Women In The Workforce

BUSINESS|

At the coalface: females increasingly hitting paydirt in the mines

The Australian Women in Resources Alliance aims to double the number of women working in the resources sector. But how will they do it? Freelance journalist Mandi Santic investigates.

PEOPLE & IDEAS|

Wanted: women to infiltrate white male shock jock crew

Talkback radio is dominated by male presenters. If we’re to have any hope of diversity of opinion we need more women on the radio, says radio producer Kate Leaver.

The Conversation | COMPANIES|

What really happens when women negotiate

Women still earn, on average, 17.6% less then men. This is partly because women are less likely to negotiate, more likely to undervalue their work and perceived as less likeable if they do bargain, says Mara Olekalns.

FEDERAL|

Military ‘culture’: loyalty and inevitable malfeasance

The purpose of a military, once we ignore recruitment drives and feel-good advertising on humanitarian work, is to kill, writes Dr James Connor, a senior lecturer with the University of NSW.

RICHARD FARMER |

Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Ordinary folk ignored by foreign affairs

Australians think that the government paid too little attention to the opinions of ordinary people when making foreign policy, according to the last annual Lowy Institute survey.

New York Times | ECONOMY|

Wanted: a female Bill Gates

Women are no longer expected to be stay-at-home mums but it’s still rare for them to be CEOs of major businesses. Author Gloria Feldt explains how women are more likely to keep quiet, undervalue themselves and not ask for that big pay rise.

EVA COX | ECONOMY|

Underpaid and undervalued: a woman’s work is never done

The problem is that despite nearly 40 years of equal pay legality, there is still evidence that the valuing of jobs is inequitable because there are still gender prejudices operating.

ALAN KOHLER | PLAYERS|

Kohler on sex and execs: how DJs got it right in the end

Why does a successful CEO — Mark McInnes — get his marching orders for reportedly trying to kiss a staff member, while an unsuccessful one — Malcolm Jackman — hangs on having halved the value of his company in a single day?