We need to talk about recruitment. Specifically it seems we need to talk about recruiting women into key leadership roles, because still I keep hearing there aren’t enough suitable women out there. So who makes this assessment anyway? The recruiters? Business leaders? The women? It seems that all three have an important role to play. And if we’re to […]
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Is the best person for the job a woman? Recruitment tips and strategies for headhunters, business leaders and women
Posted on 02 August 2011.
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Childcare and Careers – do they mix?
Posted on 15 February 2011.
At a networking event recently a businessman mentioned that his wife – a highly educated, highly experienced professional – had left her role in an accounting firm after their children were born because “after the cost of childcare it was hardly worth her while to continue to work”. Their children are now in school and […]
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Australia’s new Paid Parental Leave Scheme – your cheat sheet with all the key points you need to know whether claiming or processing employer payments
Posted on 26 October 2010.
From 1st January 2011, Australia’s first universal Paid Parental Leave scheme will be available to employees and the self employed alike – heralding in a new era for Australia’s working families. While many employees of large companies and government agencies have had access to varying forms of paid and unpaid parental leave programs, many small […]
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Is being a woman – and the social pressures that come with being of the fairer sex – the reason why women need more help with financial planning?
Posted on 25 October 2010.
Panty hose. Make up. Hair cuts and colours. And an ever changing wardrobe. Being a woman is expensive – don’t we know it. And made all the more so by the increasing gender pay gap in Australia. This article not only points out what we’ve long known about the costs of being a woman, but […]
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Why women are likely to be paid less than men – Sheconomics survey findings
Posted on 05 October 2010.
Women may be perpetuating the gender pay gap through their attitudes towards asking for money, according to a survey of 250 men and women conducted by authors of Sheconomics, a book that examines women and their attitudes towards managing money. The survey – conducted earlier this year – found that women are two and a […]
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Ask for what you’re worth! Then shut up. – a guest blog from Kim Seeling Smith on negotiating your salary package
Posted on 17 September 2010.
Now that we are seeing more people change jobs I’m consistently asked for salary negotiation advice: something near and dear to my heart, because it can be the source of much mis-understanding, frustration and disappointment on the part of the employee. There is nothing worse than starting a new job feeling as though you are […]
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