Women In Business

Despite the growing number of women-owned small businesses, there is still a way to go in evening the playing field, writes Tesar

In my leadership career, I experienced the unique challenges faced by our gender in areas like perception, productivity, and purpose throughout our working lives, writes Ruth Limkin, CEO of The Banyans Healthcare.

Global Sisters assists women in starting businesses and being financially self-sufficient. It offers a genuine alternative for women who are unable to participate in mainstream job or obtain excellent, long-term employment.

Over the past decade, Australian companies have done well at increasing the representation of their female leaders.

A new program will connect women entrepreneurs from around the world with coaching, networking, and capital opportunities.

A new scholarship aims to support personal or business projects by Australian women of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Here are some really interesting findings about how men perceive gender equality

Digital serendipity is achieved by using online introductions and networks to meet people with whom you wouldn’t normally cross paths.

The federal government has launched a new $11.6 million funding round under the Boosting Female Founders Initiative that will support female entrepreneurs.

A report conducted by LinkedIn has revealed what we’ve known for decades; gender inequality exists in the workplace.

On International Women’s Day 2021, Shopify Plus asked 12 of its most inspiring female entrepreneurs to explain what this year’s theme #ChooseToChallenge means to them and their families as they pursue their dreams.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we gathered a number of women in business to discuss strategies for successful female entrepreneurship…

What can we do to change the narrative and ensure our future is not only equally shaped by women, but seen to be? 5 tips for women who are ready to challenge themselves…

Whilst largely satisfied with the way the Budget has catered for women, female founders are saying there is room to create greater opportunities for support. The landmark 2020/21 Budget on Tuesday evening included $231 million for the second Women’s Economic Security Package. This includes $35.9 million to increase the number of co-funding grants to women-founded […]

Fewer women are running the country’s top 200 ASX-listed companies in 2020 compared to the last four years, according to the Chief Executive Women (CEW) ASX200 census report released last week.  The report found that the amount of female CEOs of the ASX200 companies has declined from 14 to 10 since 2018. It also found […]

Jackie Vullinghs is a Principal at Airtree Ventures who invests in areas such as health, fintech, cybersecurity and AI. She studied history at Cambridge University and then had a diverse and fascinating career in investment banking and start-ups. She moved to Australia in 2017, bringing a wealth of knowledge in fintech, leadership and personal publishing. […]

Yemi Penn hit rock bottom aged 24 when she was kicked out of home by her parents, whose traditional Nigerian values disapproved of her falling pregnant whilst unmarried, and she found herself homeless, in an unsafe, violent environment in South London.  She had a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but found herself sleeping on a doorstep […]

In three years Dominique Grubisa went from being millions of dollars in financial debt to having a turnover of $12 million dollars in the 2017-2018 financial year with her company DG Institute. Prior to 2008, Dominique and her husband Kevin were thriving with a seven figure business in renovating and selling property. The global financial crisis […]

At a black-tie dinner recognising inspiring business women in Sydney’s Hyatt Regency last night, Natasha Chadwick, CEO of Queensland aged care facility, NewDirection Care Bellmere, was announced as the 2019 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year. Now in its 24th year, the Telstra Business Women’s Awards shine a light on women who have challenged […]

A mix of curiosity and compassion led Janna DeVylder to study psychology and anthropology. These disciplines proved to be the launching pad that sparked a strong desire to work in ways that would improve people’s lives. How? She co-founded a design collective to help organisations understand their customers and deliver them better services and products. […]