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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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Swedish Dads

When Swedish dad and freelance photographer Johan Bävman had a son, he decided to take a deeper look at his...

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Pledge for Parity

If freedom to work and care is only for mothers, then it limits the freedoms accessible to fathers,...

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Women We Love: Georgene Huang

When Georgene Huang was pregnant and looking to switch jobs, she wanted to know the maternity leave...

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6 Tips for Raising Healthy Eaters

By Skye Swaney, Shift Nutrition One of the most challenging aspects of having a toddler is raising them to...

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Mental Health Day – the case for investing in employee health and wellbeing

World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October. At any one time, 1 in 5 employees are likely to be...

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Mind the Bump – a helpful tool to manage the stress of pregnancy

“For me, pregnancy is the worst experience of my life! I don’t enjoy one moment of it and I don’t...

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Pregnancy can be an emotional journey, especially when trying to conceive

A friend of mine is trying to get pregnant, and it has reminded me of just how crappy a time planning...

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5 Tips for managers to redress the gender pay gap

Women doing the same job as men are supposed to be paid the same by law, yet the gender pay gap currently...

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Maternity wear – top tips to surviving it

Lets be honest, traditional maternity clothes are not great, in fact they are far from great. It’s a...

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Say Goodbye To Mother’s Guilt

After coming in to wake me several times during the night, my 4-year-old baby girl stood in front of me,...

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Discrimination – why women really ‘opt out’

The business case for increasing female participation in the workplace and reducing discrimination makes...

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