Tina Brown of The Daily Beast gives us a 2010 political Zeitgeist Guide. For instance, why is Obama so cool, not cool that way but so, so detached? And does it matter? (Hint: yes!) Are newspapers being killed by the Internet?  No.  Read it here

Read President Barack Obama’s acceptance speech for his Nobel Peace Prize here

As of July 1, 2010 the Australian Securities Exchange will require all listed companies to report on the numbers and positions of women in their companies as part of their corporate governance reporting requirements.  This important reform will show which companies are dragging their feet when it comes to hiring and promoting women, in management [...]

In a radical step, the government of Nikolas Sarkozy has introduced legislation to require all listed companies in France to have 50 per cent of their directors women within five years.  Companies must have 20 per cent women directors within 18 months and 40 per cent within four years. These requirements exceed those introduced in [...]

Government Leaders from around the world are currently meeting in Copenhagen to face an unprecedented task: to come to a global consensus on nearly every major aspect of coping with climate change, including gender. It has long been recognised that women are disproportionately affected [...]