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...
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...
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) in 2009 conducted an online survey in 2009 about the difficulties women face getting into boards. 317 women participated in the survey,...
ACLW Leadership Achievement Award for Women Information ACLW’s Leadership Achievement Award for Women (LAAW) ran in 2006 — 2009. It was established to recognise women in the community who use their...
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) conducted a national telephone survey between July and September 2008 to investigate the nature and extent of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces. Two...
There are many definitions of leadership. Leadership literature abounds with many theories of leadership including the Great Man Theory, Trait Theory, Behavioral Theories, Situational Leadership, Transactional and Transformational Leadership. However,...
This report analyses the gender dimension of climate change and the policies enacted to mitigate and adapt to its impacts with the aim of developing gender sensitive approaches with regards...
In 2000 CLW launched a Leadership Questionnaire to explore women’s definitions of leadership, their perceptions of how leadership developed and how its development in the workplace was encouraged. It was...
Social Entrepreneur: Leaders who inspire people to take risks, who find clever ways of using abandoned assets, who give others the confidence to develop their skills and potential. Botsman and...