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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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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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Change the Course – a student’s reaction to the report on sexual assault and harassment at Australian Universities

Recently the Australian Human Rights commission released a report which outlined their findings into the...

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Top tips for managing employees taking parental leave

With 1 in 2 women continuing to experience some form of pregnancy related discrimination, its evident that...

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How to secure a better Financial Future

Did you know that Australian women retire with an average $92,000 less than men? 40 per cent of single...

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What is a professional vision and how can Grace Papers help you create one?

At Grace Papers we talk a lot about having a Professional Vision. And in Step 2 of the Grace Papers program...

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How to transition from parental leave back into the workplace

Grace Papers has all the tools and step-by-step support you need to help you successfully transition into...

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Spending less time with your child could make you a better parent

Recently, I had my first trip away from my child. I’ve had a night off before, but this was proper time off...

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