Why this CEO is supporting early childhood educators and workers going on strike
Early childhood workers and educators have hard complex jobs that are incredibly important, writes Christina Hobbs, co-founder of Verve Super.
How a new VC fund plans to help Aussie women founders access money for their businesses
The members of the Women Changing The World Investments board have already made it their mission to ensure women from all walks of life have a seat at the table.
“Small business is at the front”: COSBOA celebrates Jobs and Skills Summit as SME issues appear in 36-point plan
Australia's small business community now sits front of mind for lawmakers after the Jobs and Skills Summit, COSBOA chief Alexi Boyd says.
“We can’t afford to leave women’s talent on the shelf”: Jobs Summit seeks to unlock women’s workforce participation
An early theme of this week's Jobs Summit has been breaking down gender barriers and increasing the participation of women in the workforce.
‘Poor-performing businesses are driven out’: Danielle Wood opens Jobs Summit with call to maintain full employment
Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood opened the hotly-anticipated Jobs Summit with a rousing keynote speech declaring full employment should be "our economic lodestar".
Cutting gender equality in half could generate an extra $111 billion per year for Australia: ACTU
The ACTU has outlined the $111 billion target off the idea of getting another 893,000 women into the workforce, should the participation rate reach the same as men.
Australia’s gender pay gap is costing our economy billions, but the solutions are obvious
Australian working women earn less than men from the moment they enter the workforce, and the gap between their pay is eroding their economic security over their lifetime.
Equal pay and opportunities for women to be a priority at Albanese’s September job summit
Ensuring equal opportunities and pay for women is one of the wide range of topics laid down for the federal government’s jobs summit.
Female solicitors now outnumbering males in NSW, but gender pay gap still evident
The NSW legal profession is becoming more diverse, but the gender pay gap is still evident and women remain underrepresented in leadership ranks.
New data says part-time work is accentuating the gender pay gap and holding women back from executive positions
At every age group less than 50% of women were full-time in 2021, according to new data issued by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Australian male influencers earn $8000 more on average than female counterparts: Report
A new report into Australia’s influencers and online-creators’ economy has found that young males on TikTok are the biggest earners.
Australian fashion employs more than mining, export revenue exceeds beer and wine, report finds
Despite its economic value, CEO of the Australian Fashion Council Leila Naja Hibri says the fashion and textile industry is languishing through the labour shortage plaguing the country's workforce.
