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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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Empowered women empower women

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but...

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Womens economic security: Let’s lead the change

“As a nation, we must demand a life for women where they don’t just survive, but they thrive. Every woman...

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Its time to end the ‘Comeback Boys’ club

Last week, a doctor holding a very senior position in a hospital shared with me that she and a group of 8...

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How good men respond to inappropriate workplace behaviour

“Me too… If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote ‘Me too’ as a status, we...

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Every woman should…

What does it mean to be empowered? What are the “shoulds” that can help us to build our own empowerment? We...

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Another year, another International Women’s Day…

“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but...

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#Timesup #Metoo – What now?

“So I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new...

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Celebrating Diversity in Sport & Society

Kelly Applebee, Diversity Manager at the AFL Players’ Association, tells us why diversity is important on...

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Fighting For Equal Pay in the AFWL

In sport, women strive for equality on and off the pitch. We catch up with Lauren Arnell, Captain of...

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How to Champion Change in the Workplace

We catch up with Adam Fennessy, husband, father of three, partner at EY and former public servant for over...

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A 9% gender pay gap in education…say what?

Friday 27 October marks National Teacher’s Day – a time to reflect on those who fulfil support us to...

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Privilege for Disadvantage

At the Victorian Womens Lawyers Lesbia Harford address last week, writer Clem Ford argued that “Men with...

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