Women in Leadership

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The idea that women bring “special” qualities to a boardroom is actually counterproductive to increasing their participation. Shutterstock/Andrey_Popov

Is the idea of “unique” female business qualities a stereotype?

By Jennifer Whelan, Melbourne Business School

There is a common theme in public debate on gender diversity – a focus on the unique benefits women bring to boards, the warm, inclusive and ultimately unquantifiable merits of a gender diverse boardroom…
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A germaine point… lost in the furore around comments over Julia’s jackets was a genuine insight into the relationship between power and attire. AAP/ Lukas Coch

Dressing the part: women, power, fashion – and that bloody jacket!

By Jane Goodall, University of Western Sydney

Germaine Greer had been responding to a questioner on the ABC’s Q&A program (March 19, 2012), who asked what advice the panel would give to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard on her image problem. Gillard…
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Onwards and upwards: using quotas and targets could pave a leadership path for more women. www.shutterstock.com

Targets and quotas: a two-pronged approach to increase board diversity

By Thomas Clarke, University of Technology, Sydney and Alice Klettner, University of Technology, Sydney

Despite great aspirations and considerable effort towards attaining more women in leadership, progress over the last 10 years has at best been slow, as a recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…
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Australian women are still significantly under-represented in senior management positions. AAP

It’s still a long way to the top for Australia’s working women

By Diann Rodgers-Healey, James Cook University

The 2012 Australian Census of Women in Leadership, released on Tuesday, paints a mixed picture of gender equality in the workplace. According to the Census report, women now hold 12.3% of ASX 200 directorships…
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has spearheaded global push to increase women’s participation in public and corporate life. AAP

Confronting gender inequality beyond quotas

By Diann Rodgers-Healey, James Cook University

Pressure is mounting globally for women’s equal participation in corporate and public life. As of March 2012, women made up only 3.2% of presidents and chairmen and 13.7% of board seats in European companies…
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New research has found many industries have recommended the use of quotas to increase women in leadership roles, although their use also evokes negative reaction. Flickr

Exploring the use of quotas for women in leadership roles

By Jennifer Whelan, Melbourne Business School and Robert Wood, Melbourne Business School

In Australia and many other countries, increases in the number of women in senior leadership roles within most corporations have been small and slow to occur. The underemployment and under-utilisation…

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