authored articles
‘Men earn nearly $10,000 more than women in bonuses and overtime pay, fuelling the gender pay gap: new data’
The Conversation, 27 November 2025 🔗
‘Unpaid “women’s work” is worth $427 billion, new research shows. See how much your unpaid labour is worth’
The Conversation, 3 November 2025 🔗
‘The public service has a much smaller gender pay gap than the private sector. It’s a big achievement’
The Conversation, 21 May 2025 🔗
‘Is this the right budget for these economic times? We asked 5 experts’
The Conversation, 26 Mar 2025 🔗
‘Women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age’
The Conversation, 4 Mar 2025 🔗
‘Women’s annual salaries are narrowing the gap. But men still out-earn women by an average $547 a week’
The Conversation, 20 Nov 2024 🔗
‘What’s a recession – and how can we tell if we’re in one?’
The Conversation, 4 Sep 2024 🔗
‘Australia’s gender pay gap has hit a record low – but we still have work to do’
The Conversation, 19 Aug 2024 🔗
‘Are we seeing the rise of resistance on gender equity?’
Financy, 5 July 2024 🔗
‘Gender equality: The drastically missing piece’
Broad Agenda, 6 June 2024 🔗
‘Casting a gender lens over the upcoming Federal Budget’
Broad Agenda, 10 May 2024 🔗
‘Women’s domestic labour is essential to the economy. Why is it swept under the rug?’
Sydney Morning Herald / The Age, 7 Mar 2024 🔗
‘QANTAS pays women 37% less, Telstra and BHP 20%. Fifty years after equal pay laws, we still have a long way to go’
The Conversation, Co-authored with Angela Jackson, 27 Feb 2024 🔗
‘Working from home is producing economic benefits return-to-office rules would quash’
The Conversation, 22 Feb 2024 🔗
‘Paid parental leave in Australia: It’s been a long time coming’
LinkedIn, 17 Oct 2023 🔗
Sidelined no longer, Claudia Goldin wins the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for examining why gender pay gaps persist 🔗
The Conversation, 10 Oct 2023
Unseen and undervalued: How much is ‘women’s work under-valued in the economy? 🔗
Committee on the Economic Development of Australia Newsletter, 8 March 2023
‘How the jobs summit shifted gender equality from the sidelines to the mainstream’
The Conversation, 4 Sep 2022; Sydney Morning Herald / The Age, Op-Ed, 17 Sep 2022 🔗
‘If governments were really concerned about tax and the cost of living they would cut the cost of childcare’
The Conversation, Co-authored with Miranda Stewart and Angela Jackson, 13 May 2022 🔗
‘Declaring the economy ‘open’ isn’t enough to revive our economic fortunes’
Op-Ed, Sydney Morning Herald / The Age, 17 Jan 2022 🔗
‘When work becomes a masculinity contest’
Power to Persuade, 14 July 2021 🔗
Applying a gender lens to the budget is not about pitting women against men 🔗
The Conversation, 7 May 2021
That advice to women to ‘lean in’, be more confident… it doesn’t help, and data show it 🔗
The Conversation, 14 Oct 2020
Keep minding the gaps. Plural. 🔗
BroadAgenda, 31 Aug 2020
Think shutdowns hurt the economy? You should see what pandemics do 🔗
The Age, Op-Ed, 8 Aug 2020
An economist’s view: In a ‘she-cession’, we can’t rely on ‘he-covery’ policy fixes 🔗
Power to Persuade, 2 July 2020
Learning from Covid-19: Imagining a healthier and more just economy 🔗
Power to Persuade, 15 April 2020
Undervalued and unseen: Australia’s COVID-19 frontline workforce 🔗
Power to Persuade, 14 April 2020
A leap forward for gender equality? 🔗
Broad Agenda, 27 Feb 2020
There’s no such thing as the gender pay gap 🔗
Broad Agenda, 28 Aug 2019
50 years after Australia’s historic ‘equal pay’ decision, the legacy of ‘women’s work’ remains 🔗
The Conversation, 19 June 2019
This was a Budget for blokes – What about the women? 🔗
Sydney Morning Herald, Op-Ed, 3 April 2019
The gender qualification gap: women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities 🔗
The Conversation, 20 Nov 2018
PODCAST INTERVIEWs
Beyond leaning in 🔗
Women at Work, Interviewed by Samantha Sutherland, 21 May 2025
Will your boss axe work from home this year? 🔗
ABC Radio, News Daily, Interviewed by Samantha Donovon, 27 Jan 2025
The gender pay debate: Understanding the factors behind the gap 🔗
Economics Explained, Interviewed by Gene Tunny, 10 Mar 2024
Changing childcare 🔗
ANU Policy Forum Podcast, Interviewed by Sharon Bessell and Arnagretta Hunter, 23 Sep 2022
Combating vaccine hesitancy 🔗
Think Business Futures Podcast, 2SER 107.3FM, 28 Sep 2021
