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ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Senior Associate at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst). She is a graduate of the AICD Company Directors Program, Chief Executive Women's Leadership Program, and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. "I am very excited to be joining ACSI at this ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... IM/Pact, aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into the investment management industry, specifically the lack of women coming into - and progressing through - the industry. Future IM/Pact is an employee value proposition designed to help ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... equity, although the vast majority have conducted analysis to determination if they are any remuneration gaps between men and women, according to a new report by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and CAER. Brynn O'Brien, executive ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... reports." ACSI again noted that there are too few female CEOs in the ASX200 to analyse gender pay equality. There are four women who are CEOs of ASX100 companies, and five women who are ASX101-200 CEOS. "There were more CEOs called Andrew in the ASX100 ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Women now account for 30% of board positions across the ASX100, and 27.7% of the ASX200, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The year to date female appointment rate for ASX200 boards stands at 49%, down from 50% for the ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... invested US$75 million in a bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets dedicated ...

Male carers face "career trap" for seeking flexible working: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... CEO and ambassador for Flexible Working Day. "Increasingly organisations are looking for ways to provide flexibility for women, however men with caring responsibilities, who also want to work flexibly, suffer stigma and a lack of respect. Men and women ...

Australian Ethical Investment opens 2018 community grants program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... jobs to refugees in Australia through its hands-on cooking classes, spice trade, and events. The grant was used to train women in the cooking school, and to help them secure employment. "It's great to see cooks build their confidence," says Loretta ...

Pollinate Energy merges with US-based Empower Generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... merging with U.S. based Empower Generation, creating a combined social enterprise that will operate in India and Nepal. Women Entrepreneurs in Nepal (photo supplied by Pollinate Energy) The product suite, including solar lights and solar fans, addresses ...

Diversity Council Australia discusses myths around workplace flexibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Annese, DCA CEO. "Flexibility is often seen as this narrow thing that's seen as being only about part-time work, only for women with children - people don't have the idea that it's a universal benefit. It still surprises me that despite speaking about ...