April
- Opinion
- Domestic violence
Albanese confronts domestic violence crisis
Women are angry, and the prime minister is dodging criticism even as he calls an emergency meeting of national cabinet on domestic violence.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
March
Girls know more about how to rule the world, but it’s boys who want to
A global study found that girls have a greater understanding of civics and citizenship. Boys, however, are more likely to want to become a politician.
- Julie Hare
‘Good human beings’: Critical thinking the key to a good life
Taking risks and walking on roads less travelled emboldened these women to land careers they never imagined possible.
- Julie Hare
Gen Z women fall behind homeownership
Women overall are edging out men when it comes to homeownership, but younger females fall well behind their male counterparts.
- Nila Sweeney
Finance wanted me to be macho. I preferred honesty
A fund manager describes how she learnt that humility could make her a successful investor and manager.
- Amy Xie Patrick
- Opinion
- Women to watch
This is how to win the productivity prize
If a country used only half its factories, it would waste a lot of its productive potential. The same is true if we tap into only half of society’s brainpower.
- Danielle Wood
The ‘crucial’ factor for tech leaders to get ahead
A mentor can help future female leaders by acting as a sounding board and passing on skills and coaching.
- Tess Bennett
Meet the Women to Watch in 2024 in five key sectors
To mark International Women’s Day, The Australian Financial Review has nominated emerging Women to Watch across five key sectors – and asked them for their advice and how they made it.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why it’s time to end single-sex schooling
All forms of segregation have been systematically rooted out of society except the gender divide in our most elite schools.
- The Parrhesian
Positive influence: Saving the planet is a big drawcard
Men outnumber women three to one in the energy sector, but the desire to make a difference as the planet warms is drawing many women to jobs in sustainability.
- Agnes King
Calling the shots in investment banking
Women are underrepresented in client-facing roles, but banks are slowly moving to change the status quo.
- Kanika Sood
Resilience and a leap of faith to advance in banking
Leaders in retail banks point to how progressive the industry is, with shared ambitions in boosting everyone around them.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Not ‘one of the boys’: Fundies with a different leadership style
Up-and-coming and leading fund managers share their journeys through the wealth sector and impart their best lessons.
- Lucy Dean
‘The best revenge is living well’: How to deal with sexism
From making room at the bar to encouraging ‘Space Ladies’, female lawyers and consultants are advancing in male-dominated fields.
- Hannah Wootton
February
When we talk about the gender pay gap, this is what we mean
The Workplace Gender and Equality Agency released individual employers’ gender pay gaps for the first time. Here’s how to understand the numbers.
- Lucy Dean
March 2023
10 long reads for the weekend
Welcome to the weekend. To start off your day, we’ve curated 10 great reads to enjoy. Have a great weekend.
These ‘two simple measures’ would close super gender gap by 2050
Every year that paying superannuation on parental leave is delayed leaves women who take a year off to have children $6000 worse off in retirement, says HESTA.
- Hannah Wootton
Flowers and cupcakes on International Women’s Day, but no pay equality
Corporate Australia was out in force to tweet, post and otherwise berate their staff into believing gender equity was imminent in their organisations.
- Hannah Wootton
Why Gen X female executives are quitting their jobs
Jacinda Ardern, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicola Sturgeon and Susan Wojcicki are part of a wider trend as female leaders reappraise what matters.
- Jonnelle Marte
‘I taught myself to be brave’: How these execs beat imposter syndrome
Emerging female leaders, featured in The Australian Financial Review’s 2023 Women to Watch list, share how they overcame moments of self-doubt.
- Sally Patten