Australian Centre for Leadership for Women

Reflection on Julie Bishop being overlooked as a potential Prime Minister

Will the Liberal Party ever be led by a Woman? Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey It is hard to not believe that gender was a dominant factor in Julie Bishop losing the leadership ballot after Malcolm Turnbull called a spill on Friday 24 August 2018. This is due to the Coalition Parliamentarians ignoring glaringly obvious advantages that […]

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Raise the New Start Rate

More voices are needed to bring about increasing the Newstart Rate. Please consider some of the reasons and add your voice to the Australian Council of Social Service’s Call to the Government to raise Newstart.  Aligning Government policy with public concerns is one of the core aims of democratic governance and key to this is the

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Is it possible to eradicate sexual harassment in workplaces?

Recent workplace sexual harassment revelations by many women sharing their stories abroad and in Australia have woken hearts and minds to the pain, indignity, injustice and wide-reaching impacts of men abusing their power to dominate women. Whilst we have known that this insidious problem exists and is ubiquitous, with so many different sources such as research studies, reports’ and

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Unique Leadership of Minority Women Report 2017

The Unique Leadership of Minority Women’s Report is based on a research study by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey. It aimed to explore the underrepresentation of women in minority groups in leadership in Australia and to what extent is diversity inclusive of minority women in Australia?  Specifically the following minority groups were involved: Aboriginal and Torres Strait

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Unique Leadership of Minority Women Conference 2017

A transformational conference to understand the leadership of women from minority groups in Australia and explore how organisations can advance Diversity and Inclusion. ABC RN Radio Interview with Diann Rodgers-Healey Background Women from minority groups are the least represented in leadership in Australia. Whilst Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace focuses on including employees from minority groups so

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How do we get to – “Someday, someone will shatter the Glass Ceiling”

Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey, Director, The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW) In her concession speech on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton said, “I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling … but someday, someone will, and hopefully sooner than we might think right now[i].” Her hopeful words that “..someday, someone will” echo

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Women Make Your Vote Count

The five National Women’s Alliances have come together to encourage women to use their votes in the 2016 Federal election.  It’s important that women’s voices are heard in this election.We want women to vote in a way that reflects the diverse lives and experiences of women in Australia.As a member of the Equality Rights Alliance,

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Australia’s contribution to the world’s refugee crisis. Is it enough?

By Diann Rodgers-Healey As worldwide displacement hits an all time high due to wars, conflict and persecution, the Australian government recently highlighted its record of stopping the boats and being the 3rd biggest resettler of refugees globally.  This record, however, is overshadowed by growing concern in light of our legal obligations as signatory to the 1951 Refugee

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Business Review Articles recognising ACLW

10 Organisations Encouraging Female Professionals In AustraliaPublished in Business Review AustraliaAuthor: Laura Close on 07 Aug 2015 http://www.businessreviewaustralia.com/leadership/1566/10-Organisations-Encouraging-Female-Professionals-In-Australia   10. Australian Centre for Leadership for Women The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (ACLW), a virtual Centre was founded by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey in 2000 to assist emerging and established women leaders and advance gender equality outcomes. ACLW has

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Women and Power

Recently the association of ‘Women’ and ‘Power’ has emerged in Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s advice to Hillary Clinton and other women in power where she pointed out that the “image of women and leadership, and some resistance still to fully embrace women as leaders” is “right around the world.” Despite the visibility of individual women being

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Pathways to Gender Equality in Australia – The role of Merit and Quotas

About ‘Pathways to Gender Equality – The role of Merit and Quotas’ (Edited by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey)In Australia there continues to be an unprecedented level of awareness of the glass ceiling for women in many key sectors. A surge of strategies to overcome the gender equality gap has also been spearheaded by public and some

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ACLW YouTube Channel Index of Videos

2017 International Women’s Day Illawarra Excerpt of speech on Gender Inequality by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey Keynote speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIllawarra Women Leaders IWD Panel on Gaining the Unexpected facilitated by Dr Diann Rodgers-HealeyQ&A with Illawarra Women Leaders IWD Panel Launch of E-book, Pathways to Gender Equality – The role of Merit and Quotas

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Articles published in The Conversation

The Conversation is an independent source of analysis, commentary and news from the university and research sector. Rodgers-Healey, D. (28 July 2014) We must do better to curb discrimination against working parents. The Conversation. 28 July 2014. http://theconversation.com/we-must-do-better-to-curb-discrimination-against-working-parents-29696; Also published at Workplaceinfo.com.au; womensagenda.com.au Rodgers-Healey, D. (20 September 2013) Would business tolerate the Abbott Cabinet Gender Imbalance.

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Considerations for Australia’s next Woman Prime Minister

So that Australia will have a woman Prime Minister sooner rather than later, the E-book, Considerations for Australia’s next woman Prime Minister by Dr Diann Rodgers-Healey presents an analysis on issues to do with gender and leadership based on a reflective, interpretive and explorative stance of Julia Gillard’s Prime Ministership.   17 leading Australian women accepted an invitation

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Leading Women in Climate Change Panel 2014

15 October 2014. 6.30pm. Parliament Theatrette. NSW Parliament House Sydney A Public Panel Event focusing on how women are exercising their leadership to address climate change, based on their understanding of key issues. The panel discussion was followed by an open Q and A from the audience.  View the entire Panel Discussion at ACLW’s YouTube Channel Panellists: ​Professor Lesley Hughes, Lead author

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Equal Before the Law

Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, earlier this week addressed a full house at a Human Rights Commission event, RightsTalk: Balancing the Scales of Justice. “Australians who need communications supports, or who have complex and multiple support needs, are not having their rights protected, and are not being treated equally, in the criminal justice system. This must

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