When figures don’t seem to make sense 🔗
Making Money Easy, Interviewed by Gillian Bowen, 16 Sep 2021
Election Watch 🔗
ATN Universities Perspectives, Interviewed by Luke Sheehy, 6 May 2022
Factional fights and budget booby traps 🔗
Democracy Sausage, Interviewed by Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga, 31 Mar 2022
Women in Economics 🔗
Work With Purpose, ACT IPAA, Interviewed by David Pembroke, 31 Jan 2022
Women in Economics 🔗
Economics Explored, Interviewed by Gene Tunny, 29 Jan 2022
Madeleine McAffe & Tanya Beths (Australia): Managing Careers, Health & Beach Handball 🔗
Flame Bearers, Interviewed by Jamie Mittelman, 3 Feb 2021
Gender pay gap 🔗
Economics Explained, Interviewed by Gene Tunny, 12 Dec 2019
Does confidence really advance women’s careers? 🔗
Economic Society of Australia, Interviewed by Benedict Davies and Simone Wong, 2019
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Economics Correspondent, ABC Radio Drive Brisbane with Ellen Fanning (Weekly segment from Jan 2025) 🔗
Your unpaid work could be worth thousands, Leonora Risse reveals the $427 billion hidden in Australia’s economy
ABC Radio Weekend Evenings, Interviewed by Andrew Daddo, 9 Nov 2025 🔗
AI threatens entry-level jobs as university grads struggle to get hired
ABC News, Interviewed by Rhiana Whitson, 21 June 2025 🔗
Expect tariff dominoes to fall in Trump trade war 🔗
ABC Radio, AM, Interviewed by Nick Grimm, 3 April 2025
Federal election 2025: Peter Dutton drives into cost-of-living battle with petrol tax cut offer 🔗
The Nightly, Interviewed by Katina Curtis, 26 Mar 2025
Unemployment rate steady despite job losses 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 20 Mar 2025
How a US recession could impact Australia 🔗
ABC Radio, AM, Interviewed by Isabel Moussalli, 12 Mar 2025
‘Profound culture change needed to close C-suite pay gap’ 🔗
Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Melinda Ham, 9 March 2025
Gender pay gap closing but questions remain 🔗
ABC Radio, The World Today, Interviewed by Andy Park, 4 Mar 2025
Five charts that explain the gender pay gap 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Elouise Fowler, 4 Mar 2025
Women driving surge into labour force 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 20 Feb 2025
To cut or not to cut the cash rate? 🔗
ABC Radio, The World Today, Interviewed by David Taylor, 18 Feb 2025
Inflation eases as the price of essentials like fuel, pharmaceuticals and electricity fall 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 30 Jan 2025
RBA rate cut bets increase as CPI falls 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 29 Jan 2025
Small businesses brace for higher costs but hope for interest rate cuts 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Nadia Daly, 27 Jan 2025
‘They’re excited by Trump’: Dutton’s inclusion strategy 🔗
The Saturday Paper, Parliamentary evidence cited by Karen Barlow, 25 Jan 2025
‘Cultural change needed with gender equality law reform’ 🔗
AAP, Reported by Maeve Bannister, 22 Jan 2025
February RBA interest rate cut possible 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 8 Jan 2025
‘Bizarre’ fall in unemployment rate to 3.9% 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 Dec 2025
The gender pay gap 🔗
Joy 94.9 Radio, Interviewed by Joy Media, 25 Nov 2024
Women CEOs paid less than male counterparts 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by Sarah Maunder, 20 Nov 2024
Declining birth rates reveal something very scary about our national mindset 🔗
Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jenna Price, 12 Nov 2024
Inflation is lower, but can it stay down? 🔗
ABC Radio, PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 30 Oct 2024
Inflation back down in RBA’s target band 🔗
ABC Radio, The World Today, Interviewed by David Taylor, 30 Oct 2024
Jobs market remains strong 🔗
ABC Radio, PM Interviewed by David Taylor, 17 Oct 2024
Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.1 per cent 🔗
ABC Radio, The World Today, Interviewed by David Taylor, 17 Oct 2024
Return to work programs let talent shine, narrow gender pay gap 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 4 Oct 2024
Is Australia in recession? 🔗
The Wire, Community & Indigenous Radio, Interviewed by Eduardo Jordan, 3 Oct 2024
