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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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Women don’t need your advice on breastfeeding Jamie Oliver

For me, the hardest part about having a newborn was breastfeeding. The mere mention of the word still makes...

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Work was a holiday compared to maternity leave

I spent most of my pregnancy daydreaming about all the lovely activities and lunches that would fill my...

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Swedish Dads

When Swedish dad and freelance photographer Johan Bävman had a son, he decided to take a deeper look at his...

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International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day Week! What a wonderful time to celebrate women and all their fabulousness....

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3 things women can learn about violence

All women know what it is like to feel fear. Even when we are not in danger, we are trained to suspect it....

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New report shows $100k gender pay gap for top tier managers

A report released this week reveals that the gender pay gap manifests even among top tier managers in...

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Should I put a sign on my office door saying what days I work? Or is it better not to, to create the impression that I’m always around?

You shouldn’t have to hide the fact that you work part time. That’s all you get paid for! You ought to have the right...

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Let’s not return to the Mummy Wars – Childcare in Australia

Seriously I had never considered that my decision to be a working mother was a choice between my country or...

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Tips for surviving the two week wait

It’s a complete mind game isnt’ it? That time between ovulation and peeing on a stick (or your period...

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Women We Love: Sally Hepworth

For many women, pregnancy is seen as a hurdle in their career, or worse, an end to it. But for Sally...

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Pledge for Parity

If freedom to work and care is only for mothers, then it limits the freedoms accessible to fathers,...

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Impact of Female Leaders on Profitability

A survey of 22,000 companies operating across 91 countries has found that locations with the highest...

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