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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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From “boys will be boys” to “zero tolerance.”

Last weekend, the mother of a year 6 girl blew the whistle on a vile Instagram account that appears to have...

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Shake It Off

For ten years now, I have targeted my efforts to addressing the oppression of women in our workplaces. And...

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Vulnerability- the importance of bringing your WHOLE self to work

Yesterday I had the privilege of lunching with a couple of female footballers currently playing with the...

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Shafted

“Stay strong, hold your course, and reach out for help when you need it. If more women take action over...

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The Ambition Gap

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

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How to avoid the “benching” of your talent after maternity leave

During a recent flexibility workshop, a manager was at pains to explain to the group how they had retained...

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Don’t settle for leftovers

“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what...

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Parents- Wired for Connection

“Becoming a parent looks—at least in the brain—a lot like falling in love.” In 2012, the UN proclaimed...

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Working women the professional jugglers

Women have long represented the archetype of the juggler. But why is the juggler still an exception in the...

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Man Up For Gender Equality

When it comes to gender equality and the concept of unconscious bias, it seems ironic that we continue to...

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The ten things to stop saying to pregnant women & what to say instead

When I was about 20 weeks’ pregnant with #1, one of my colleagues decided to try and predict the sex of our...

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Explanations for the gender pay gap lack imagination

A friend of mine proudly announced to me recently, that he was advertising for a woman through a new...

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