The ‘precarious’ reason why Australia’s unemployment rate has not sky-rocketed 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 18 Sep 2024
The workers likely to be hit if a new unemployment prediction comes true 🔗
SBS News, Reported by Madeleine Wedesweiler, 22 Aug 2024
Widespread hiring freeze triggers recession warning 🔗
ABC AM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 22 Aug 2024
Fresh warnings Australia’s economy could be on path to recession 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 22 Aug 2024
What’s driving up burger prices? An inflation explainer 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Julian Fell, 5 Aug 2024
Economists warn unemployment rate could rise above 5 per cent, with hundreds of applications for individual jobs 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 23 July 2024
Can the economy hold on to job gains? 🔗
The Business, ABC News, Interviewed by Rachel Pupazzoni, 13 June 2024
Women are reaching economic equality but femicide rises 🔗
The Canberra Times, Reported by Kat Wong, 6 June 2024
When Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX mandated a return to the office post-Covid, they copped serious consequences 🔗
news.com.au, Reported by Shannon Molloy, 19 May 2024
The cost of living budget, a Future Made in Australia and does Peter Dutton’s housing policy make sense? 🔗
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by Andy Park, 17 May 2024
Companies vying for government contracts could soon have to meet gender targets. Will we finally see real progress? 🔗
The Conversation, 21 March 2024
WA firms reveal the secrets to closing gender pay gap after data for almost 5000 employers released 🔗
The West Australian, Interviewed by Katina Curtis, 3 Mar 2024
The $100,000 question at the heart of the gender pay gap 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 1 Dec 2023
A golden day for female economists – finally even the Nobel jury pays homage 🔗
Crikey, Reported by Kristine Ziwica, 12 Oct 2023
Pensions and welfare recipients are the winners out of white paper 🔗
The Australian, Interviewed by Sarah Ison, 25 Sep 2023
Are Australian workers getting a fair share of the pie? 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Oliver Gordon, 15 Sep 2023
Actions, not words key to addressing gender inequality 🔗
Institute of Community Directors Australia, Reportedby Greg Thom, 28 Aug 2023
Childcare centres turning away parents because of staff shortages 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 25 Aug 2023
Why RBA proposes tolerating a ‘slightly higher’ unemployment level 🔗
SkyNews, Interviewed by Ross Greenwood, 23 July 2023
Michele Bullock has been announced as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank
612 ABC Radio Brisbane, Interviewed by Rebecca Livingstone, 14 July 2023
Will there be more rate hikes on the horizon
ABC Radio Northern Tasmania, 4 July 2023
Beat inflation without raising interest rates? We can do it, but it’s slow, hard and politically risky? 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Daniel Ziffer, 19 June 2023
The Encoreship is returning women to the roles they deserve 🔗
Vogue Australia, Interviewed by Ana Eksouzian-Cavadas, 16 June 2023
Inflation is high but is the Reserve Bank raising interest rates into a recession? 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 June 2023
How to beat inflation without hiking interest rates 🔗
ABC News and The Business, Interviewed by Daniel Ziffer, 19 June 2023
Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation 🔗
The Conversation, Reported by Peter Martin, 18 May 2023
Will Victoria get more budget this year? 🔗
774 ABC Radio Melbourne, Interviewed by Virginia Trioli, 10 May 2023
The Federal Budget through a women’s lens
666 Radio Canberra, Interviewed by Anna Vidot, 9 May 2023
Is it possible to ease cost of living without adding to inflation, as Chalmers claims? 🔗
Crikey, Interviewed by Anton Nilsson, 8 May 2023
Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4% under Labor and fell to 13.8% under the Coalition. Is that correct? 🔗
RMIT ABC Fact Check, Interviewed by Ellen McCutchan, 27 April 2023
Women critical to future of Australia’s cyber security workforce 🔗
Tech Business Austech Media, News, Reported by 24 April 2023
Big day for the Reserve Bank 🔗
774 ABC Radio Melbourne, Interviewed by Sammy J, 20 April 2023
How can employers better support working parents? 🔗
