What Women Should Know About Negotiating

Megan is trying to involve her husband more in childcare and household tasks.Michelle is negotiating a new contract with a prospective client.Maria needs more time for herself to recharge.Melissa would benefit from delegating a large project.Moana is ready to ask for a pay rise. So much in life requires the skills of influence, persuasion andContinueContinue reading “What Women Should Know About Negotiating”

The ‘Best’ Leadership Books are Written By…?

You may have already noticed that relatively few books on leadership are written by women. And not just books for women but leadership books for everyone written by women. I was searching Blinkist (a great app which provides bite-sized summaries in text or in audio of over 2000 non-fiction books and used by over 6ContinueContinue reading “The ‘Best’ Leadership Books are Written By…?”

Fantastic Podcasts for Women, Work, and Leadership

One of the keys to sustaining ourselves while navigating through our days carrying the added baggage of gender bias at work and in our wider lives, is to get active support from our women friends and peers and wider village. My ‘Village’ includes diverse groups of friends, family members, other school-parents, professional bodies, networks, andContinueContinue reading “Fantastic Podcasts for Women, Work, and Leadership”

Role Models for STEM Careers: Four Ideas to Inspire the Girls in Your Life

We all know that women are underrepresented in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and great efforts are being made to encourage girls to participate. The challenge is even greater when their well-meaning school doesn’t also take a critical eye to the issue of gender and unwittingly undermines said efforts. The other day myContinueContinue reading “Role Models for STEM Careers: Four Ideas to Inspire the Girls in Your Life”