Catherine Fox, Deputy Editor of Australian Financial Review’s BOSS magazine explores the myths of women in business and we look at why they continue to justify the less-than-equitable state of business in Australia.
Women on Boards, an organisation that champions the advancement of women into leadership and board positions recently held a breakfast at which this subject was the topic of discussion.
One of the speakers, Catherine Fox, Deputy Editor of Australian Financial Review's BOSS magazine presented on the 7 Career Myths.
Below is Part Two of a video interview in which we explore these myths and look at why they continue to justify the less-than-equitable state of business in Australia.
Catherine is deputy editor of the Financial Review's Boss magazine and writes a weekly column, 'Corporate Woman', for the newspaper. She joined the AFR in 1989 and has held a variety of positions, including marketing and Smart Money editor.
Before joining the AFR she worked in financial services and consulting in Sydney and London. She has worked for a range of large and small organisations, including two of Australia's largest banks, a university and an advertising agency.
Her second book, "The F Word - How we learnt to swear by feminism" (New South) with Jane Caro, was published in 2008. The book she co-authored with Helen Trinca, "Better than Sex: How a Whole Generation Got Hooked on Work'' (Random House) was shortlisted for the 2005 Blake Dawson Business Book of the Year award.
Her journalism has won several awards, and she is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences around the country. Catherine has a BA Communications (UTS) and MA Hons (UNSW) and lives in Sydney with her husband and three daughters.
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