http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/elizabeth-broderick/ Elizabeth Broderick was appointed Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination on 10 September 2007 for a 5 year term. A lawyer and businesswoman, Ms Broderick was the 2001-02 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year and Australian Corporate Business Woman of the Year. Prior to her appointment as Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination, Ms Broderick was a partner at one of Australia’s leading law firms, Blake Dawson, and developed the firm’s business case for flexibility in the workplace. Her efforts contributed to creating a workplace where more than 20 percent of the law firm’s workforce now uses flexible work arrangements. Ms Broderick has travelled the length and breadth of Australia, listening to the concerns of women and men about gender equality and age discrimination. In 2009, she took a group of Aboriginal women to the Commission on the Status of Women in the United Nations where they told their story of rebuilding their community following years of alcohol abuse. This opportunity enabled community women’s voices to be heard on a global stage. Ms Broderick is an advisor on women’s issues to the Australian Chief of the Defence Force, a member of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Advisory Board and the Vic Health Advisory Board. She is patron of the Tasmanian Education Foundation. Ms Broderick is married and has two young children. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-domestic-violence-comes-to-work/ As the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day approaches, we can and should celebrate a century of achievements for women, both small and gigantic. But no-one could say gender equality is ‘done and dusted’. As we celebrate, we should pause to acknowledge the areas in which there has been insufficient progress, including in our working lives. Our workplaces are still fraught with gender pay inequity, an underrepresentation of women in leadership positions, unequal treatment of men and women with caring responsibilities and the omnipresent scourge of sexual harassment. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Elizabeth Broderick) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-domestic-violence-comes-to-work/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/when-domestic-violence-comes-to-work/#item5328 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:40:51 +0000 Elizabeth Broderick | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gender-equality-in-business-the-merit-in-quotas/ It is a running joke in my office that we should just pack up and relocate to Norway. Norway has an enviable track record when it comes to gender equality initiatives. And looking specifically at the issue of women in corporate leadership, Norway’s experience with the introduction of quotas for corporate boards has shown that such measures can radically alter gender equality outcomes for the better. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Elizabeth Broderick) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gender-equality-in-business-the-merit-in-quotas/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/gender-equality-in-business-the-merit-in-quotas/#item1490 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:35 +0000 Elizabeth Broderick | Author bios | The Punch