Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

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

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par Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW

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 watches (worth a total of almost A$20,000) in 2018 – is also a good example of how public-sector norms and private-sector competition don’t mix well.

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