So today I’m in Brisbane speaking at the Executive Assistants Network conference here, on behalf of Voxy Lady – Australia’s only women’s speakers bureau.  If you have a conference or event to organise, you know it will be a bigger success if you get the gender balance right. And if you’re looking for fantastic women […]

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Thank you to Frances and Kylie at The 100 Percent Project for inviting me to their Sydney research launch on Friday of Men At Work: What they want and why it matters for women.  The key take aways for me are that men largely want what most women want too, when it comes to workplace […]

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“Jen, I’ve just started my own business, do I need Professional Indemnity Insurance? And where do I get it?”  As it happens I received two separate emails this week asking about Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance, so maybe it’s been in the news lately? Well anyway, if you’re thinking about starting your own services business, this […]

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Over the years, opinion on gender quotas for boards and senior leadership positions has been like a pendulum swinging from one side to the other.  Until relatively recently, many senior women in business were on the record saying an emphatic “no” to quotas.  The view by many educated, experienced and talented women had been that […]

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OK so it’s not always smooth sailing in my world… which is why I need to say thank you to everyone who manages to keep me on track!  So I firstly need to thank Virgin Australia for coming to the rescue on Tuesday night when Ethan and I found ourselves stranded in Melbourne.  Long story […]

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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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