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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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Is there a silver lining in this jaw dropping week?

What a week the world has had. In fact what a year 2016 has been…. Britain left the EU, Leicester City beat...

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10 Things Your Workplace Can Do To Drive Gender Equality

When it comes to enabling gender equality, there’s more we can all be doing. Here, we share ten smart...

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Paid parental leave and the burnt toast syndrome

It’s called the burnt toast syndrome. And it affects mothers. Mum makes breakfast for the family, but one...

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What I learnt when I became Chief Parenting Officer

Three months break was what I was envisioning: lazy breakfasts, coffees, baby cinos and newspapers,...

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10 tips to retain your talent while pregnant and beyond.

For working women, the choice to communicate the most exciting of news is not a matter of if but when. But...

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5 reasons for the AFL to offer pay equity for women. Now.

Talking of equity, last year I was driving my then 5 year-old son to a birthday party, and we inevitably...

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A golden strategy for attracting the best talent

“Often the only way employees and talent can get away from how they’ve been stereotyped and broaden their...

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An exciting time for Female Leadership

It seems to be the best time for Female Leadership worldwide – by the end of 2016, it might just be the...

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Don’t let pregnancy be a break in your career

Australia Post’s Lauren Jauncey shares how pregnancy doesn’t have to be a break in your career. The detrimental impact...

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Building Your Case For Workplace Flexibility

Flexible hours in the office can increase job satisfaction and reduce stress, but if your manager needs...

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Have you experienced discrimination while pregnant?

Meet someone who has experienced discrimination. Meet Jemma. Jemma is a 41 year old mother of two. While...

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What you can do to prevent being discriminated against

We hear it all the time, “oh but my boss is really nice”, “but they’ve always been so good to me”, “but...

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