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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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I want to return to work 4 days a week, but don’t want to end up having to do 5 days work in 4 days. Can Grace Papers help?

Certainly we can assist in negotiating your return to work. In Step 6, there are tools to enable you to think about the...

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After I return to work is Grace Papers still valuable for me?

There is never a better time to reconnect with your values and take stock of the direction in which you would like your...

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Dadirri- What are you listening for?

“[Dadirri] is in everyone. It is not just an Aboriginal thing.” — Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann,...

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Working parents, workplace flexibility and fixing the gender pay gap

“Studies show that when working parents take time to be with their newborns, outcomes are better for the...

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How to manage a miscarriage and work

“I’m not going to avoid it or lock it away and power on as if nothing has happened, which I’m prone to...

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All I want for Mother’s Day this year….

The lead up to Mother’s Day has become one of my favourite times to slow down and listen to my children:...

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How to be a better parent

A few days before my son was born I wrote a letter to him. About my hopes and dreams for him as a person,...

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Do I have the right to request a flexible working arrangement when I return to work?

When returning from parental leave you have the right to request flexible working arrangements as long as you have...

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Do I have the right to return to the same job I had before going on maternity leave?

If you are an employee who has been on unpaid maternity leave, you are entitled to come back to the job you had before...

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Women We Love: Catherine Brooks

Catherine Brooks is one of the most impressive people I know. She’s a Principal at Moores, an accredited...

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How can you retain your talented working mothers?

Did you know, that 1 in 4 women with children under 2 years of age will permanently leave the workforce? It...

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Why I’m going to Tropfest

Last year at Tropfest, the largest short film festival in the world, of the sixteen finalists, only one was...

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