As a young journalism student the political influence of Australia’s few male media moguls was apparent; that was more than a quarter of a century ago.

When I graduated the options were Murdoch, Packer, Holmes Court, Fairfax, Bond and Stokes. There wasn’t a woman in sight – not as an owner, nor as the head of any media group, let alone a Managing Editor.

Today, we finally have a woman;...

I am always surprised by the amount of people that say: ‘I’m shocked’ when they hear the statistics, and the appalling lack of representation businesswomen have in Australia.