An analysis of 60,000 news stories in May 2021 by Ms Schwartz’s Women’s Leadership Institute Australia found less than a third of quotes were from women.
Verve Super,a retail superannuation fund designed for women,has tapped a range of high-profile women investors,including Carol Schwartz alongside women who had never invested for a $2.7 million raise.
Senior female board directors say there are still serious problems of abuse of power and sexual misconduct in companies but shareholders are driving change.
Prominent business voices across Melbourne are hoping the city can re-emerge from the"dark tunnel"of emotional and economic distress caused by the COVID-19 lockdown.
Carol Schwartz has spent the last five months at her"very isolated"rural property on Victoria's surf coast but that hasn't stopped her from keeping a close watch on the governance issues unfolding at AMP.
Investors are beginning to question the lack of gender diversity in the ASX200.
Business leaders Diane Smith-Gander and Carol Schwartz believe corporate bosses don't have to bite their tongues,and can make a valuable contribution to debate