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Over-mentored, under-sponsored: the leadership act that moves the pay gap
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Over-mentored, under-sponsored: the leadership act that moves the pay gap

Every year, Equal Pay Day arrives to remind us of two numbers. This year they're 21.1% and 48 — the national gender pay gap, and the extra days the average...

Prue Gilbert
Prue Gilbert Founder and CEO of Grace Papers Lawyer and Gender Equality expert
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What I’ve Learned: Olivia Fordham On Life Getting Better By Choice

Olivia Fordham never thought someone so small could change her world in an instant. When her daughter, Sophia,...

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Grace Papers champions change in the Victorian Public Service

The results speak for themselves. An independent evaluation of the Grace Papers program shows it is...

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Grace Papers raises the equity bar with Woolworths

Four years ago, Woolworths’ board was 50-50, but this level of equality wasn’t reflected in leadership...

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Origin is Creating Positive Energy – Especially in the Workplace

We take a look inside Origin Energy’s gender-affirming support If there’s one organisation that...

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Viva Energy pays full super benefits to parents in an Australian first

At Viva Energy Australia, our new superannuation policy for working parents demonstrates our deep...

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

EVERY six minutes, on average, Victorian police officers must visit a family home to deal with violence. ...

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Keeping In Touch In A Digital World

“Women have to see that our success is linked to the success of other women… I felt like I didn’t need the...

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Reimagining progress in a pandemic

Zadie Smith once wrote that “progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled,...

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Debunking The ‘Baby Brain’ Myth And Using Neuroscience To Empower You

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare...

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What I’ve Learned: TransGrid’s Michael Lowe On Adjusting To The ‘New Normal’

Each one of us has been forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’ this year. Yet Michael Lowe has been adjusting...

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How To Tell Your Boss You’re Expecting, In The Strangest Of Times

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Communicating highly...

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What I’ve Learned: Woolworths’ Adam Mitchell on Raising Boys

Adam Mitchell has learned that his best is often good enough. As the General Manager of Foodco at...

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