I thought preparing for my return to work after maternity leave included organizing a start date with my employer, negotiating work days and hours, start and finish times, finding suitable daycare and work clothes that actually fit. Wrong! My return to work was an...
Building confidence: It’s a big topic in the area of women’s leadership and development. Women are constantly told to be more confident, stop being “nice” and to “Lean In” more. It’s almost enough to make you think that if we can master these things, we will finally...
This is my second interview for my Scientific Reasoning feature, designed to give us some insight into the lives of some of today’s scientists. The first interview can be found here – you will notice that many of the questions are the same – I wanted a fairly even...
WORK180, a social enterprise helping women connect to supportive employers, are pleased to announce a new offering- the Flex Able Certification. The certification is designed to distinguish employers demonstrating best practices for flexible workplaces, adding to...
September 8th was Equal Pay Day, marking the day when women’s average earnings catch up to men’s for the previous financial year. With many negative statistics surrounding this day in terms of the pay gap, less superannuation savings for women and only a small number...
Whilst more and more of the workforce is opting to deviate from the standard 40 hour work, moving to part time still presents a balancing act between managing the commitments of a demanding job in a condensed time-frame and the need to set your own boundaries with how...
What’s it like being a woman working in utilities? We ask 17 successful women who are currently making their mark in the sector right now.
Rowena Solomons has taken a number of brave steps in her career, challenging herself to continually grow and learn. In her eight years at Zurich she has moved around the business and is excited about the future…
Ericsson’s support for staff when COVID-19 hit and through this extended lockdown period highlights that the health and wellbeing of their people truly comes first…
Meet Chris Cockshaw, Vice President and Principal Project Manager for Mott Macdonald. He’s also the leader of the company’s ‘Advancing LGBT+’ equality, diversity, and inclusion initiative for North and South America.
Stephanie DeGazon says she has always felt confident being an open member of the LGBTQI+ community at work. But with so many barriers for others in her community, she refuses to let herself — or her employers — get comfortable with the current workplace.
Due to the numerous barriers that the LGBTQI+ community often face, HR teams must go beyond policies and procedures to ensure their employees are kept feeling supported.