Why aren’t there more job-sharing roles in leadership?

There was a great appointment win this week - or should we say appointmentS. A new job-sharing model at not-for-profit Wesley Mission Queensland has seen Tala Prowd and Helena Kolenbet appointed Co-General Counsels in a move set to promote work-life balance in the historically inflexible and competitive legal sector. So, why aren’t more workplaces adopting job-sharing in leadership roles?Also this week, Tarla Lambert and Angela Priestley discuss a move from the teal independents against “misogyny” in Parliament, plus the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s progress report on ending male violence.Stories discussed this week:Cheers to Merle Thornton! The trailblazer who won women the right to drink in QLD bars is getting her own statue116-year old Tomiko Itooka to be named world’s oldest personAny hint of limiting reproductive rights won’t help win back seats lost to women‘Condescending, unprofessional, misogynistic’: MPs call out experiences of women in parliamentMicaela Cronin delivers report on Australia’s progress to end violence against women and childrenHow leaders are responding to Micaela Cronin’s update on the government’s plan to end male violenceCo-General Counsels appointed in job-sharing first at Wesley Mission QueenslandThe Women's Agenda Podcast is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women-founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women’s Agenda. Producers: Olivia Cleal and Allison Ho Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.