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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...

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Sadhana Smiles Calls for a Greater Return on ‘Choosing To Challenge’. We couldn’t agree more

Sadhana Smiles Calls for a Greater Return on ‘Choosing To Challenge’. We couldn’t agree more

“Choose to Challenge” is the theme of International Women’s Day this year, and it is a theme I have...

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This International Women’s Day, your voice matters more than ever

This International Women’s Day, your voice matters more than ever

International Women’s Day in 2021 was always going to be a particularly galvanising one. The pandemic has...

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The Problem with Returning to Work

The Problem with Returning to Work

Last week I caught up for a drink with a girlfriend, Sally (not her real name) who is returning to work in...

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How to Champion Change in the Workplace

How to Champion Change in the Workplace

We’re all responsible for championing gender equity in the workplace, but it’s not always easy to be...

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Worried your parental leave replacement will be better than you?

Worried your parental leave replacement will be better than you?

The reality is, regardless how good your manager or your parental leave policy is, without a plan in...

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Think twice before asking same-sex parents these 11 questions

Think twice before asking same-sex parents these 11 questions

We know that belonging is a fundamental, emotional need for human beings. And an absence of belonging, or...

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Working from home or living at work: How to avoid burnout in 2021

This will be far greater than the burnout we felt last year when, perhaps, it felt like there was a...

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Re-imagining Flexibility in the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

In March 2016, the NSW government committed to making flexible work a normal part of the workplace for...

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What I’ve Learned: Sarah Giblin on knowing her value

Sarah Gilbin spends her time making sure everyone else at work is happy. Yet, only recently has she taken...

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