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In exploring pay, work/life balance and female entrepreneur journeys, we spark conversations about women’s financial independence and how readers can make informed decisions about their finances.

January 29, 2024

Female founders have responded to the news of a male-run ‘corporate girlies club’ and they aren’t happy

Last week, news dropped that a male-run VC-backed subletting startup had pivoted to establishing a 'corporate girlies' club. To put it lightly, female founders both in Australia and world-wide weren't too pleased.

Phoebe Saintilan

January 16, 2024

From online harassment to sexual assault at work events: Australia’s tech startup ecosystem needs to fully reckon with sexism

Australia’s growing technology sector touts itself as progressive and forward-thinking, especially when it comes to embracing new ways of working and building businesses. But as Founder of startups Normal and Fuzzy Lucy Wark argues, people in the ecosystem need to grapple with real issues of sexism and harassment.

Lucy Wark

December 20, 2023

Robyn Lawley: AI-generated images of women in modelling is as scary as it sounds

She’s a living doll. Sentient yet pliable. Obedient yet desired. Malleable into whatever we wish to make her. She’s AI.

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December 19, 2023

So, you’re a woman of colour in finance? Here is some advice on how to break through any barriers you might be facing

As a woman of colour myself, I’ve often felt there have been additional barriers I’ve encountered in my career to date in the male-dominated industries of insurance, infrastructure and venture capital.

Solai Valliappan

November 20, 2023

Mariam Veiszadeh is getting the recognition she deserves

Mariam Veiszadeh, CEO of Media Diversity Australia - a trailblazing leader at the forefront of advocating for systemic change across Australian media to stamp out racism, was crowned the overall winner at the Asian-Australian Leadership Awards on Wednesday.

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November 16, 2023

How a young female founder built – and sold – an app to change the Gen Z fitness game

Cara Davies was frustrated with the state of digital fitness for Gen Z. At 21, she started an app called Steppen, scaled it to over 400,000 downloads, and successfully sold it two years later. Here's how she did it.

Cara Davies

November 16, 2023

Australian workers face a ‘part-time promotion cliff’ – and it’s disproportionately impacting women

A ‘part-time promotion cliff’ is limiting career progression for Australians who work part-time, or want or need to move to part-time work, according to a new analysis released today by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Phoebe Saintilan

November 2, 2023

Elizabeth Allen on working with former President Barack Obama, boosting women in the White House, and the importance of diplomacy

Have you ever daydreamed about what it would be like to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ Communications Director? Or work directly with President Barack Obama? To organize a lunch with Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama? Or be the United States Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs?

Phoebe Saintilan

October 27, 2023

SXSW Sydney: The Myth of the Single User

Human beings are so different, but creators of technology often build everything from iPhones to VR headsets with just one single user in mind. Extended Reality (XR), however, can help us to better embrace diverse minds and bodies.

Natasha Gillezeau

October 16, 2023

Where are all the introverted healthcare leaders?

Quietly but confidently, Linny challenges the idea that leaders need to be the loudest people in the room.

Linny Kimly Phuong

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“I was having flashes of pain in the bottom of my left breast. I examined both breasts and while I felt no lumps, the bottom of my left breast was sore to touch. I gave it a few weeks. The pangs were still often and sharp enough that l booked in to see my GP, ‘just in case’.”

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