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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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Garma Festival- The collaborative paradox

“Garma is black and white, all kinds of different political colours, young and old, coming together and...

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Discrimination- Bust the Myths with Data

A $52,000 fine, imposed on an employer for denying an employee’s request for flexible hours after returning...

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From “boys will be boys” to “zero tolerance.”

Last weekend, the mother of a year 6 girl blew the whistle on a vile Instagram account that appears to have...

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Shake It Off

For ten years now, I have targeted my efforts to addressing the oppression of women in our workplaces. And...

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Shafted

“Stay strong, hold your course, and reach out for help when you need it. If more women take action over...

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The Ambition Gap

Just four months into a 12 month maternity leave contract, my boss suggested we fast track to a permanent...

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How to avoid the “benching” of your talent after maternity leave

During a recent flexibility workshop, a manager was at pains to explain to the group how they had retained...

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The ten things to stop saying to pregnant women & what to say instead

When I was about 20 weeks’ pregnant with #1, one of my colleagues decided to try and predict the sex of our...

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Explanations for the gender pay gap lack imagination

A friend of mine proudly announced to me recently, that he was advertising for a woman through a new...

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Change the Course – a student’s reaction to the report on sexual assault and harassment at Australian Universities

Recently the Australian Human Rights commission released a report which outlined their findings into the...

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Top tips for managing employees taking parental leave

With 1 in 2 women continuing to experience some form of pregnancy related discrimination, its evident that...

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Dadirri- What are you listening for?

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

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