March
10 long reads for the weekend
Welcome to the weekend. To start off your day, we’ve curated 10 great reads to enjoy. Have a great weekend.
These ‘two simple measures’ would close super gender gap by 2050
Every year that paying superannuation on parental leave is delayed leaves women who take a year off to have children $6000 worse off in retirement, says HESTA.
- Hannah Wootton
Flowers and cupcakes on International Women’s Day, but no pay equality
Corporate Australia was out in force to tweet, post and otherwise berate their staff into believing gender equity was imminent in their organisations.
- Hannah Wootton
Why Gen X female executives are quitting their jobs
Jacinda Ardern, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicola Sturgeon and Susan Wojcicki are part of a wider trend as female leaders reappraise what matters.
- Jonnelle Marte
Eight top female fundies share their best investment advice
From “work hard, play hard”, to Warren Buffett, the experts spill the beans on how to run a winning portfolio.
- Lucy Dean
‘Our wives wouldn’t like it’: why women had to work harder to get to the top
Senior directors reveal the barriers they used to face as The Australian Financial Review reveals its Women to Watch list for 2023.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Women of Influence
For women to rise, gender norms must be dismantled
Women are led to believe overcoming gender equality challenges are their own individual responsibility. They are not.
- Pip Dexter
The tide is turning for women in investment banking
The sector is still largely male-dominated, but there is a growing presence of women at the high end of decision-making.
- Kanika Sood
‘I taught myself to be brave’: How these execs beat imposter syndrome
Emerging female leaders, featured in The Australian Financial Review’s 2023 Women to Watch list, share how they overcame moments of self-doubt.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Women of Influence
We need to combat gender inequality stuck in the system
The battle for gender equality is far from over. As a nation, we need to do a lot more across all industries to remove structural inequities.
- Diane Smith-Gander
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Is this Australia’s one-child policy?
Implications of the super tax change; women in the economy; NBN’s lack of service; Joe Aston’s columns.
How we built our beauty start-ups from scratch
Priscilla Hajiantoni and Sarah Hamilton talk about the lessons they’ve learnt shepherding their own companies.
- Updated
Understanding people is the key to transformation in universities
Universities are changing with a more pronounced emphasis on gender equality, say academic leaders.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Women of Influence
We must all work to drive inclusivity changes, say tech leaders
Good intent alone will not drive the change we need to see for women and under-represented communities.
- Sally-Ann Williams and Imogen Baxter
How taking risks helped these female tech leaders reach the top
Technology has been a key enabler for women in their quest to transform the world around them as well as their own lives.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Gender equality
No gender equality? Then no money from this major philanthropist
Australia’s largest donor to medical research will no longer provide funding to institutions that do not meet gender equality benchmarks.
- Julie Hare
Universities marching towards gender parity by degrees
Many structural barriers are coming down but there is still a long way to go before women achieve a fairer outcome in academia.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Gender equality
How to get women into STEM and keep them there
Little progress has been made on improving the number and seniority of women in the STEM workforce. It’s time to embrace positive discrimination.
- Barbara Messerle and Steph Ryan
Single women getting a foothold on the property ladder
Single women home buyers are a growing force in the housing market, but they face greater challenges compared to their male counterparts, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Grit and gut instinct take women to top of fashion world
Talent and trust in their instincts have helped women succeed in the tough world of fashion, as five leaders recount their struggle to the top.
- Lauren Sams
