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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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Ways to help tackle maternal mental health and discrimination issues

While pregnancy and motherhood can be a blissful time for many women, it can also be a confusing,...

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2016 Budget: what does it mean for families?

Well the 2016 Budget has been handed down and it doesn’t look good for working parents; particularly women...

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I’m sorry for judging, I had no idea how traumatic childcare could be

I used to see friends Facebook posts about the heart-wrenching day they left their babe for the first time...

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Taking the stigma out of flexible work

There is a booming industry in Australia and other developed countries dedicated solely to helping...

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Join the Grace Papers community

Community is central to human nature. We all desire to be involved in something that is more than...

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Grace Papers is making a difference

One of our corporate clients at Grace Papers, who piloted our program for his company, recently shared with...

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Four things Australia can learn from the UK’s Shared Parental Leave

A year ago the UK government introduced a revolutionary policy giving men the opportunity to care full time...

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Osteopathy, motherhood and putting yourself first

Pregnancy can be a bitch on the body. Aches, pains, nausea, bloating, fatigue, cankles…shall I go on? But...

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Let’s get real about paid parental leave

It ought to be a basic human right to have a baby, take paid parental leave to care for him or her, and...

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Do I need to be in a company for 12 months before being entitled to maternity leave?

Whether you need to be in a business for 12 months before you are entitled to paid or unpaid maternity leave will...

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Barry Divola on how to manage freelance work and parenting

Barry Divola is a writer extraordinaire who works for The Sydney Morning Herald, Rolling Stone and is a...

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‘One Percenters’ – Navy Nina and Gender Equality

“We don’t see things as they are: we see things as we are.” — Anais Nin Earlier this week, the Carlton...

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