News
2011
In April 2011, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick delivered the keynote address to the inaugural GEP workshop attended by Industry Partners, Researches and Associates. Ms Broderick spoke about the challenges and the business case for promoting gender equality. Read more
The Centre for Ethical Leadership hosted Ms Catriona Noble, McDonald’s CEO, in June at the annual MBS Women and Management Dinner attended by 600 guests. Ms Noble spoke about her journey from a teenager working the grills to heading the global chain’s Australian operations in an organisation that is exceptional for having 50% female representation at every level including senior management and the Board. Read more
In July 2011, Corrs Chambers Westgarth launched its refreshed diversity strategy, having started addressing this issue in 2006. Corrs is one of the Industry Partners in MBS Gender Equality Program and it sees Gender Equality as vital to attracting and retaining talented staff. Read more
CEL hosted Ms Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, at the Vincent Fairfax Oration on 24 October. The topic was “The Hidden Business Problem – Domestic Violence”.
2012
On 8 March 2012, the Centre for Ethical Leadership hosted Professor Michelle Ryan at a seminar for the Centre's network and MBS students. Titled "The Glass Cliff: The precariousness of women's leadership during crisis", Michelle spoke about the phenomena she uncovered with Professor Alex Haslam whereby women and members of other minority groups are more likely to be appointed to leadership positions under very different circumstances than men. More specifically, the appointments were associated with positions which had an increased risk of criticism and failure. Her research project was shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Supplement Research Project of the Year in 2005 and was named by the New York Times as one of the ideas that shaped 2008. Her oped piece also appeared in the Age to co-incide with International Women's Day. Read more
On 8 May, CEL is launching the first research report completed under the Gender Equality Project. "Targets and Quotas for Women in Leadership" is a global review of policy, practice and psychological research and is particularly relevant in light of the recent changes to ASX corporate governance guidelines relating to gender diversity reporting. The launch will include a panel discussion on topics such as whether Targets and Quotas can be consistent with the principle of merit, whether they result in significant changes in senior leadership roles and whether women experience backlash when selected under these policies. This is a public event. To attend, register at http://www.mbs.edu/go/events/targets-and-quotas-for-women-in-leadership--research-launch.
