Angela Priestley, Author at SmartCompany

gender pay gap

The gender pay gap sits at 20.1% — and not enough is being done to close it

Men still take home an average $25,534 more than women annually, according to the WGEA's latest Gender Equality Scorecard.

Women’s Health Road

Care is the next entrepreneurial frontier. We must better support the women leading the charge

Women have long dominated healthcare, aged care and childcare workforces. They are key to the innovation bolstering these sectors.

Scott Morrison Marise Payne

Last night the Treasurer lamented women’s economic security challenges… and then pledged little to solve them

The government has pledged just $240 million for everything from women’s safety “at home and at work”, to cadetships, to entrepreneurialism.

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Fourfold increase in parental leave uptake by dads after ING ditches ‘secondary’ carer label

The number of male ING employees taking more than two weeks’ parental leave has increased fourfold since August 2019.

Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington says a “no brilliant jerks” policy has never been more necessary

Thrive Global has a “no brilliant jerks” policy, because “the truth is, they end up affecting the whole culture,” Arianna Huffington says.

socialising workplace

“Very disappointed”: The number of women moving into CEO positions is backsliding

Just one of the 25 CEOs appointed to lead ASX200 organisations in the past year has been female, and it’s not a 2020 anomaly.

socialising workplace

Male Champions of Change release new guidance on sexual harassment. Now we need a commitment to change

Male Champions of Change's members have signed a new guidance report calling for sexual harassment to be treated as a workplace OH&S issue.

Atlassian

Businesses should do like Atlassian and tell employees if they can ‘work from home forever’

Atlassian recently announcement that staff will be free to work from home permanently. And other businesses should follow suit.

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Expert 360 co-founder Bridget Loudon joins Telstra board, making her the youngest ASX 200 independent director ever

Expert360 co-founder Bridget Loudon has smashed the age record for a non-executive director on the ASX 200 by 12 years.

Childcare

A $5 billion-a-year spend on childcare subsidies could result in an $11 billion-a-year increase in GDP, says Grattan Institute

Making childcare cheaper would recharge the economy and see the typical Australian mother earn $150,000 more to boot.

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