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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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How to be a better parent

A few days before my son was born I wrote a letter to him. About my hopes and dreams for him as a person,...

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Do I have the right to request a flexible working arrangement when I return to work?

When returning from parental leave you have the right to request flexible working arrangements as long as you have...

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Do I have the right to return to the same job I had before going on maternity leave?

If you are an employee who has been on unpaid maternity leave, you are entitled to come back to the job you had before...

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Women We Love: Catherine Brooks

Catherine Brooks is one of the most impressive people I know. She’s a Principal at Moores, an accredited...

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How can you retain your talented working mothers?

Did you know, that 1 in 4 women with children under 2 years of age will permanently leave the workforce? It...

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Why I’m going to Tropfest

Last year at Tropfest, the largest short film festival in the world, of the sixteen finalists, only one was...

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Are you bored at work?

Are you at work right now? Are you bored? Well if you’re a millennial and a female then you probably are....

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Real Men Flex: Brendan Ferguson

Three quarters of Australian men say they’d like to work flexibly if it didn’t damage their career, and yet...

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What is your vision for human rights this Christmas?

“It’s time for each of us to step up for human rights. There is no action that is too small: wherever you...

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Time to set your vision for 2018

Yes it’s that time of year again time to set your vision for 2018 . The Christmas crazy has subsided and...

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How can we achieve gender equality? A vision for change

What can we do to reach gender equality in our lifetime? It is our belief that rather than fixing a system...

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International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women

“The pervasiveness of violence against women and girls means we can all take steps to address it. Let us...

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