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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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Have you experienced discrimination while pregnant?

Meet someone who has experienced discrimination. Meet Jemma. Jemma is a 41 year old mother of two. While...

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How supported will you be during pregnancy?

Going through pregnancy and having a child is the single greatest change that can happen to a woman. No matter her...

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Will you ever be ready to retire?

According to last year’s Westpac International Women’s Day Report, if you’re a woman, by age 31 you’ll have...

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What is Grace Papers? Well that depends…

Recent research by the Australian Human Commission shockingly revealed that almost one in two Australian...

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Childcare and Combatting Workplace Gender Inequality

At a coaching session with a new father last week, I was asked about my thoughts on the best solution for...

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The heartbreak of motherhood

Parents of two healthy kids, Alex and Ben Tighe never expected their third pregnancy would go so horribly...

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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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Pregnancy can be an emotional journey, especially when trying to conceive

A friend of mine is trying to get pregnant, and it has reminded me of just how crappy a time planning...

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Women its time to Talk Gender Barriers in the Bedroom

A new study by Harvard Business School on 25,000 of their alumna, confirms again “when high achieving,...

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Discrimination – why women really ‘opt out’

The business case for increasing female participation in the workplace and reducing discrimination makes...

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