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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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Being Made Redundant Whilst On Parental Leave

We would receive, on average 4-5 calls a month from women who have been made redundant while on parental...

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Don’t settle for leftovers

“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what...

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Parents- Wired for Connection

“Becoming a parent looks—at least in the brain—a lot like falling in love.” In 2012, the UN proclaimed...

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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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How to transition from parental leave back into the workplace

Grace Papers has all the tools and step-by-step support you need to help you successfully transition into...

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10 Things Your Workplace Can Do To Drive Gender Equality

When it comes to enabling gender equality, there’s more we can all be doing. Here, we share ten smart...

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10 tips to retain your talent while pregnant and beyond.

For working women, the choice to communicate the most exciting of news is not a matter of if but when. But...

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It’s a bumpy road…do you have the right tools to transition in and out of work?

Transitioning in and out of the workforce isn’t simple, especially when you add a life-changing event like...

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There’s A Little Bit Of ‘Me’ In Maternity

Mothers worldwide broke the internet last week in anger over American writer Meghann Foye’s likening of...

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Returning to work? Tips to ensure you start where you left off

Returning to work after having a baby can range from exhilarating to hideously daunting. For some women,...

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Work was a holiday compared to maternity leave

I spent most of my pregnancy daydreaming about all the lovely activities and lunches that would fill my...

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Paid grandparental leave anyone?

The UK government last week made an unprecedented move to allow working grandparents to take time off and...

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