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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...