CORPORATE WOMAN ARCHIVES
Catherine Fox's corporate woman column.
DECEMBER 2
When word got out last week that the Rudd government was considering stalling the introduction of paid parenting leave it was described as a classic case of belt tightening.
NOVEMBER 25
The bad news about Australia's international standing in tackling gender equity just keeps on coming.
NOVEMBER 18
It was a remarkable display of unity, all the more unusual because it involved seriously competitive business types at a time of unprecendented financial upheaval. By Catherine Fox.
NOVEMBER 11
We need to drive it forward and there are a lot of men who believe in the issue, which helps. By Catherine Fox.
NOVEMBER 4
The reaction to the appalling Australian Census of Women in Leadership - released last week - was officially "disappointment" but informally there was a much blunter response.
OCTOBER 28
It is a disappointment, but not a major surprise, that the latest statistics show women's representation in senior roles of our leading businesses is sliding backwards.. By Catherine Fox.
OCTOBER 21
A few years ago, McKinsey consultant Joanna Barsh was interviewing some senior business women to find out what made them tick, and found herself taking a personal interest in the results.
OCTOBER 14
There's a wide range of issues over which Laura Liswood, an American workforce diversity expert and senior adviser to Goldman Sachs, could be losing sleep. By Catherine Fox.
OCTOBER 7
Motherhood can knock many women sideways with its incessant demands, as writer Monica Dux discovered when she had her first child a couple of years ago. By Catherine Fox.
SEPTEMBER 30
There's a terrific forum next month in Melbourne called the Business for Millennium Development Summit 08. By Catherine Fox.
SEPTEMBER 23
You couldn't call the last couple of years a period of rapid progress for women in the workplace. In fact, a senior woman in a large organisation recently described the present climate, around a few key issues such as flexible work, as not just going backwards, but going into free fall. By Catherine Fox.
SEPTEMBER 16
Since shooting to prominence, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has attracted more than her fair share of attention. That was the point of putting her in the role. But some comments have reflected once again the contradictions surrounding women and positions of power. By Catherine Fox.
SEPTEMBER 9
Some lessons for young, university-educated women need some lessons in the realities of working life. By Catherine Fox.
SEPTEMBER 2
Sexual harassment in the workplace is disturbingly widespread, and it's almost seen as part and parcel of the job in some environments. By Catherine Fox.
AUGUST 26
Would someone please tell Leisel Jones, Libby Trickett, Sally McLellan and Anna Meares that women aren't competitive? These outstanding athletes are sure messing up the well-worn idea that us girls just don't want to win. By Catherine Fox.
AUGUST 19
Joseph Healy remembers the awkward feeling of being the only bloke at a table of senior executives when he attended a forum in July. The executive general manager of National Australia Bank's business banking division says the unusual experience reinforced his belief in the importance of supporting and encouraging women in the bank, particularly in the senior ranks. By Catherine Fox.
AUGUST 12
The day after West Australian Liberal leader Troy Buswell resigned last week, a group of women gathered in Perth for a conference on getting more women onto boards. By Catherine Fox.
AUGUST 5
The global economic slowdown is starting to make even the most optimistic advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace a little downcast. By Catherine Fox
July 29
No one ever said the fight for gender equity was
going to be easy, but then again, few women
would have predicted just how difficult the
progress towards greater parity has turned out to
be in recent years. Catherine Fox looks at the
complexity of challenging gender roles and the
need for fundamental change.
July 8
The pay gap and negotiation skills are hot topics in
just about every forum on women and work these
days. And so they should be. By Catherine Fox.
July 1
Legislated paid maternity and paternity leave has
proved a big talking point, but there's often very
little attention given to the long-term implications
for women. By Catherine Fox.
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