By Angela Priestley Optimists have a form of energy that can lift a room. Energy that allows them to see the challenge over the adversity, and to persist in the face of rejection. Their glass – as the saying goes – is always half full. Regardless of what’s going on in the world, and there has been a lot going on…
By Madeline Hislop Earlier this month, a new radio station for women by women was launched, connecting female listeners with some of Australia’s most recognizable media personalities. Headed up by long-time radio personality Jo Stanley, Broad Radio brings together a hilarious and intelligent team of broadcasters, including Angela Pippos, Anjali Rao, Bianca Chatfield, Kerrie Stanley, Kirsty Webeck, Shelley Ware and Zoe Daniel,…
By Madeline Hislop Sarah Thomas will make history as the first woman to officiate the Super Bowl on February 7, after being selected as part of the officiating crew. The National Football League (NFL) has announced that Thomas will serve as a down judge at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. Thomas previously made NFL history when she became the first…
By Carrie Kwan As an Australian woman, mother, business owner, and the facilitator of a community network of business-owning mums, I’ve been reflecting on my many conversations and the collective experience of women and families balancing work and life in 2020. Has the great gift of this pandemic period been to finally call the bluff on having to choose between ambition,…
By Entrepreneur Staff Who are you, and what’s your business? I’m Geneva Long, founder and CEO of Bowlus. We’re an ultra-luxury RV company featuring modern technology and exterior design with art deco roots from the 1930s. We reinvented the approach to luxury RVs to make them more in-line with the yacht industry — as far as innovation and quality of materials — than with the traditional…
Every year, since the early 1990s, more women decide to get married and have children later in life. This decision increases the risk of infertility and miscarriage. The 2019 CDC data on births in the United States reports that the general fertility rate declined 1% in 2019 to 58.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years from 59.1 in 2018.…
By Cheryl Robinson Although the airline industry has made continuous efforts to employ more females in executive positions, FlightGlobal reports that it will still take the sector until the mid-2050s to reach gender equality. Its latest report states that there were 85 female incumbents in 2020 compared to 76 last year, meaning an increase of 12% versus a rise of 5.5%…
By Jessie Tu As the oldest astronomers in the world, First Nations Australians have fashioned ways of observing the night sky that inform how they navigate the world, their lives and the relationship they have to each other. Despite First Nations people in Australia belonging to the longest continuous culture on Earth and holding this incredible wealth of knowledge, our…
By Madeline Hislop At a global climate ambition summit over the weekend, women leaders from around the world made their mark, highlighting the urgency of effective climate action. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020, that other countries’ climate ambition will determine the fate of Barbados and other island nations that are vulnerable to global…
By Pauleanna Reid By the age of nine, young Danika Berry was already buzzing with the spirit of entrepreneurialism. When most pre-teens were watching cartoons, Berry was writing her mother contracts to negotiate household chores. As an adult, an interest in being an on-air personality led her to the world of television production. Berry’s tenacity and natural talent helped her…
