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Tuesday, August 09

Women winning battle of the boardroom, now for CEO jobs

Legislated quotas forcing companies to have a level of female representation on boards was not the answer to empowering women, according to research from the University of Queensland.

Griffiths: We need more 'truth' and less tales of men and white girls

Hollywood superstar and activist Rachel Griffiths has called on the nation to emerge from Covid telling “truthful” Australian stories, rather than tales of males and white girls.

Associate Professor Linda Colley has been appointed Queensland's first Special Commissioner for Equity and Diversity. (Supplied)

Commissioner to review hiring practices as Qld misses diversity marks

The Palaszczuk Government has quietly appointed a Special Commissioner to overhaul recruitment and employment practices, as it struggles to meet its own diversity targets.

Gender on the agenda as State Government acts on diversity

Public sector employees can now voluntarily update their personal diversity information, not only to include their background and disability status but also their gender identity.

There's a new benchmark for successful investors - and it has little to do with money

Investing used to only be about money. Now investors have to weigh up their impact on the world as ESG becomes a potent weapon on the markets, as John McCarthy reports