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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 We Love: Elise Heslop

Elise Heslop is the creative founder of Plyroom, which creates sustainable and considered homewares and...

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Bradley Cooper champions change

Bradley Cooper is a dreamboat. Good looking, talented, speaks French! But our crush on him grew even bigger...

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Do I have to agree to a request from a full-time employee to return from parental leave part-time?

The short answer is no, not necessarily. According to the Fair Work Act, employees are entitled to return to their...

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This is what it looks like when men are photoshopped out of positions of leadership

If you thought we needed anymore proof of the gender gap in leadership positions, here it is. This video,...

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Jennifer Lawrence Tackles the Hollywood Pay Gap Head-On in Gender Equality Essay

We’ve always loved Jennifer Lawrence here at Grace Papers, but now we LOVE her even more. This week she has...

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Paid grandparental leave anyone?

The UK government last week made an unprecedented move to allow working grandparents to take time off and...

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Women We Love: Wendy McCarthy OAM

Wendy McCarthy first became involved in activism began when she became pregnant with her first child in...

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Mental Health Day – the case for investing in employee health and wellbeing

World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October. At any one time, 1 in 5 employees are likely to be...

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Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision for 2030

In recent weeks a 12 year old child died as a result of domestic violence, she was the 63rd female to die...

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Can discrimination against a pregnant employee breach a workplaces’ health and safety obligations?

Laws to protect workers’ health and safety exist in all Australian jurisdictions. While WHS laws do not specifically...

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Mind the Bump – a helpful tool to manage the stress of pregnancy

“For me, pregnancy is the worst experience of my life! I don’t enjoy one moment of it and I don’t...

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New tools to address uneven playing field

“If NASA launched a person into space today, she could soar past Mars, travel all the way to Pluto and...

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