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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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The good father – why we need to unshackle men from outdated stereotypes

“The legacy I’d like to leave for other men is the opportunity to reimagine what it means to be a working...

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Keep in touch to keep your talent

“Women are confident, ambitious and actively pursuing their career goals. Leaders should focus on creating...

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Why keeping in touch is good for your brand

It’s still commonly assumed that when you have a baby, two things are inevitable: firstly, you will fall so...

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How To Tell Your Boss You’re Expecting

It has to be the one of the strangest moments: communicating the most personal of information about...

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The ambition myth

Just four months into a 12 month maternity leave contract, my boss suggested we fast track to a permanent...

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Dismantling the maternal wall

When it comes to women in the workplace, we hear a lot about barriers to leadership – the glass ceiling,...

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Women We Love: Karina Keisler

Karina Keisler is the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at nbn, Australia’s National Broadband Network. She...

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Being Made Redundant Whilst On Parental Leave

We would receive, on average 4-5 calls a month from women who have been made redundant while on parental...

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The Childcare Subsidy: What you need to know

In July the Australian Government will implement major changes to the ways in which childcare is subsidised...

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Bringing it home: how tennis has sparked a maternity leave debate

“By saying to women, you can make it to the most senior positions in our workplaces…if you really want...

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More #Girlbosses please: How you can help shift gendered expectations at work

Growing up, girls are told they can become whatever kind of #Girlboss they want to be. But the data tells a...

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How I coach pregnant women to anticipate discrimination

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and...

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