News & Views Please stop asking me when I’m going to retire I wonder if men my age are asked when they are going to retire? Research shows that women face a double bind when it comes to gender and age.
Ed's Blog Annastacia Palaszczuk took a decimated party to victory to become the longest-serving female premier Annastacia Palaszczuk shared that “renewal is a good thing” as she announced she was stepping down as Premier of Queensland on Sunday.
News & Views With so many of us choosing to “unretire” there’s a huge opportunity for Australian business Embrace the era of unretirement: A blueprint for Australian businesses, transforming the workforce landscape and embracing older workers.
News & Views 8 in 10 people want the government to pay super on parental leave 8 in 10 respondents to a recent survey conducted by CPA Australia indicated they thought superannuation should be paid on parental leave.
Money Are we any closer to bridging the retirement gap? The retirement gap remains a real and serious problem. And a bridge over this gap remains a long way off.
News & Views Memo to the Morrison Government: It’s time to actually understand women’s economic security and safety The government has announced that survivors of domestic violence can now strip up to $10,000 from super to fund their own crisis response.
News & Views Not so super: How one man was almost blocked from closing the (super) gap After having three children Christopher Budd wanted to transfer enough of his super to his wife’s so that each of their super balances would be equal.
News & Views Voluntary super: a good way to increase women’s dependence on men Making super contributions voluntary for people on less than A$50,000 a year, as proposed by Lib Senator Andrew Bragg, would be a backward step for women.
Leadership Labor frontbencher and veteran policy-leader Jenny Macklin to leave Parliament It is understood that former MP and Labor frontbencher Jenny Macklin will sadly retire from Parliament at the next election– 22 years since first entering.
Ed's Blog What women should (but won’t) get in the 2017 Budget. What women should get in the 2017 Budget in Australia. Bringing back the women’s budget statement, addressing the pay gap & boost workforce participation.
Money Women: How to avoid poverty in retirement The average woman has around $35,000 less in superannuation than the average man and just over a quarter of women aged 15-69 who have been employed at some point in their lives, don’t have a superannuation account to their name.
News & Views Is Retirement Dead? By 2030, the average Australian life expectancy is anticipated to be 84.