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Emily Weiss, Sophia Amoruso, Leandra Medine and Audrey Gelman were among some of the best known CEOs and leaders of the girl boss era.

The girl boss isn’t dead, she’s just evolved

For many women, accepting that our careers don’t have to be our number one priority and unlearning the ideal set by the Girl Boss era is a challenging task.

  • Michelle Battersby

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UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis delivers his closing remarks to this year’s event. Very few women stood where Francis is standing.

‘Where are the women of the world?’

Over the past week, 130 world leaders spoke at the United Nations General Assembly, not many of them were women.

  • Michelle Nichols

Kay Goldsworthy is flying to Sydney. She won’t be an archbishop when she lands. Argh, men

In Sydney, Goldsworthy can’t be an archbishop, a bishop or even just a priest – she can only operate on the lowest rung of the clergy, as a deacon.

  • Julia Baird
Qantas chair Richard Goyder and former CEO Alan Joyce at the Qantas AGM in November 2022.

More female directors, more scrutiny: Who gets a seat on ASX company boards?

Directors face increasing pressure to ensure they are not sacrificing the interests of stakeholders such as customers when satisfying the needs of shareholders.

  • Jessica Yun
Sam Mostyn said it made sense for the government to focus on initiatives that benefitted women.

‘We’ve not progressed’: Male CEOs in more than 96% of ASX-listed finance firms

Macquarie Bank and AMP are examples of two major finance firms with female CEOs. But research shows smaller firms are falling behind.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel says boards need to look beyond ‘names’.

‘Boards are looking for a name’: Ex-ACCC chair says cosy networks limit diversity

Graeme Samuel says companies should look wider than the existing networks so that potential leaders are not overlooked for director roles.

  • Amelia McGuire and Anne Hyland
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Labor senator Deborah O'Neill wants to see a multi-party women's caucus in Federal Parliament.

'There are men who block us': Push for women's caucus in Canberra

Labor's Deborah O'Neill wants all female MPs in Canberra to join a multi-party women's caucus.

  • Judith Ireland
What women have been offered over the last four decades is the opportunity to compete with men on their terms and values.

Have women been fighting for the wrong things all along?

The small increases of women in positions of power are carefully allocated to those who accept the status quo as they compete with men on their terms and values.

  • Eva Cox
Julie Bishop has revealed how many within the walls of parliament house were "very keen" to set standards or benchmarks of her "that they wouldn't or couldn't make themselves".

'It took me a while': Julie Bishop warns young women not to let others 'dictate' who they are

"It's the people in whom you confide, who you trust - make more of your relationship with those people", the former foreign minister said.

  • Louise Rugendyke and Sarah Keoghan
Peggy O'Neal is the first female president of an AFL club and has received an Order of Australia honours.

First female AFL president wins Order of Australia Medal

Peggy O'Neal has been recognised for her contribution to sports as well as the legal profession, and acts as a role model for women in leadership positions.

  • Charlotte Grieve

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