Posts tagged "gender privilege"

In the Australian startup ecosystem, meritocracy does not exist. We lack diversity at the angel, fund, founder, senior leadership and engineering levels. 

What role does luck play in launching a successful startup (or several)? Sydney Angels members David Jackson and Greg Bryan offer their thoughts.

Automation and artificial intelligence technologies may drastically impact between 40-160 million women’s jobs globally by 2030.

The capacity of the Fair Work Commission to order pay rises for workers in women-dominated industries will be strengthened under Labor policy.

Greater diversity leads to greater yields for business, and inclusive and empathetic leadership breeds productivity, loyalty and motivation.

One-in-seven Australians think men are more capable than women in the workplace and in politics, proving there is lots of work to be done.

Women’s average full-time base salary across all industries and occupations is 16.2% less than men’s — it's time to dismantle the gender pay gap.

The sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins has released findings confirming workplace sexual harassment is widespread, pervasive and increasing.

Ariane Barker believes well-educated women are still struck by a pressure to find a balance between being the primary carer and having a career they want.

Female investment managers make up just 17% of employees in the industry, which is described as a boys club rife with gender bias and inequality.

I’ve been asked a number of times over the last few months what I think about quotas on boards. For the longest time it was a notion I’…