HRM Online, Interviewed by Natalie Reid, 23 March 2023
The Drum 🔗
Panellist, ABC TV, Hosted by Kathryn Robinson, 9 March 2023
A myth: Instagram comments reveal depressing International Woman’s Day reality 🔗
News.com.au, Interviewed by Alexis Carey, 9 March 2023
Loan buffer potential borrower trap 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by Matt Bamford, 27 Feb 2023
Deda to champion diversity in economics in new role 🔗
Westpac Wire, Interviewed by Emma Foster, 19 Dec 2022
Interest rates still increasing 🔗
774 ABC Radio Melbourne, Interviewed by Sammy J, 6 Dec 2022
A promotion can help guarantee a pay rise, but what if the system advantages men over women? 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 24 Nov 2022
Deutsche Bank forecasts Australia will enter recession in 2023, following an expected rise in unemployment 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 14 Nov 2022
A new COVID wave looms, but cost-of-living pressures mean sick workers are still showing up for work 🔗
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 Nov 2022
Australia’s first wellbeing budget 🔗
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by Hillary Harper, 26 Oct 2023
How Australia’s parental leave stacks up against the rest of the world 🔗
HRM Online, Interviewed by Natalie Reid, 21 Oct 2022
‘Use it or lose it’: Calls to force dads to take more parental leave 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 17 Oct 2022
These dads took extended parental leave – and their careers are fine 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Euan Black, 20 Sep 2022
The Drum 🔗
Panellist, ABC TV, Hosted by Kathryn Robinson, 15 Sep 2022
On gender equality in the workplace 🔗
RTR 92.1 FM Radio Perth, Interviewed by Jeff Bullen, 15 Sep 2022
Futile: Backlash against problem at JB HiFi, Baby Bunting, Nick Scali, Reese 🔗
news.com, Interviewed by Sarah Sharples, 15 Sep 2022
Gender and the Jobs Summit 🔗
The Wire, Interviewed by Claudia Copeland, 5 Sep 2022
A seat at the table, at last 🔗
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Sally Patten, 3 Sep 2022
Fix ‘economic insanity’ of women held back from work
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Julie Hare, 1 Sep 2022
Afternoon Briefing
ABC TV, Interviewed by Greg Jennet, 29 Aug 2022
Is education or immigration the answer to our skills shortage? We asked 50 economists
The Conversation, Reported by Peter Martin, 28 Aug 2022
Australia’s top economists on how to fix inflation
The Conversation and ABC Online, Reported by Peter Martin, 15 Sep 2022
How to increase productivity
ABC TV, The Drum, Interviewed by David Taylor, 4 Aug 2022
Staring down the barrel of another interest rate rise 🔗
774 ABC Melbourne, 2 Aug 2022
Women in construction say greater diversity will stamp out sexism and fix labour shortages
ABC Online, Interviewed by Rhiana Whitson, 21 July 2022
The Drum
ABC TV, Panellist, Hosted by Jeremy Fernandez, 22 June 2022
Are wages keeping up with inflation?
The Business, ABC TV, Interviewed by Kathryn Robinson, 15 June 2022
RBA governor warns inflation may reach 7 percent
Interviewed by Thomas Oriti, ABC NewsRadio, 15 June 2022
Casuals, contractors and gig workers set for ‘potentially massive’ changes under Labor
ABC News, Interviewed by Daniel Ziffer, 6 June 2022
Experts say Labor win is a win for gender equality
Pakenham-Berwick Gazette, Reported by Shelby Brooks, 30 May 2022
Reforms required to enable more equitable economic outcomes for working women
Aged Care News, Interviewed by Bianca Roberts, 25 May 2022
Youth unemployment remains a challenge
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Jon Daly, 19 May 2022
Workers choosing flexibility for life, even as pandemic rules ease
The Canberra Times, Interviewed by Jasper Lindell, 18 May 2022
How the high cost of childcare holds back women and the economy
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Julie Hare, 17 May 2022
Scott Morrison’s last-ditch election policy would overwhelmingly favour men
Women’s Agenda, Cited by Angela Priestley, 15 May 2022
The ‘significant’ issue that could define the federal election
Channel 7 News, Interviewed by Marion Rae, 10 May 2022
‘Watershed’ election on fair go for women
AAP, Interviewed by Marion Rae, 10 May 2022
How will renters like Cameron be impacted by interest rates rising?
