Gender equality targets now mandatory for big corporates

Following the release of its gender pay gap data last month, WGEA has now welcomed new amendments to the Workplace...

01 April 2025

By Lauren Croft

How law firms can prepare for Gender Equality Targets Bill

With the Workplace Gender Equality Bill set to bring measurable improvements to gender equality within Australian...

17 January 2025

By Grace Robbie

Winners unveiled for Women in Law Awards 2024

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner nrol are thrilled to unveil the 30 winners for this year’s Women in Law Awards....

14 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

New gender pay gap data reveals reform works, WGEA says

Months after pay gap data exposed the salary divide at Australia’s biggest firms, the Workplace Gender Equality...

20 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Why pay equity is a safety issue

It’s time we started seeing inequality for what it is – a risk to women’s safety. The old way of doing things is...

04 March 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

1.1% gender pay gap drop is ‘nothing to celebrate’

WGEA has released its annual Gender Equality Scorecard for 2023, which comes before the release of specific gender pay...

05 December 2023

By Lauren Croft

50% gender parity reached in Landers partnership

National law firm Lander & Rogers has reached 50 per cent gender parity within its 100-strong partnership,...

09 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

The importance of talking about menopause in the workplace

Menopause is shrouded in silence due to the stigma associated with it – but education is key to creating a supportive...

04 October 2023

By [email protected]

Finalists announced for Women in Law Awards 2023

Almost 280 top-performing female lawyers have qualified as finalists at this year’s Women in Law Awards, now in its...

03 October 2023

By [email protected]

Legal profession needs to ‘maintain a focus’ on gender equality

The Law Society of NSW has developed a new resource tool to aid firms in achieving pay equity – something the...

18 September 2023

By [email protected]

The ‘gender flex gap’ in law

This Equal Pay Day (25 August), two BigLaw firms have called on the legal profession to continue working towards gender...

25 August 2023

By [email protected]

Combating the (ever-pervasive) gender pay gap in law

While women won the right to equal pay in 1969, the gender pay gap still exists – while progress is being made, firms...

07 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

The lost years that matter

I want my daughter to have the courage and strength to pursue whatever vocational path she chooses without worrying...

16 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Human element ‘crucial’ in legal recruitment

Despite a new study revealing that artificial intelligence is more likely to hire women than human recruiters, those in...

30 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘How to find a husband’ letter to barrister a reminder of ongoing issues

Recently, a UK-based junior barrister shared a “misogynistic” letter she received from another lawyer, which...

08 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is inflation disproportionately impacting female lawyers?

With the cost of living continuing to rise and a potential recession on the horizon, inflation has been revealed to...

29 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

Victorian government launches panel to advance gender equality

A new legal services panel in Victoria will mean female barristers will have greater opportunities, in a move the...

30 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

What Chalmers’ 1st budget means for lawyers’ families

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the first federal budget for the Albanese Labor government for 2022–23,...

25 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

The ‘motherhood penalty’ means women are leaving law

The implementation of female-centric initiatives and “generous” parental leave policies are needed in order to not...

25 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Legislation can only do so much’: Julia Banks on gender equality in Parliament

The former Liberal Party turned independent federal MP has reiterated calls for quotas in the Federal Parliament to...

10 October 2022

By Malavika Santhebennur