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Flexible work fails to follow women into leadership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026  |  NEWS
... inflexible leadership positions and unequal caring responsibilities are forcing more women to leave senior positions. The Gender Equality Insights 2026: Unlocking Australia's Workforce Potential report, by the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre (BCEC) and ...

FSU calls for universal PPL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... PPL policy in 2021 and men now make up the majority of workers taking parental leave, despite the workforce being broadly gender balanced. Similarly, in 2022 before NAB introduced its universal PPL scheme, men made up just 6% of its primary parental ...

ACSI, CEW push ASX to lift boards' gender targets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... peak body for superannuation investors and a women's advocacy group are calling on the ASX to set a 40:40:20 objective for gender diversity in the next edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. In their submissions to the ASX's ...

Scaling women businesses can add $100bn to economy: Study

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... are starting businesses in record numbers, they soon reach a "scaling cliff" as very few grow into larger entities. The Gender Index Australia study noted a central gap in which women lead 42.2% of the nation's sole trader businesses, but just 15.2% ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Equal Pay Day is highlighting the long-term impact of Australia's gender pay gap, with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) warning lower earnings compound into significant shortfalls in retirement savings. Equal Pay Day fell on August 17 this year, marking ...

Aware Super introduces reproductive health leave

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... used for fertility treatment, conditions including perimenopause and menopause symptoms, and endometriosis. The leave is gender-inclusive and while many of the conditions it covers predominantly affect women, men can also access the entitlement, including ...

Most ASX300 boards comprise nearly 40% women: Index

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... reveals. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of ASX300 boards now have 38% female representation, marking meaningful progress on gender diversity, according to the latest BDI, which was compiled by Watermark Search International, the Australian Institute of ...

Australian investors prioritising returns over ethics: Data

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... said. The trend appears consistent across demographic groups, indicating a broad-base move rather than one driven by age or gender. "The gap between what investors say they value and what they actually hold has always existed. Our data gives us a rare ...

AHRC calls for long-overdue Human Rights Act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) president Hugh de Kretser said Australia's human rights are being threatened by polarisation, division, rising racism, climate change, inequality and rapid technological change. He called for a national ...

Housing affordability widening intergenerational equity gap: Study

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... growth, followed closely by the 25-34 cohort - although the gains have been smaller than those made over 2000-2010. The gender pay gap is also at its lowest recorded level, driven largely by gains for the 25-34 age group, which improves intergenerational ...
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