Advice

Towards the end of my recent interview with Tanya Plibersek she made a comment that I knew I would remember long after any story was published.

Wounds from aggression and bullying can heal with time and absence from the source of the problem, but this won’t cause the issue to disappear of its own accord.

Maybe your attitudes, not your skills, are holding you back.

Our parents did it without childcare subsidies or paid parental leave so why can’t we? As arguments go it’s about as constructive and tenuous as saying, “I don’t hate men” as an explanation for not being fussed with gender equality.

I was incensed when discovering the gender gap lurking in my business school.

Is it possible to live a balanced life? If your immediate response to that question is to recoil internally you might like to set aside 30 minutes this weekend to listen to a My Agenda webinar I hosted with Megan Dalla-Camina on Wednesday.

I first learned of the term “imposter syndrome” when I entered the human resources profession and like many people, I related to it immediately.

If you’ve been in Australia in recent weeks you may have noticed that we hosted a Royal visit.

Have you ever been in a position at work where you’re suddenly found yourself paying your boss’ bills, picking up his or her dry cleaning, or running out each day on their behalf to fulfill a personal errand? If so, take comfort in the fact that you are not alone.

It was not so much the words themselves as the tone in which they were delivered.

As a woman working in communications, I was thrilled to attend a recent leadership conference featuring a number of amazing women kicking goals in senior media and communications roles.

Do you ever sit at your desk, or lie in bed at night, and wonder if you’re in the right job? Or living the right life for you? If so, you’re not alone but nonetheless fielding doubt about your chosen career can be scary.