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Christine Holgate's 'principal' error was applying corporate logic to Australia Post

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Perhaps the most important lesson from the Christine Holgate controversy is that the confluence of sexism and politics leads to double standards for female executives.

But Holgate’s demise – pushed from her position as Australia Post’s chief executive last November for gifting four senior executives Cartier...

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