Gender Equity

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Mae* has four children, between the ages of three and twelve, and works full time – so life is busy! Flex and full-time go together Until recently, when people asked Mae if she worked full-time, […]

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Jen’s story is one, that highlights so many real challenges women face balancing work with care.  She transitioned from corporate to self-employment to get increased flexibility which she got! But she also got burned out,

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Abby* has a gorgeous one-year-old girl, and she’s finding her manager has ramped up the pressure after parental leave. Flexible work without over-work Abby started back doing a compressed week, working five days in four.

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Georgina* has three children – five-year-old twins and an eight-year-old. We talked about managing the juggle, who pays for daycare, and how to build fun into our lives. 3 x 3 is too much Moving

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Jamie* works full-time and has two boys ages three and one. The oldest has level 3 ASD, is nonverbal, and needs a lot of care. We talked about why women want to work, the challenge

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Edwina* has three kids aged 9, 14, and 16, and at 47 she’s worried about aging out of finding good work in her industry. Finding your feet after some time away from the workforce Edwina

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Penny* has three boys aged four, two and nine months, so she’s taken three rounds pf parental leave in four years. Working in law has made it particularly challenging, as it’s an industry that doesn’t

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Scarlett* works full-time in a tech start-up and shares two primary-aged kids with her husband. She shared her secret weapon – the power of saying no! The primary school juggle The return-to-work conversation is often

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Maeena* is a first-generation migrant from Malaysia. She moved to Australia 15 years ago with her husband for a working holiday and never left! Now she has a two-year-old son, and is in a two-person

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Danielle* has two kids age 2 and 4.5, and she’s struggling with her part time role – but she’s also clear that she thinks work is the problem, not her ability to juggle things! Losing