female vote, according to a new study.
Board fights and mass resignations: the battle splitting the nation’s geoscientists
A bitter struggle for control of a professional association is proving that diversity, equity and inclusion remains a lightening rod for controversy.
Despite the DEI backlash, Aussie workers still open to gender equality
More than eight in 10 Australians say we need to stop pitting men and women against each other and focus on how men and women can work together to achieve equality.
March
WGEA gender targets quack like quotas
Just as the critics of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency warned 20 years ago, what starts off as an aspiration has become a must-do for companies.
New diversity law granting ministerial power is overreach: Goward
A bill that could lock employers out and give ministerial powers to set DEI targets may discourage investment, says the former sex discrimination commissioner.
Qantas chairman warns directors of ‘dominant CEOs’ in board search
The successful careers and dominant personalities of founders and overly powerful CEOs can trip up even the most seasoned corporate players, John Mullen says.
The sobering new state of feminism
Support for female equality is going backwards among young men. Among the under-30s, a striking 57 per cent of males think the movement has gone too far.
McKinsey solves the gender pay gap this International Women’s Day
Once women have earned their own equality, Elizabeth Arden will also help them celebrate with free lipstick applications.
The secret to a strong economy is women
I’ve seen first-hand that when you tap the talents of the whole population you draw from the very best available. The more capable people we have, the better.
Job appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chief
If we give too much air time to DEI’s detractors, people may begin to believe such programs are unwarranted, says Chief Executive Women CEO Lisa Annese.
‘Heck of a lot of work’ to do on gender gap: Wikramanayake
Chief executives at some of Australia’s biggest businesses have welcomed the latest pay gap data, but said much of the gap is due to challenges with the talent pipeline.
The pay gaps at Morgan Stanley, Barrenjoey, UBS
The gender pay gaps in the top tier of Australian finance are the largest in the country.
Historic pay data dump gives money men nowhere to hide
Australia’s biggest payers have the biggest pay gaps. Nowhere is this more evident than in financial services, where the money men still dominate.
‘Unsatisfactory’: US-based firms book biggest gender pay gaps
Law and consulting firms run out of the United States are grappling with the effects of an anti-DEI drive from the US government.
Australia’s top-paying companies among worst pay gap culprits
A total of 24 companies pay their top-earning workers $1 million or more, but none of them have a neutral gender pay gap.
Gender data shows any lack of meritocracy is working in favour of men
Hopefully, employers will be able to use the gender pay gap data to counter the backlash from men who complain they are missing out on job promotions.
Men dominate tech’s best-paid roles, but women are making inroads
Amid the DEI policy backlash, CEOs in the local tech sector have made progress in shrinking the pay disparity between their male and female employees.
Explore how your boss measures up on the gender pay gap
Enter your industry and company in our interactive to see how they measure up.
If only the WGEA gender agency matched its ideals with action
Have an industry-beating gender pay gap or male-heavy leadership team? WGEA might have some work for you.