Posted on 11 October 2011. Tags: childcare, Flexibility at Work, Gender Balance, Media, Women in Leadership
This article by Amanda Woodard in Knowledge@Australian School of Business outlines a number of reasons why it’s high time we made childcare tax deductible in Australia. My opinions were sought, along with leading Australian businesswomen including: Michelle Guthrie, chair of aid agency Plan International Hong Kong, and a former chief executive of the STAR media […]
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Posted on 25 November 2009. Tags: Best Practices, childcare, Family Motherhood and Home, Life Balance
OK this is not normally a heading you’d expect to find on the sphinxx site… but it’s a terrific project that my good friend Scott Middleton has been a contributor to. The Perfect Gift for a Man – 30 Stories about Reinventing Manhood is a book which aims to get men talking about their feelings and […]
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Posted on 07 October 2009. Tags: childcare, Community, Family Motherhood and Home, Parenting
If you have kids or members of your team are parents, this new website may be of interest. The Thinking Parents Forum is a new community dedicated to inspiring the next generation of leaders and trail blazers – by inspiring the parents and opening discussions on all manner of topics related to young people, children and […]
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Posted on 30 January 2009. Tags: childcare, Family Motherhood and Home, Health Happiness and Wellbeing, News, Parenting
Change has come” was the headline in the Sydney Morning Herald on Ethan’s birth date, 21st January 2009. The paper was referring to Obama’s inauguration but we couldn’t have put better ourselves the profound turn our life was about to take! Thanks to everyone who’s sent their wishes and asked for more details. Ethan’s official birth stats: […]
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Posted on 22 January 2009. Tags: Career Management, childcare, Family Motherhood and Home, Parenting, worklifebalance
New to Australia, a complimentary group of child care, parenting, human resources, and career management specialists have joined forces to create the Working Parents Toolkit – a practical guide and tool for employers to support expectant parents, employees on parental leave, and working parents. The Working Parents Toolkit offers […]
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Posted on 21 January 2009. Tags: childcare, Family Motherhood and Home, Health Happiness and Wellbeing, News, Offers, Parenting
Shop and Swap 4 Baby is the first online swap shop of its kind in Australia stocking quality brand name, new and gently worn children’s clothing and accessories at fantastic low prices. As we know, kids outgrow their clothes so quickly !!! So why not give other mum’s […]
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