Women should not shut up about menopause. We should roar about it

Women should not shut up about menopause. We should roar about it

Some women are worried that talking about menopause might see women further disadvantaged in the workplace. I disagree.

  • byGrace Molloy

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Why offering senior jobs part-time is a ‘no-brainer’

Why offering senior jobs part-time is a ‘no-brainer’

As a part-time worker in a senior management position,Lotte is in a minority. Most part-timers face a ‘promotion cliff’ – but it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • byRachel Clun
Have four kids,pay no income tax. Now that’s a family-focused plan
Opinion
Opinion

Have four kids,pay no income tax. Now that’s a family-focused plan

Hungary,under its radical PM Viktor Orban,is family-focused while Australia’s childcare subsidies are productivity-focused – because it wants women back at work.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
From benders and slacking to Type A box-ticking:A Perth writer’s re-organisation

From benders and slacking to Type A box-ticking:A Perth writer’s re-organisation

Life and art collide in WAtoday’s multiple award-winning journalist Emma Young’s Bridget Jones-ish comic novel The Disorganisation of Celia Stone.

  • byMark Naglazas
‘Women not a priority’:Labor non-committal on childcare,parental leave superannuation changes

‘Women not a priority’:Labor non-committal on childcare,parental leave superannuation changes

The Greens accused the government of making women wait for much-needed reforms after it wouldn’t commit to the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce recommendations.

  • byRachel Clun
Fixing the pay gap can be as simple as finding out how big it is

Fixing the pay gap can be as simple as finding out how big it is

New laws forcing companies to publish their gender pay gaps have been backed by research showing the quickest way to bridge the divide is by measuring it properly.

  • byRachel Clun
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Kay Goldsworthy is flying to Sydney. She won’t be an archbishop when she lands. Argh,men
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Religion

Kay Goldsworthy is flying to Sydney. She won’t be an archbishop when she lands. Argh,men

In Sydney,Goldsworthy can’t be an archbishop,a bishop or even just a priest – she can only operate on the lowest rung of the clergy,as a deacon.

  • byJulia Baird
The world wants to support women – but is the Liberal Party ready?

The world wants to support women – but is the Liberal Party ready?

Historically,we in the Liberal Party have been quite woeful when it comes to picking women,but this time I have faith.

  • byCharlotte Mortlock
Why appointing a female CEO to run a big company doesn’t feel like progress

Why appointing a female CEO to run a big company doesn’t feel like progress

What passes for success – or even progress – is still a low bar.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Why women are getting on the tools

Why women are getting on the tools

Australia’s first female only pre-apprenticeship course is part of a broader push to address the gender imbalance in trades.

  • bySue White
How one Qld mum returned to the workforce – with a little help

How one Qld mum returned to the workforce – with a little help

After bringing up her children,46-year-old Sairah Zubair Khan decided it was time to get back into the workforce,so she turned to a jobs academy for support.

  • byKate Kachor