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Australia ranks 13th on gender parity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Norway, the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, Republic of Moldova, Namibia, Germany, and Ireland. In terms of workforce participation, women now make up 41.2% of the global workforce - up about 2% since 2015. The number of women in senior management roles has ...

Young workers drive DEI in workplace: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... away from the stereotype of "big, ugly blokes over six-foot with tats and whatever else". On the contrary, young men and women who are entering the sector are highly skilled people with engineering degrees or property management degrees. "They bring ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... and 22% for the median base salary despite recording an equal number of male and female employees. The data showed that women make up 60% of the lower quartile of paid positions, and only 34% of the upper quartile. The RBA recorded a gender pay gap of ...

Green moves: Chief Executive Women, Hearts & Minds, Rabobank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been elected to the board of Chief Executive Women. Throughout her career, Davidson has focused on creating long-term value for superannuation fund members. Most recently this ...

Green moves: AIA, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... the top three causes of claims-chronic pain, cancer, and mental health challenges-and championed initiatives to support women during critical life phases. She convened experts and stakeholders to discuss health equity and guided AIA's response to the ...

Future Super, Verve to overhaul investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... has directed its investments to companies that perform well when it comes to gender equality, including across pay parity, women in leadership, and inclusivity. The new option focused on gender equity will screen for the same five thematics as its Gender ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... "Small businesses in the Asia Pacific form the backbone of developing economies and single mothers and other individual women entrepreneurs play a vital role," Tjoeng said. "By empowering women, whether they lead family enterprises or operate independently ...

WFH costs 5.8% of employees' salary: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... regular basis. Previous CEDA research found participation in WFH occupations has increased since the pandemic among carers, women with young children, and those with impactful health conditions or a disability. The growth in WFH has therefore helped ...

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Canaccord Genuity have joined the initiative and will collaborate with foundation private wealth partner LGT Crestone to support women and diverse talent to pursue careers in the advice sector. The founder of the initiative Yolanda Beattie sees an increasing ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... gender diversity efforts eight years after it championed the Fearless Girl campaign, which pushed for the representation of women in senior leadership positions. SSGA previously pushed for listed companies to have at least one female board member while ...