Women in Leadership 2026: Entries now open
Highlighting the work and achievements of the women poised to enter the upper echelons of Australia’s corporate decision-makers.
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The gender pay gaps at Australia’s top investment banks revealed
Investment banks record some of the largest pay gaps in Australia. At Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and UBS, the average gap exceeds 50 per cent.
Why is it so hard for some companies to do better on gender pay?
Board director Andrew Stevens says the gap at the top end of town will never close unless executive roles can be redesigned to better suit women.
KWM, Allens slip backwards on law firm gender pay gap
All other firms in the top eight have shrunk their average pay gap, and Gilbert + Tobin has fallen just short of paying its female lawyers the same as men.
McKinsey hires more junior women to fix ‘stalled’ leadership ranks
The percentage of women in McKinsey’s high-earning leadership ranks remains at 30 per cent as blue-chip companies continue to poach its top female talent.
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Bain struggles to walk the talk
The only thing worse than the consulting group’s stubborn gender pay gap is its silence on the issue.
Australia’s best-paid public servants revealed
New data shows which government agencies are splashing out on their staff – women as well as men – and which aren’t.
Find out how your pay compares with your co-workers (and industry)
How well paid are you? Use our tool to see how your income measures up with the rest of your company and your industry.
Massive $US1.6b share sale widens Canva’s gender pay gap
New figures show granting stock to early start-up employees can worsen the tech sector’s gender pay gap.
PwC leads big four firms in race to close gender pay gap
Big four consulting firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC now have gender-balanced workforces of at least 40 per cent at every income level.
Gender pay gap data of little use for high-flying women
At 16 of the 28 companies that pay $1 million or more to top earners, women account for 20 per cent or fewer of the employees in that bracket.
Bonuses the ‘black box’ female executives can’t crack
The latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency data shows while salary gaps are narrowing, women are not getting an equal share of bonuses.
February
How life changed for this CEO when private equity took over
Queensland Airports chief Amelia Evans always thought she’d be an accounting firm partner. “That was my life. I was set.” She recalls. Only she wasn’t.
Founder of network promoting Liberal women quits in protest
Charlotte Mortlock, the former staffer and founder of Liberal women’s network Hilma, has announced she is quitting the network and the party due to “recent events”.
‘Don’t dwell on disappointment’: Ley quits politics after leadership loss
At just 276 days, Sussan Ley’s stint as Liberal leader is the second-shortest in the party’s history. No wonder she left suggesting she wasn’t given a fair go.
A Liberal Party that can’t win women can’t win Australia
We may not want to cry for Ley – or even for the Liberal party itself. But we should pause for what it says about diversity of representation in our democracy.
January
Australia Day honours has a woman problem
When we nominate men at twice the rate we nominate women, we cannot credibly express shock when the honours reflect that imbalance.
September 2025
If politics can deliver gender equality, why can’t corporate Australia?
In corporate Australia, the accountability mechanisms driving every other form of business performance somehow don’t apply to gender targets.
June 2025
It’s hard, mistakes happen, the dishwasher still needs unpacking
Leadership is possible even when your partner doesn’t help with chores, Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson tells the Financial Review Women in Leadership Award winners.
This team boss is always ready to throw out her playbook
Being adaptable is a key skill, says ING Australia’s head of daily banking Dina Kotsopoulos a finalist in the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards.
Meet the winners of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards
The awards highlight the work and achievements of women poised to enter the upper echelons of Australia’s corporate decision makers.
‘You don’t have to hit every ball’: Women leaders share key lessons
Winners of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards discuss important things they’ve learnt during their varied careers.
‘You’re too nice’: How this chief executive proved her sceptics wrong
Telstra Health’s Elizabeth Koff, winner of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards Health category, says she was never ambitious growing up but had the courage to speak up.
How a passion for tech led Angela Gadaev to the far side of the world
WiseTech’s Angela Gadaev, winner of the Financial Review Women in Leadership Award’s Tech and telco category, arrived from Belarus with hardly any English but is now in charge of 14 teams in 13 countries.
What quitting taught this young CEO about leadership
Stephanie Leathers, named Young Leader in the Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards, learnt from some of Australia’s most successful fashion entrepreneurs.