ABC The Drum, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 May 2022
Everyone a winner under Labor childcare overhaul: economists
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Julie Hare, 5 May 2022
‘Historically significant’: Victoria delivers first gender-responsive budget
Women’s Agenda, 4 May 2022
Unionised workers want higher wages
ABC PM, Interviewed by Jon Daly on PM, 2 May 2022
Underestimated: Why young women are shying away from economics
The Guardian, Interviewed by Rafqa Touma, 16 April 2022
Women drive staggering jobs growth
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 18 March 2022
Women cop the brunt of cost of living increases
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Emily Bourke, 15 March 2022
Why we care about Carrie Bickmore’s Hit Network salary
news.com.au, Interviewed by Natalie Baker, 2 April 2022
Federal budget 2022: policy change could discourage men from taking parental leave, experts say
The Guardian, Reported by Paul Karp, 30 March 2022
Cost of living pressures targeted in budget
ABC The World Today Radio, Interviewed by Rachel Mealey, 30 March 2022
Where can your study in economics lead you?
SBS On the Money, Interviewed by Ricardo Gonçlaves, 29 March 2022
Where are all the female economists?
SBS On the Money Vodcast Interviewed by Ricardo Gonçlaves, 28 March 2022
The juggle is real: Parents want greater flexibility in return to office
Sydney Morning Herald/The Age, Interviewed by Chloe Booker, 26 March 2022
Women drive staggering jobs growth
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 18 March 2022
Women to cop brunt of increase in cost of living pressures
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Emily Bourke, 15 March 2022
Five ways for women to get ahead in the workplace
Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jessica Irvine, 8 March 2022
Hybrid working has benefits, but also risks for gender inequality
Women Love Tech, Reported by Robyn Foster, 8 March 2022
Not much to celebrate as gender pay gap narrows slightly
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Tess Bennett, 24 Feb 2022
‘Joshonomics’: How gullible does the Treasurer think women are?
Women’s Agenda, Interviewed by Kristine Ziwica, 23 Feb 2022
When we open up, let’s open up big: Top economists say we need more migrants
The Conversation, Reported by Peter Martin, 20 Feb 2022
Australian women’s labor participation could stall post-pandemic
Bloomberg, Interviewed by Swati Pandey, 14 Feb 2022
Pay rises?
ABC The Business, Interviewed by Kathryn Robinson, 8 Feb 2022
Living costs skyrocket, hitting the most vulnerable
ABC The World Today, Interviewed by Rachel Mealey, 1 Feb 2022
The Coalition is getting a lesson in what good economic management actually means
The Canberra Times, Interviewed by Jenna Price, 15 Jan 2022
Warnings half of Europe could soon be infected with Omicron
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 Jan 2022
We devalue women’s work, and if we don’t face it we’ll never fix the gender pay gap
LifeHacker, Interviewed by Emma Ruben, 29 Nov 2021
The immigration effect
ABC News, Interviewed by Gareth Hutchens, 12 Nov 2021
Evidence business bosses traumatised by the pandemic are closing the doors on healthy businesses
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 8 Nov 2021
With home ownership now out of reach for most younger Australians, what are their options?
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 1 Nov 2021
Divided states tipped to roar back to economic life in time for Christmas
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 21 Sep 2021
Want an explainer on today’s unemployment numbers?
