In writing my last post, I also found a couple of fascinating bits of research that have been made possible by HILDA – the Household Income Labour and Dynamics longitudinal survey which has been collecting data since 2001. Glass Ceiling or Sticky Floor? – this is a fascinating piece of researchContinue Reading
There have been two major policy pieces about work and life in Australia recently. Each one recommending some change, but not especially effectively, judging by the results so far. It’s about Time – a project by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) examining the interactions between family responsibilitiesContinue Reading
Today is International Women’s Day, and as Tigtog has reminded me, it’s Blog against sexism day. Why aren’t there more women in senior management? In Australia, according to the EOWA (pdf), of Australia’s top 200 listed companies, 8.7% of directors are female, and 12% of senior exectuives (CEOs plus direct reports) areContinue Reading
Last Friday, we were having our work Christmas party that afternoon – casual, outdoors, in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. It was a beautiful day, not too hot, but sunny. Unfortunately, I had an important meeting, so I couldn’t go casual, as most of my colleagues did, but I thought aContinue Reading
In AFR Boss magazine last week, there was an article about the federal Australian public service (sorry, it’s not on the website), and how it seems to have reached critical mass in terms of senior women – so much so that they have their own word – femocrats. One thirdContinue Reading
Last night I watched a piece of highbrow fluff on the ABC – The Worst Jobs in History – the Dark Ages. I usually like watching Tony Robinson – best known as Baldrick on Blackadder – but I found this program profoundly irritating. At a time when most people livedContinue Reading
The AFR, once again, has an article reflecting my current obsessions in Corporate Woman. The headline; “it’s time to find alternatives to the 12-hour day” says it all really. It’s an extended quote from Lynn Wood, a successful executive who is now a corporate director with a “portfolio career” reflecting her desireContinue Reading
I’m a big fan of the AFR‘s workspace. Every Tuesday, it’s two pages of writing about the culture of the workspace, which always includes an article called “Corporate Woman”, but often has another piece about work-life balance and the implications for companies. Unfortunately it’s subscription only, so you’ll just haveContinue Reading
A while ago, I posted about how I hated it when people started meetings or emails with the words “Jennifer and Gentlemen” because it was effectively singling me out as someone different. Well today at work I had a novel experience – I had an email entitled “Ladies and Kevin”.Continue Reading
C has just started reading chapter books. Before I started frequenting parenting blogs (and my children were well before pre-reading), I didn’t think of that as a milestone – I certainly don’t remember that milestone in my own life. But now, the fact that C can disappear for half anContinue Reading
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