carol schwartz
@cazzmelbourne
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passionate advocate for women in leadership,loves business and entrepreneurship,social enterprise, arts ... and general busybody
Australia
Joined February 2009
I thought I would retweet the @The_PolicyShop debate "To quota or not to quota" for those who may have missed it @libertysanger.
To quota or not to quota? Listen to @The_PolicyShop on gender diversity in business and politics feat. Cordelia Fine.
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#wherearethewomen One woman out of twenty-three rates as an Australian top #investmentbanker @ForbesWomen @amanda_gome @KZiwica @JennaPrice @WomensAgenda
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QANTAS pays women 37% less, Telstra and BHP 20%. Fifty years after equal pay laws, we still have a long way to go @WLIAus @WomensAgenda @GIWLkings
theconversation.com
The naming for the first time of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers is set to pressure employers to take action.
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Busting myths about women in the workplace | McKinsey @WLIAus
mckinsey.com
Professional women’s progress feels painfully slow. At this point, what’s really holding women back? We look at the biggest myths about women in the workplace.
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Why We’ll See More Female Unicorn Founders Over Next Decade. Plus: How Playing Poker Helps Your Career @WLIAus
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Gender parity at CEO level ‘a lifetime away’ - Personnel Today @GIWLkings @WLIAus @cliftonbrand
personneltoday.com
New figures reveal the difficulties in achieving gender parity for CEOs among leading firms globally, with Britain lagging behind.
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Why We Should Keep Using Terms Like “Female Founder” And “Female CEO”
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Women in Iceland Say the Country Isn't a Gender Equality Utopia @WLIAus
businessinsider.com
Iceland has topped the WEF's gender gap index 14 years in a row. But women living there say the rankings don't reflect everyday life.
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It’s #pathwaystopoliticsforwomen year in review 2023. What a fabulous year. What fabulous women - 93% see themselves as future political leaders! Bring it on!!! Thankyou @WLIAus @UniMelb and all our university partners!
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Get more women into positions of leadership and innovation to achieve climate goals
imd.org
The transition to a greener future needs to happen fast. What does that have to do with gender diversity?
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The gender pay gap has narrowed but 'we can't take it for granted', experts say
sbs.com.au
Australia's gender pay gap has had its biggest single-year drop in almost a decade, but women are still earning much less than their male colleagues.
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Putting more women in leadership roles won't solve systemic inequity
fastcompany.com
"Asking women to be the torchbearers of inequity can actually backfire."
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Research: How Women Improve Decision-Making on Boards@hbr
hbr.org
This article reports on a study of women and men directors at more than 200 publicly traded companies on the major stock exchanges in the U.S. and Europe. The results provide key insights on how the...
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After viral sexist post, women in start-ups say worse issues are buried @WLIAus #womenledventures @AliClunies @MarisaWarren16 @flyingfoxvc @blackbirdvc @GiantLeapVC @shellyporges
afr.com
“Young men get given boatloads of venture capital and are suddenly in power,” says one veteran woman in the industry. “It’s a dreadful environment to work in.”
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Pathways to Politics for Women supports the political leadership aspirations of women around Australia. Thankyou to our university partners.Huge thanks &kudos to our participants. We need more women leading the world. @WLIAus @Pathways_UoM
abc.net.au
Australia still lags behind dozens of countries when it comes to female representation in federal parliament. A national program is now equipping more women with the skills and confidence to run for...
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Venture firms accused of ‘gender washing’@shellyporges @blackbirdvc @AliClunies @AliaviaVC @GiantLeapVC @SquarePegCap @SarahChenGlobal
thetimes.com
Venture capital firms have been accused by one of their own of “gender washing” — hiring more women in junior and non-ownership roles to disguise the lack of ge
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New study exposes "gender tenure gap" & glass cliff theory @GIWLkings @WLIAus
womensagenda.com.au
Female CEOs typically have shorter tenures compared to their male counterparts, a new study has found. How could this be?
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Over the glass cliff: female chief executives have shorter tenure than men due to crisis management roles @GIWLkings
theguardian.com
Study finds that female CEOs worldwide are often set up to fail after taking control of problem-hit companies
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BlackRock study finds gender-balanced companies outperform peers via @FT @WLIAus.@GIWLkings @sammostyn @CEWAus
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