This article by Nellie Akalp tells us what we already know about women entrepreurs: they are thriving in the new economy and this is why: Read More

“It seems that "having it all" - or, if you prefer, "doing it all" - is no longer a question of "can she?" or "can't she?". It is a fact of life”, says Rachel Hills in her weekend article in Sunday Life on The Superwoman Myth.  Hot on the heels of Sarah-Jessica Parker’s new movie I Don’t Know How She Does It, Rachel allowed me to weigh in on the debate: do women want it all? My response?  Read More

This article by Amanda Woodard in Knowledge@Australian School of Business outlines a number of reasons why it's high time we made childcare tax deductible in Australia.  My opinions were sought, along with leading Australian businesswomen including:  Read More

I remember my excitement during my pregnancy when I discovered I was having a son (and amazement, quite frankly, being from a family of 4 daughters and no sons!!!) My thinking was that with a son, my dear husband would be more likely to spend time with our new family member... and it seems there's now research to back up my hunch! Read More

Thank you to Frances and Kylie at The 100 Percent Project for inviting me to their Sydney research launch on Friday of Men At Work: What they want and why it matters for women.  The key take aways for me are that men largely want what most women want too, when it comes to workplace culture and flexibility.  And that women are paying a price for the inability of men to get it. Read More

Almost 3 out of 4 women working in the manufacturing industry have never been promoted or given a higher paying role, while more than 60 per cent of female workers had never been offered any workplace training, according to a survey report released this week by AMWU titled Breaking the Perspex Ceiling. Read More

Since the introduction of the Fair Work Act and the right to request flexibility, we've seen a positive lift in the number of employers taking flexible work options seriously.  So much so that it seemed like a whole new era had been ushered... until this multi-million dollar claim by a Telstra worker has placed a serious question mark over the future of work from home arrangements.  Seems Telstra will be made to pay legal and medical costs in a multi-million dollar ruling by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal as a result of... wait for it... Ms Hargreaves slipping down the stairs in her own home while going to get cough medicine from the fridge in her sock-clad feet.  Read More

I’m so happy to be back at my desk finally after almost 3 weeks off crook (and no, it wasn’t some experiment in lean thinking to see if I could save eliminate  “white space” by contracting every bug and cold and flu on offer in New South Wales, all at once… although having accomplished that I hope to now have a clear run through winter!)   Read More

I’ve been pondering this idea of work life balance.  Quite a bit lately, as a matter of fact, in another effort to understand what the link might be to getting and keeping more women in leadership roles.  And the more I think about it, the more it makes me think... Read More

Do these ‘ladies of leisure’ pose a threat to Australia’s productivity? This is what a recent headline in The Australian newspaper indicated. The blame seems to be on us women – if only we were to choose to work, the danger of the ticking population time-bomb will be so much smaller. I’m not sure that this is a fair representation of the current situation. Why did so many women choose to leave the workforce in the fist place?  Read More