Women in Victoria are to receive a dramatic pay increase after a land mark decision by Fair Work Australia. It is a decision that has been met with mixed responses from the business community, but Fair Work Australia has delivered Victorian professionals in the female-dominated community sector a $1.1 billion pay rise. Plans to increase…Read More

Young women take on careers in engineering Women may only make up ten per cent of engineers in Australia, but that hasn't stopped Marita Cheng from encouraging girls to join the industry and taking home the title of Young Australian of the Year 2012. The Cairns local turned full-time university student – Ms Cheng is…Read More

Ten announces breakfast line-up and includes two women in program at the same time as Melbourne’s Mix 101.1 makes similar decision. Channel Ten is the latest news and entertainment provider to announce its talent line-up for 2012, with Magdelena Roze and Kathryn Robinson joining the network's Breakfast timeslot. Robinson, a mother of two, has been…Read More

The EOWA has raised its concern that graduate salaries reflect a gender pay gap that may be hard to overcome. Graduates face a number of challenges when they first enter the workplace, which may be why so many people describe their first year of full-time work as one of their hardest. And while more experienced…Read More

The NSW division of one of the country’s largest unions has elected Rita Mallia as its new president. It seems that more and more women are making it to top roles in Australian businesses and organisations. But the story of Rita Mallia is still something of a rarity, which is one of the reasons why…Read More

Young women follow in foot steps of Nancy Bird-Walton (pictured in 2008). Airservices Australia is encouraging young women across the country to consider a career in aviation by offering a range of competitive scholarships, with the hope of producing the nation's next record-breaking aviatrix. Pioneer Aviator Nancy Bird-Walton was just 19 years old when she…Read More

Gai Waterhouse helps launch women in racing scheme. During the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival about 355,086 people passed through the gates at Flemington in order to catch a glimpse of the action on and off the track. And Victorian Racing Club chief executive Dale Monteith declared the four-day racing, entertainment and fashion spectacle a huge…Read More

Women take on senior positions and promote gender equality in the workplace. Australian workplaces are continuing to change and modernise, however, it can be difficult to make your mark in what has for a long time been a male-dominated industry. But some people do break through the ranks and in recent years the public has…Read More

More and more Australians are turning to online education as a way to upskill and boost their career opportunities. Women who are looking to expand their horizons through higher education are increasingly turning to online courses to boost their academic credentials and launch the next stage of their careers. Government bodies and educational institutions have…Read More