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...
The Perils and Privilege of Working Part time
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 Happens to Our Ambition When Kids Come Along?
One of the greatest challenges facing many women who have taken a break from the workforce to become mothers is an existentialist one. Let me explain. Imagine an ambitious and driven thirty something year old professional loving her working career. She’s worked hard,...
Gemma Lloyd wins Entrepreneur of the Year for Increasing Gender Diversity through Diverse City Careers
Hosted by the inspiring Hayley Lewis, the 2016 Women in IT Queensland (WiT) Awards gala dinner on 2nd September, celebrated nine of Queensland’s most talented women making a difference in technology and life sciences. Announced as the winner of the Sue Wickenden...
Employer Branding: #YoureDoingitWrong
*Someone recently told me, “The war on talent is over, the talent has won.” Whilst sounding mildly cheesy, this statement holds a lot of truth. CEOs, Executives, Managers, HR and Recruitment teams all realize how critical hiring good people is, but finding it more...
Scientist Spotlight – Dr Julia Archbold
This is my first interview for my Scientific Reasoning feature. The questions will be the same for each interviewee and I hope that they will give us some insight into the lives of a few of today’s scientists. Dr Julia Archbold is a good friend of mine. We have known...
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The call that changed everything
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That’s a wrap on Season Two!
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Bonus Episode: The superannuation gender gap with Sangeeta Venkatesan
In this special Bonus Episode of Equality Talks, our last episode of Equality Talks for Season Two and 2020, we discuss the superannuation gender gap with Sangeeta Venkatesan
Big careers and motherhood
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