However, change is afoot with reforms to the Equal Opportunity for Women

in the Workplace Act demanding organisations address inequitable pay

and deliver tangible equality outcomes, with the first reports to be

signed off by CEOs in 2013. But will the new legislation tackle the

underlying cause of women's glacial rise into senior roles in Australian

corporations? Progressive organisations and educational programs are

now digging deep to uncover and remove the real impediments –

unconscious biases. Everyone has them. They're just not top of mind.

Greater awareness all-round is required for women to take the lead.