by Margaret E Ward | Sep 5, 2025 | Company Culture, Women at Work
Have you “girled” someone at work or in sports? This is when someone intentionally or unintentionally belittles, demeans or excludes someone using sexist language. Calling a woman “girl” or a man a “big girl’s blouse” may diminish their authority and imply they are...
by Margaret E Ward | Aug 20, 2025 | Company Culture, Women at Work
Women are exhausted. Not only are 71.2 per cent of women aged 15-64 working, but many with a partner and children are still doing most of the housework, cooking and looking after the kids and older relatives. There’s the emotional labour as well: the endless...
by Margaret E Ward | Jul 25, 2025 | Company Culture, Diversity & Inclusion
The age of the topless Page Three girl in newspapers and calendars featuring naked women in workplaces is long gone, but has been replaced by some men and boys openly viewing online pornography at work or on public transport. Last week, it was revealed that more than...
by Margaret E Ward | May 1, 2025 | Company Culture, Leadership & Management
Bad manners at work are bad for the bottom line. Minding your Ps and Qs, or your manners, is more than a quaint fad from the past. Research shows that businesses and organisations that allow rudeness and disrespect are likely to have lower profitability, poor staff...