Channel 10 News, Interviewed by Gillian Bowen, 16 Sep 2021
Hundreds of Toll workers strike as pandemic cost cutting starts to bite
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 27 Aug 2021
Unpacking Australia’s gender pay gap
Power to Persuade, Author’s contribution, 26 Aug 2021
Top economists in no rush to offer cash incentives for vaccines
The Conversation, Contribution to National Economic Panel, Reported by Peter Martin, 23 Aug 2021
Rising construction salaries push gender pay gap wider
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Tess Bennett, 19 Aug 2021
Fatigue weighs heavy as Victoria snaps back into lockdown
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 17 July 2021
Why US President Joe Biden’s progressive new family plan could put America ahead of Australia
ABC News, Interviewed by Emily Olson, 17 July 2021
COVID-19 payments – Who’s missing out?
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Sparkes, 4 June 2021
Economy now bigger than it was before the pandemic hit, but economists warn the recovery’s far from secure
ABC PM, Interviewed by David Taylor, 2 June 2021
Top economists think much further ahead than Morrison and Frydenberg
Sydney Morning Herald, Reported by Ross Gittins, 30 May 2021
Economic impact of lockdowns
774 ABC News Melbourne, Interviewed by David Taylor, 27 May 2021
Almost one in four women have considered leaving the workforce during COVID
ABC PM, Interviewed by Jane Lee, 25 May 2021
Thousands of businesses face new tax to fund mental health
The Age, Reported by Annika Smethurst, 20 May 2021
Billions for infrastructure in budget
ABC AM Radio, Reported by Melissa Clarke, 10 May 2021
A feminist budget?
ABC Sunday Extra, Interviewed by Julian Morrow, 9 May 2021
Three aged care workers on what it’s really like in the industry
ABC News, Interviewed by Rhiana Whitson, 7 May 2021
Invest in growth to tame budget: economists
Australian Financial Review, Reported by Ronald Mizen, 5 May 2021
Economists issue warning about Australia’s closed border policy
The Australian, Reported by Jade Gailberger, 4 May 2021
Concerns of missed opportunities in budget
7News / AAP Economics and Business, Reported by Colin Brinsden, 4 May 2021
Call for gender lens on Federal budget to boost the economic lives of women
ABC PM Radio, Reported by Emily Bourke, 4 May 2021
What can (and can’t) the budget do to improve economic outcomes for women
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jessica Irvine, 2 May 2021
Time for the Coalition to put a gender lens back on the budget
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jennifer Duke, 19 April 2021
Childcare overhaul and parental leave top the wish list for leading female economists
The Age / Sydney Morning Herald, Interviewed by Jennifer Duke, 17 April 2021
Wages still not budging despite record demand for workers
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by David Taylor, 6 April 2021
Budget ‘can’t be seen through gender lens’, says Jane Hume
The Australian, Interviewed by Patrick Commins, 31 March 2021
How the end of Jobkeeper will disproportionately affect women
Women’s Agenda, Cited by Jessie Tu, 30 March 2021
Gender inequality concerns rise as more men head back to the office
The Age, Interviewed by Chloe Booker, 29 March 2021
Protests signal a reckoning in Australia’s struggle with sexism
Bloomberg News, interviewed by Rebecca Jones, 15 March 2021
Why so many Rich Women are media-shy
Australian Financial Review, Interviewed by Michael Bailey, 11 March 2021
Corporates need to step up for women
The Australian, Interviewed by Richard Ferguson, 7 March 2021
Breaking Barriers: International Women’s Day, Southern FM Radio, Interviewed by Clinton Elliott, 6 March 2021
Women were let go in greater numbers during COVID, now they face being offered lower-paid roles to return to work
ABC News, Interviewed by David Taylor, 12 Feb 2021
COVID amplifying 1950s gender stereotypes and it’s hurting women’s job prospects: economists warn
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by David Taylor, 11 Feb 2021
‘Sexist’ or a ‘green shoot for women’?: Victoria’s pandemic-busting budget
The Age, Interviewed by Wendy Touhy, 29 Nov 2020
Victorian budget big spend to revive economy
ABC PM Radio, Interviewed by Samantha Donovon, 24 Nov 2020
Higher confidence is not the key to women’s career advancement
Forbes Women, Interviewed by Julia Wuench, 12 Nov 2020
Victorian women losing badly in COVID employment crisis
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 31 Oct 2020
The place is packed’: Cautious optimism as city springs back to life
The Age, Interviewed by Noel Towell, 28 Oct 2020
The challenging story behind the official jobs numbers
ABC News, Interviewed by Rachel Pupazzoni, 15 Oct 2020
Workplaces should stop telling women to be more confident says academic
Radio Sputnik Edinburgh, Interviewed by Lynn Rusk 15 Oct 2020
The federal budget is often compared to a household budget. But it’s not that simple
ABC News, Interviewed by Emily Stewart, 3 Oct 2020
Economic impacts of COVID pandemic on women
ABC TV Afternoon Briefing, Interviewed by Patricia Karvelas, 4 Aug 2020
Uncertain times lead to uncertain futures
AAP, Interviewed by Katina Curtis, 30 July 2020
Analysing the mid-year economic outlook
ABC TV Afternoon Briefing, Interviewed by Patricia Karvelas, 23 July 2020
COVID-19: What’s the economic damage?
