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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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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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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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Grace Papers champions change in the Victorian Public Service

The results speak for themselves. An independent evaluation of the Grace Papers program shows it is...

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Grace Papers raises the equity bar with Woolworths

Four years ago, Woolworths’ board was 50-50, but this level of equality wasn’t reflected in leadership...

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Origin is Creating Positive Energy – Especially in the Workplace

We take a look inside Origin Energy’s gender-affirming support If there’s one organisation that...

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

EVERY six minutes, on average, Victorian police officers must visit a family home to deal with violence. ...

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Reimagining progress in a pandemic

Zadie Smith once wrote that “progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled,...

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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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