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The gender norm that requires married women to look after the household magnifies the cost for women. As a result, women choose to leave the labour market. www.shutterstock.com

July 24, 2019

Can women have it all? Working and mothering in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta

Diahhadi Setyonaluri, Universitas Indonesia

Women quitting their jobs after having a family is an everyday story in Indonesia.

Women leaders tend to collaborate better than men. Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock.com

May 9, 2019

Women entrepreneurs thrive managing talented teams and balancing many investors

Richard A. Devine, DePaul University and Siri Terjesen, Florida Atlantic University

New research suggests women-led startups can experience more rapid employment growth than those run by men in certain scenarios.

The majority of Australian women change their name when they marry. Photo byMarc A. Sporys / Unsplash

April 29, 2019

How three scientists navigated the personal and career implications of a name change with marriage

Kate Charlton-Robb, Monash University; Tara Draper, Deakin University, and Valerie Caron, CSIRO

We are three professional women who all made different decisions regarding name changes.

In one study, only a quarter of respondents felt able to discuss their menopausal symptoms with their manager. stockfour/Shutterstock

July 12, 2018

A silent career killer – here’s what workplaces can do about menopause

Ruth McPhail, Griffith University

Workforce participation rates for older women have increased greatly, but most workplaces have yet to realise the benefits of helping them to manage the impacts of menopause.

Women are less likely to be published in scientific journals. Shutterstock

September 13, 2017

Women scientists lag in academic publishing, and it matters

Nox Makunga, Stellenbosch University

Women can often draw attention to dimensions of thinking that their male perspective may miss. But this will only work if they are in positions that allow them to lead and drive the research agenda.

It always seems just out of reach. Glass ceiling via www.shutterstock.com

January 20, 2017

Why it’s so hard for women to break into the C-suite

Joyce E. Bono, University of Florida and Elisabeth Gilbert, University of Florida

While Clinton’s popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival’s nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.

Many women are trying to juggle existing work and family. They feel distance learning gives them the opportunity to improve their career prospects without dropping any balls. Shutterstock

September 28, 2015

Distance learning can help women from poor backgrounds build careers

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi, University of Fort Hare

Distance learning provides a great way for women who are already working to improve their skills and meet their own standards for a successful career.

This is an unusual sight in business. Women are more likely to sit at the side of the room. The number one rule to be successful is to sit at the table. Shutterstock

August 14, 2015

Women need to start believing that they’re fabulous – then we’ll start to see change

Miemie Struwig, Nelson Mandela University

Women need to start believing in themselves to be successful. Men own their success but women attribute it to external factors. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg learned this a while back.

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