People no different to us
I can’t tell you how many times I have flown internationally. I was 11-years-old the first time I flew the kangaroo route between Australia and London when my parents took me to England to meet our...
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Why I can’t look away
Yesterday I vented my frustration. “Stop reading,” was the well-meaning advice from friends who care. But I can’t. I can’t stop reading. I can’t stop watching. As I told my beautiful concerned friends,...
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Simply know
The tone of my Facebook page has changed in recent months. Less frequent are the jokesy ‘mumma-on-the-edge’ updates and more frequent are updates linking to tragic, and at times unbelievable, stories....
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Where are all the women CEOs? By the washing line…
“Why are there hardly any women CEOs?” is the bewildered cry. “What on earth are we doing wrong? Do we need more mentors? Do we need more management quotas? Do we need gender-biased recruitment...
View ArticleI had a dream! Then I woke up to my mortgage…
Last week I went to a business-networking event to listen to a successful businessperson share her success story. I won’t name who it was, but she certainly enjoys a remarkable career as a self-made...
View ArticleDread for the women scaling the corporate ladder
In recent weeks the winds of change have breezed ever so gently across Australia’s male dominated professional landscape. A number of new initiatives aimed at supporting female participation in the...
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I will remember them. But I will not speak for them.
Credit: @Goja1 via iStock Anzac day is important for remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice during wartime. From the minute I woke up today, my Facebook newsfeed flooded with people paying...
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Why paid parental leave matters
I’m a double dipper. I confess I once may have gone in for an extra helping of gherkin dip with the same cracker while no one was watching. And I also received maternity payments from both my employer...
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My Dad
A body so strong and yet a heart so tender. My Dad has taught me to rise to the challenge and always speak up, especially when I see things that are wrong. That the path the sheep follow may not...
View ArticleWhy it’s ok to play the ‘gender card’
A few years ago I was providing corporate communications support to a company that was about to gain a new director who would be their only female board member. During a meeting I suggested we contact...
View ArticleFear of using the f-word during a job interview
A headhunter recently tapped me on the shoulder for a full-time gig. It was an interesting role and, with the kids getting older, I decided to give it a crack. The recruitment process was robust and...
View ArticleComplete our survey: do professional men and women get equal support when...
The winds of change are gently breezing across the traditionally male-dominated corporate Australia. Nearly every day I see more industry initiatives launched, more companies setting targets and...
View ArticleGive those boobies a good old feel
Hands up who regularly checks their breasts? I’m guessing right now you could be squirming in your seat. I am hopeless at checking my boobies…hopeless. In fact, I can’t tell you the last time I...
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The day I became the ‘older lady’
Earlier this year a headhunter called me about an exciting job. It was a media spokesperson role and involved occasional television appearances. Initially I was excited about the prospect. Before the...
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Survey results: where are all the blokes?
A few weeks ago I shared a link on this blog to a survey that myself and business consultant Jen Dalitz have created. The purpose of the survey is to give us a sense of how family lives across...
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The day I saw my own racism
On the weekend I noticed I was becoming light-headed and my vision a little blurry. Worried I took myself to the doctor and discovered my blood pressure was unusually high. “Are you worried about...
View ArticleFlexible working? Pft…yeah right.
So men are likely to be frowned upon for working flexible hours. Is anybody surprised? Because I’m not. Some hand wringing has accompanied a report into workplace flexibility by Bain and Company and...
View ArticleIf I was a man, I’d be nervous about gender equality too
They say it’s the little things in life that count, which is why I gave myself a pat on the back recently when I convinced my child’s school to change the way Mother’s Day was celebrated. Until now,...
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