Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman to be appointed as World Trade Organization director-general Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed director-general of the World Trade Organization.
‘Last year, a mirror got held up to my face’: A Q&A with UQ entrepreneur in residence Sam Jockel Sam Jockel is no stranger to launching successful ventures. In this Q&A, she shares how she steered her startup ParentTV through 2020.
Google to pay millions to women and Asian workers in wake of “systemic” pay and hiring discrimination investigation Following a US Department of Labor investigation into “systemic” discrimination, Google will pay millions to women and Asian job-seekers.
How Tasmanian Women in Agriculture is taking on harassment and bullying in rural workplaces When a 2018 national survey found that 93% of women working in agriculture have been sexually harassed in some form.
“Sorely underserved”: Menopause healthcare is a $842 billion market in need of innovation A new Female Founders Fund report reveals the needs of women experiencing menopause is a US$600 billion untapped opportunity.
Aussies Shemara Wikramanayake and Elizabeth Gaines make World’s Most Powerful Women list Here's what we know about Macquarie Group CEO Shemara Wikramanayake and Fortescue Metals CEO Elizabeth Gaines.
Nine entrepreneurs to watch on this year’s 100 Powerful Women list From entrepreneur Taraji P Henson to Making Authentic Friendships' Juliana Fetherman, here are nine of the world's most powerful women.
Why this 16-year-old children’s food brand has turned to equity crowdfunding Australia’s largest certified organic and additive-free children’s food brand Whole Kids is inviting the public to become investors.
Just 14 of the CEOs behind this year’s Global 500 companies are women, and none of them are women of colour For the first time in six years, no women of colour chief executives are on Fortune's annual Global 500 list.
The deeply personal experience that led Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu to founding online subscription startup Kin Fertility Sydney entrepreneur Nicole Liu has left her job at consulting firm McKinsey & Company to start up her own fertility empowerment startup and online contraceptive pill delivery service, Kin.
Why women in tech are sharing their salaries in an open spreadsheet A Google spreadsheet is shining a light on salaries and pay for women in tech in a bid to encourage transparency and tackle the gender pay gap in the industry.
This CEO is giving his staff $1500 each to fill up their esky in bushfire-affected communities Every employee of Canberra Data Centres will be gifted $1,500 to spend in bushfire affected communities.
