Professor James Sarros is Deputy Head of the Department of Management at Monash University. He has a Bachelors degree in arts (literature) and a diploma in education from La Trobe...
Dr Jocelynne Scutt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Tasmania Merit, Equality and the 'No Change' Principle in Workplace Culture Equal to a man, or less?Measured by brains, intellect, wit and intelligence.By merit in...
According to the United Nations, 140 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), also referred to as female circumcision, is a term...
Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme started on 1 January 2011. It provides eligible working parents with 18 weeks of Parental Leave Pay at the National Minimum Wage, currently...
John Baldoni Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, once wrote: "No sooner is one problem solved than another surfaces—never is there just one cockroach in the kitchen." Mr. Buffet is...
ACLW's Expert Climate Change Panelists were asked: What are your views on what the Gillard government is attempting to put in place to reduce Australia's carbon emissions?Do you see it...
Between February and July 2011, the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) at the University of New South Wales conducted a national online domestic violence and the workplace survey....
Dr Shirley Randell (www.shirleyrandell.com.au) has in 2006 taken up a new position in Rwanda as Senior Advisor, Responsibility and Accountability in Local Government - RALG/Gender for nine countries in East and...
Tony Abbott's latest thoughts on paid parental leave have been said to have created uncertainty for families who might be planning to have a baby, ripples of discontent in his...
21 November was Go Home on Time Day, an initiative of The Australia Institute. Now in its fourth year, Go Home on Time Day provides an opportunity for raising awareness...
The 2010 recipients of CLW’s Advancement of Women in the Workplace Award (AWWA) have made outstanding contributions in their workplaces to advance the empowerment of women. They pioneered in non-traditional...
In 2011 as the Australian Parliament resumed debating the need for action on climate change, CLW invited women to influence action on climate change from an informed stand point of...
On 1 November 2010, following the re-election of the Gillard Labor Government in 2010, Kate Ellis became the Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care and the Minister for the...
ACLW together with Avril Henry Pty Ltd and Diversity Council Australia in 2010 honoured exemplary initiatives that promote women’s advancement with its Advancement of Women in the Workplace Award (AWWA)....
In light of the upcoming Federal Election, a research report has been published based on ACLW's study to help inform how women intended to vote in the 2010 Federal Election...
Whilst much is known about the difficulties women face attaining leadership positions in the corporate world, little is known about women in non-traditional trades such as in construction. Starting with...
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) commends the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment and Workplace Relations for its Report, Making it Fair, released on 23 November...
Analysis of Australian Liberal party and the Media's Role During the events which took place towards the end of 2009 in the in the Australian Liberal party when support for...
In 1986, the concept of the glass ceiling was used to explain why women, despite achieving certain levels of success in industry and business are prevented from reaching the most...
In 1986, the concept of the “glass ceiling” was used to explain why women, despite achieving certain levels of success in industry and business are prevented from reaching the most...