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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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2020 has produced extra challenges for gender equality, but we must #KeepMindingTheGap

“I do very little negotiation with people. And they do little with me, in terms of it … if I was a woman...

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Respect@Work & the freedom to work free from sexual harassment

A review of the recent public discourse on sexual harassment reveals deep-seeded disrespect for women,...

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Care to Flex, or Flex to Care?

However, over the last 10 weeks, our working worlds have literally catapulted into a social science...

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In the spirit of Human Grace

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

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Flexibility and Fatherhood

JULIAN Tai is a father of three but it’s often easier and less painful for him to tell people he has only...

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Is it time for a StayCation?

Hands up if you need a holiday right now. Ordinarily, many of us use the glorious run of public holidays...

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Making History: Rebecca Forgasz on grace versus gravitas

Can you tell us a bit about your path to becoming Director and CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia? What...

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Divide and Conquer: The art of the job-share

KRISTYN Hanna and Claire Sherwill share everything at work from their strong work ethic to their recent...

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A Firm Approach to Flexibility

STRIKING the balance between work and family life has never been harder. Being a present parent whilst...

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Sadhana Smiles in the Face of Adversity

Sadhana Smiles likens rising through the ranks of the male-dominated real estate industry to breaking...

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Tips for Managing Employees Taking Parental Leave

1. Sponsorship: Sponsorship while a team member is on parental leave can be one of the most instrumental...

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Meggie’s Mission to Close Pay Gap

MEGGIE Palmer is an expert at turning a negative into a positive. Frustrated that she wasn’t paid as much...

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