You might have seen my comments last week in The Daily Telegraph on yet more childcare fees that parents are being slugged with… This story by Letitia Rowlands highlights the “hidden” costs like wait list fees that parents are being forced to pay just to get their children into the centres of their choice.  Just […]

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News this week from Harvard Daily Stat has confirmed my opinion that there’s no place for being sensible when it comes to negotiating your salary!  In this study, job candidates who jokingly requested ridiculously high salaries received 9% higher wage offers than candidates who made no such jokes, according to a simulation conducted by Todd […]

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I really would love to make a difference to the world.  Specifically I do want to see women equally represented in leadership roles, in our workplaces and communities.  I’m not sure why I’m so obsessed with this, and sometimes I wish I weren’t because I made a lot more money when I just had a […]

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A special thank you to Karen James and the team at Women in Focus for inviting me to their official website launch party last week.  Held in a funky antique inner-city warehouse, it was a great chance for me to meet new women who are serious about business, reconnect with some friends and associates, and […]

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Over the past week I’ve received a couple of emails from friends who are recruiting – both are great roles that I’m sure one of you would love! Firstly, Danone Malaysia is looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to join their Super Premium Category. FMCG experience essential, Baby Food ideal but not essential. Someone able […]

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I’m supposed to be at an Equal Pay Day event right now… but I was so cranky that women still earn 17% less than men in equivalent roles that I decided to stay home.  Instead of hearing more women speak about how unjust the gap is, and decree another call to action for the female […]

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