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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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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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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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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 manage a miscarriage and work

“I’m not going to avoid it or lock it away and power on as if nothing has happened, which I’m prone to...

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All I want for Mother’s Day this year….

The lead up to Mother’s Day has become one of my favourite times to slow down and listen to my children:...

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How to be a better parent

A few days before my son was born I wrote a letter to him. About my hopes and dreams for him as a person,...

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How can you retain your talented working mothers?

Did you know, that 1 in 4 women with children under 2 years of age will permanently leave the workforce? It...

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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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Building Your Case For Workplace Flexibility

Flexible hours in the office can increase job satisfaction and reduce stress, but if your manager needs...

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Have you experienced discrimination while pregnant?

Meet someone who has experienced discrimination. Meet Jemma. Jemma is a 41 year old mother of two. While...

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What you can do to prevent being discriminated against

We hear it all the time, “oh but my boss is really nice”, “but they’ve always been so good to me”, “but...

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