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Flexible work fails to follow women into leadership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026  |  NEWS
While a greater number of women are advancing into management roles, inflexible leadership positions and unequal caring responsibilities are forcing more women to leave senior positions. The Gender Equality Insights 2026: Unlocking Australia's Workforce ...

FSU calls for universal PPL

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... workplaces, in a new report. The FSU's analysis of PPL uptake found men are now taking PPL at similar or higher rates than women in some parts of the finance sector, thanks to improvements in union negotiated enterprise agreements. FSU said universal ...

Mining, property fuel Aussie billionaires' wealth: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... inherit a sizeable share of the US$6.6 trillion of billionaire wealth that will be passed on over the next decade, with women tipped to receive a significant share. This will include more than 1235 female spouses. The current average age of expected ...

ACSI, CEW push ASX to lift boards' gender targets

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
The 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 ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
A new national study found that while women 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 ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... into significant shortfalls in retirement savings. Equal Pay Day fell on August 17 this year, marking 48 additional days women must work into the new financial year to earn what men earned in the previous year, on average Australia's national gender ...

Aware Super introduces reproductive health leave

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... 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 to support a partner going through IVF. Aware Super chief executive Deanne ...

Wikramanayake exit highlights women leadership pipeline gap: CEW

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake's resignation highlights a gap in the economy of not having enough women in the leadership pipeline, Chief Executive Women (CEW) said. After nearly four decades at Macquarie, Wikramanayake will retire ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... since inception, supporting programs focused on vulnerable children, youth mental health and improving economic outcomes for women.

New initiative to improve First Nations women participation in business

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Economics (FNE) and Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) have partnered to launch a new program to enhance First Nations women in business financial basics. Delivered through eight place-based workshops across Australia, the Financial Foundations for ...
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