Women's Leadership Institute Australia

Are you a #FirstNations woman with a passion for politics? Join our free info session about the opportunities offered by #PathwaysToPolitics for Women in all Australian states & territories. Register ➡ pathwaystopolitics.org.au/2024/online-in… 1/2

🚀 Applications are now open for the 2024 #PathwaysToPolitics for Women program! Open to women across Australia, fully funded. Apply: pathwaystopolitics.org.au #WomenInPolitics #auspol @UniMelb @WLIAus @QUT @UNSWLaw @cdu_ni @UniofAdelaide @UniCanberra @uwanews @UTAS_

Important research from WLIA Fellow @andrea_carson et al about non-quota measures for retaining women in politics!

For the first time, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency named specific companies – not just industries – and their gender pay gaps. As @economistange (@MonashUni) + @leonora_risse (@UniCanberra) write, this is set to pressure employers to take action. #Echobox=1708984971-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theconversation.com/qantas-pays-wo…

QANTAS pays women 37% less, Telstra and BHP 20%. Fifty years after equal pay laws, we still have a long way to go ⁦@WLIAus⁩ ⁦@WomensAgenda⁩ ⁦@GIWLkings⁩ theconversation.com/qantas-pays-wo…

Busting myths about women in the workplace | McKinsey ⁦@WLIAus⁩ mckinsey.com/featured-insig…

Another important and award-winning article from @WLIAus Fellow Prof Andrea Carson finds that the public are open to non-quota measures to help women get in to politics across three countries US, Canada and Australia

It's a very exciting day! Do you know a woman in WA or Tas who should apply next year? 😮Tap her on the shoulder – she can submit an expression of interest here ➡️ lnkd.in/gTHhBKm5

Witnessing our 2023 cohort deliver their speeches in Parliament last week was a momentous occasion, showcasing the power of women's voices in shaping our nation's future. We are so incredibly impressed and proud of this remarkable group! 💛💪 #WomenInPolitics #auspol

BlackRock study finds gender-balanced companies outperform peers via @FT @WLIAus @GIWLkings @sammostyn @CEWAus on.ft.com/3MS8BmT

🏆 Celebrating Claudia Goldin🌟We applaud Harvard's Prof Goldin, the 3rd woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences! Her groundbreaking research on gendered wage inequality reshaped our understanding of the gender pay gap. Brava! 👏👩‍🔬 bbc.com/news/business-…

A huge congratulations to WLIA Fellow @andrea_carson for winning the Leon Weaver award at @APSAtweets 2022 for the Best Conference Paper in representation and electoral systems!

It arrived!!! ❤️ Super thrilled to win the Leon Weaver award at @APSA 2022 for the best paper in representation and electoral systems with my fabulous colleagues @leahruppanner @tim_gravelle and Lia Costa. #montreal was a brilliant meeting. @APSAtweets @latrobe @WLIAus

We're very proud to have contributed to #GenderCompass by @PlanAustralia & @RebeccaHuntley2 that launched today. A groundbreaking tool guiding how we communicate w/ 6 different segments of the Australian public on gender equality. Explore it here: plan.org.au/our-work/gende…

Exciting news: WLIA Fellow @danielleiwood has been appointed Chair of the Productivity Commission! @ozprodcom Congratulations, Danielle! Your extraordinary contributions inspire us all. 👏 #WomenInLeadership #GenderEquality afr.com/politics/feder…

🎧 Elevate your leadership game with Carol Schwartz, the driving force behind WLIA. Join her on the @highflyerspod as she shares her inspiring journey – from NY startups to reshaping boardrooms to changing the face of Australian politics for women. Listen: curiositycenter.xyz/podcast/ep-142…

🎉Exciting News!🎉 We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Michelle Evans @DilinDuwa & Stacey Ong as the newest WLIA Fellows! We're excited to amplify their extraordinary work! Read more: wlia.org.au/post/wlia-cele… #GenderEquality #FemaleLeadership

This Friday, don't miss distinguished scholar and WLIA Fellow Prof Cordelia Fine deliver the 2023 Fay Gale Lecture, "Battle of the Sex Differences: Where to Begin?" 🎟️ All Invited, livestream available 👉 Register: socialsciences.org.au/events/battle-… #genderequality @AcadSocSci

🚀 Breaking barriers for women in space! 🌌 WLIA Fellow @EliseInTheWoods and Sarah Furman's article highlights the urgent need for embedding diversity and inclusion in the sector 👉 ow.ly/QheX50Pvxqr

If we want to maintain & improve democracy, we need to support new & diverse leaders in a non-partisan way. "We know...that having more women parliamentarians, regardless of their political persuasion, improves public health outcomes..." @Pathways_UoM europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/democracy-supp…