ABC Radio 774, Interviewed by Virginia Trioli, 23 July 2020
Gender equity and government responses to COVID-19
ABC Radio 1233 Newcastle, Interviewed by Paul Turton, 21 July 2020
COVID-19 impact on women
774 ABC Melbourne, Interview, 25 May 2020
Australia’s latest gender pay gap
Triple R Radio Melbourne, Interview, 5 March 2020 (interview starts at 2.46.31)
How gender equality stacks up in 2020 through our experts’ eyes
RMIT News, 4 March 2020
Men in Australia still earning $25k a year more than women, 50 years after equal pay ruling
SBS News, Interviewed by Stephanie Corsetti, 20 Nov 2019
Is flexibility the answer to juggling work and family pressure?
ABC Radio National, Interviewed by Hilary Harper, 29 Oct 2019
Myth-busting: The gender pay gap edition
Cited by Women’s Agenda, 28 Aug 2019
Nothing to show: How Australia’s gender pay gap is harming older women
The Guardian, Interviewed by Lisa Martin, 16 Aug 2019
Australia’s gender pay gap still 14%, with men earning $240 more a week than women
The Guardian, Interviewed by Lisa Martin and Andy Ball, 15 Aug 2019
It will take women in Australia an extra 59 days to earn as much as men did in the last year
SBS News, Interviewed by Maani Truu, 15 Aug 2019
Fact Check: Does Australia have one of the least generous paid parental leave schemes in the OECD?
RMIT-ABC Fact Check, 25 July 2019
Most popular university courses for women and men in Victoria
Herald Sun, Interviewed by Elissa Doherty, 9 July 2019
Aussie company offers six months paid parental leave
Channel Nine News, Interviewed by Stephanie Anderson, 23 May 2019
Eight ways to boost gender equality
RMIT Media, 6 March 2019
Women Kind
Interviewed by author Catherine Fox, Murdoch Books, 2018
Do women have to do more than men to prove themselves in the workplace
World Economic Forum, 7 December 2018
Challenges for both sides of politics
Channel Nine News, Interviewed by AAP, 29 Nov 2018
Women over-investing in skills to compete in job market
2SER Sydney, Interviewed by Julia Carr-Catze, 22 Nov 2018
Women ‘over-invest’ in becoming job ready, and expect less once they’re employed
ABC News, 20 Nov 2018
Why women have to work harder to be promoted
CNN, 19 Nov 2018
Fact check: Has the gender pay gap shrunk under the Coalition Government’s policies?
RMIT-ABC Fact Check, 1 Oct 2018
Morrison uses question on diversity to attack unions
The Australian, 11 Oct 2018, Parliamentary transcript
Study of 8000 workers finds that gender differences in “achievement motivation” may explain part of the gender pay gap
Readers Digest, British Psychology Society, 2 Sep 2018
Rewarding competence – not confidence – offers a step towards equality
The Mandarin, 22 May 2018
Rewarding competence – not confidence – offers a step towards equality
Power to Persuade, The Women’s Policy Action Tank, 21 May 2018
Does confidence really advance women’s careers? New research says no
Women’s Agenda, 15 March 2018
10 things you need to know about women in Australia right now
Women’s Agenda, 8 March 2018
Greater confidence does not translate into career gains for women
Human Resources Director, 7 March 2018
Confidence doesn’t help women get ahead: Survey call
The Mandarin, 6 March 2018
Confidence works for men, not women
RNZ Radio New Zealand, Interviewed by Jesse Mulligan, 6 March 2018
Leaning in doesn’t pay
Reported by Jessica Irvine, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2018