Fashion
The Business of Fashion
Op-Ed | Why the Plus-Size Revolution Will Fail
Liroy Choufan, 27/7/18
Disturbing as it might sound, fashion and inclusivity are incompatible, argues Liroy Choufan.
Beauty
Business of Fashion
What Happens When Sephora Becomes Your Rival
Jessica Schiffer, 25/7/18
‘Small beauty retailers have thrived with ‘natural’ products that became big sellers. Now they are under pressure from the likes of Sephora muscling in on the space.’
Gender
The Sydney Morning Herald
Top companies ‘failing’ on gender pay gap face investor revolt
Nassim Khadem, 23/7/18
‘Investors could take stronger action to force listed companies to address the gender pay gap – including protest votes against re-election of board members and executive remuneration – according to the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) which found that more than one quarter of ASX100 companies did not have a remuneration policy that explicitly covered gender pay equity.’
Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility
Gender Pay Equity and Australian-listed Companies
23/7/18
‘ASX100 companies’ commitments and disclosures related to gender pay equity’
The Conversation
How Australian media are changing the way they report violence against women
Annie Blatchford, 25/7/18
‘Recently in Australia there has been a horrific wave of murders of women and children. But, in the aftermath of the #metoo movement, we have seen a change in the way the media are reporting violence against women.’
Superannuation
The Guardian
How will the gender pay gap affect your super?
‘Due to a number of social, economic and biological factors women are retiring with on average 47% less superannuation than men1. Find out how the super gap will affect your retirement.’
ABC News
Super fund REST being sued for not having a plan for climate changeMichael Slezak, 25/7/18
‘The risk that your super could take a hit to its bottom line because of climate change could soon be something your fund is legally obliged to act on.’
Health
ABC News
Sandra Siagian, 24/7/18
‘The debate over whether IVF clinics should publish their success rates has been pushed into the spotlight after a South Australian senator called for the information to be made public to couples trying to conceive through the procedure.’
