Need a pay rise? There’s an app for that!
The gender pay gap is not going to shift itself, and that’s why Meggie Palmer created PepTalkHer.
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Sexual harassment: Australian workers deserve much, much better
In the past two weeks, we have seen Scott Morrison and his ministers do everything they can to avoid scrutiny, and accountability, for their botched response to Brittany Higgins’ accusation of rape against a former Liberal Party colleague. There could not be a greater contrast with Higgins’ courage, determination, and clarity.
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It’s time to disrupt the normalisation of sexual harassment in the workplace
Hospo Voice activist Grace Dowling has a clear message when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace, “Just because it's everywhere, just because it's common, just because it's rife, doesn't mean it's fine.”
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Sexual harassment in the workplace a structural problem
Writer and academic Professor Catherine Lumby says shifting workplace cultures of sexual harassment is “a very, very long historical process.”
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UK Uber ruling a huge win for workers
Is the jig finally up for the gig economy? Last week’s landmark ruling in the British Supreme Court that Uber drivers in the UK were employees rather than sole contractors may have kicked a giant hole in the low pay, no responsibility business model that the tech giant and others like it have relied upon.
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What to do if you are sexually harassed at work
When former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins shared her account of sexual assault in the workplace, it sent shockwaves through Parliament and the wider community. But for many women, what emerged from the headlines was a distressingly familiar story of toxic workplace cultures, unacceptable tolerance of sexual harassment, and a complete failure of those in charge to protect victims.
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