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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 that describes a range of practices involving the cutting, removal, and sometimes the sewing up of the external female genitalia for cultural or other non-therapeutic

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 right. Life is a series of problems waiting to happen. Leaders, as point people in the management of people and ideas, encounter problems daily, even hourly. The

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. The survey on the impact of domestic violence at work was completed by over 3600 union members. A full copy of the report is available

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 own party due to the lack of collaboration, and in the business sector that has been unwillingly nominated to pay for the scheme with a

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 and stimulating discussion about the negative impacts of poor work/life balance. We invite people to join in and “go home on time” through our website

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 on 21 August 2010 and the factors which were influencing their vote. 119 women participated in the online survey from a selective sample of 600

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 2009. The Inquiry which began in June 2008 has resulted in an in-depth Report that acknowledges pay equity as a “basic human right” and the

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 senior levels of management due to an invisible barrier that is almost impossible to breach.  Twenty years later, despite research, evidence and an array of

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 senior levels of management due to an invisible barrier that is almost impossible to breach. Twenty years later, despite research, evidence and an array of

A prominent company director has called for companies who do not promote women to board and executive positions to be named and shamed. Kevin McCann, chairman of Origin Energy, has called on the Australian Securities Exchange to create guidelines that would require listed companies to detail female participation in the top echelons of management. “Frankly,