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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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Podcast from The New Normal – Prue Gilbert

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Say Goodbye To Mother’s Guilt

After coming in to wake me several times during the night, my 4-year-old baby girl stood in front of me,...

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Women its time to Talk Gender Barriers in the Bedroom

A new study by Harvard Business School on 25,000 of their alumna, confirms again “when high achieving,...

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A budget that lacks imagination

If you’ve spent more than 5 minutes with me over the past couple of years, you would know that I am very...

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Empathising with Ellen Pao

Its my business to listen to women sharing their stories of bias, discrimination and harassment in the...

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How Cricket Australia failed on gender equality

You could call me a bit of a cricket tragic. I have been for a long time. I spent Valentine’s Day with my...

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Reflections on a Tragedy

I try to maintain a twice weekly yoga practice. And, in our busy life, the best time for me to go to yoga...

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6 Things the Abbott Government Should Do

Its been said time and time again, that what gets measured, gets done. We echo the comments of Mike Smith –...

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UNESCO Mobile Learning Week – Cherie Blair

Cherie Blair’s inspiring keynote address at UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week today was a great call to action...

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with small kids

The meaning of Valentine’s Day changes as we age; from the flower given to you by the boy who usually...

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When should I start the program?

Whether you’re pregnant, on leave or have returned to work there’s a lot to benefit from doing the Grace Papers...

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Can I continue to breastfeed once I’ve returned to work?

Yes, you can absolutely breastfeed at work! Australian law provides that if you wish to continue breastfeeding after...

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