Posts tagged "lack of women in business"

Australia has no shortage of entrepreneurship programs, incubators, startup workshops, and business leadership courses aimed at encouraging more women to start their own businesses, but are they selling a pipe dream instead of actually helping women?

Until we change the way we talk about female entrepreneurship, we’re unlikely to make any real progress towards equality.

Christina Hobbs is disrupting Australia’s superannuation space with Verve Super, Australia’s first super fund designed for women, by women.

Being powerful women depends greatly on our ability to recognise how our mind and emotions help and hinder our behaviour.

Research has shown a sense of connectedness is essential for mental wellbeing, but for many entrepreneurs, it is hard to find.

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.

While men over-invest by up to 4%, women over-invest by up to 11%, hinting at higher hurdles for women to clear along the career ladder.

A whopping 28% of women and 45% of men consider women to be less qualified for leadership positions, so here is what you can do to reduce workplace bias.

If women cannot even achieve parity of appointments in this scenario — the wake of the #MeToo movement — it’s difficult to imagine when they ever will.