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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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Lead with Grace | Why 26 Weeks Alone Won't Close Your Gender Pay Gap

Lead with Grace | Why 26 Weeks Alone Won't Close Your Gender Pay Gap

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Lead with Grace | It's not flexibility they're asking for

Lead with Grace | It's not flexibility they're asking for

"Second-generation bias creates a context — akin to something in the water — in which women fail to thrive."

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Lead with Grace | Balance the Scales: From Insight to Agency, Power & Accountability

Lead with Grace | Balance the Scales: From Insight to Agency, Power & Accountability

Real change begins when we listen to the voices that have too often been ignored.”— Dr Jackie Huggins AM

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Lead with Grace | Let’s Orange the World - With Grace

Lead with Grace | Let’s Orange the World - With Grace

Globally, almost one in three women have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence,...

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Lead with Grace | The Leadership Moment That Defines 80% of Your Gender Pay Gap

Lead with Grace | The Leadership Moment That Defines 80% of Your Gender Pay Gap

The Motherhood Penalty - the sustained drop in women’s earnings after having children - now explains more than...

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Lead with Grace | Hybrid Work – Moving from Noun to Strategy

Lead with Grace | Hybrid Work – Moving from Noun to Strategy

Recently, over 500 employees joined our Flex Masterclasses, a clear sign that hybrid work and return-to-office mandates...

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Sadhana Smiles Calls for a Greater Return on ‘Choosing To Challenge’. We couldn’t agree more

Sadhana Smiles Calls for a Greater Return on ‘Choosing To Challenge’. We couldn’t agree more

“Choose to Challenge” is the theme of International Women’s Day this year, and it is a theme I have...

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This International Women’s Day, your voice matters more than ever

This International Women’s Day, your voice matters more than ever

International Women’s Day in 2021 was always going to be a particularly galvanising one. The pandemic has...

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How to Champion Change in the Workplace

How to Champion Change in the Workplace

We’re all responsible for championing gender equity in the workplace, but it’s not always easy to be...

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Think twice before asking same-sex parents these 11 questions

Think twice before asking same-sex parents these 11 questions

We know that belonging is a fundamental, emotional need for human beings. And an absence of belonging, or...

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Re-imagining Flexibility in the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

In March 2016, the NSW government committed to making flexible work a normal part of the workplace for...

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