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Champions for Change launches new parental leave framework to strengthen gender equity in workplaces

Champions for Change launches new parental leave framework to strengthen gender equity in workplaces Champions for ...

Global Women and PwC host #LeadersLegendsLuminaries: Her Story is Just the Beginning

In honour of International Women’s Day 2025, Global Women and our principal partner PwC are tonight ...

World-First Research Highlights Need to Support Mothers in Leadership

With the motherhood penalty continuing to be a leading cause of gender inequity in senior leadership, ...

#EightPercentMatters: Kiwi women effectively working for free from 2:38pm today

#EightPercentMatters Today we are calling on all New Zealanders to reflect on the role they can ...

Watch: Kiwi women say menopause negatively affects their work, 1news.co.nz

¼ women feel like their work capacity was halved during menopause. On the contrary, most employers, ...

Menopause and the workplace: Theresa Gattung and Michelle Russell’s interview with NZHerald.co.nz

As part of our advocacy to get transparent about Menopause, our Chair, Theresa Gattung, gets candid ...

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Coach, Mentor, Sponsor: What’s the Difference?

Coach Guidance on soft skills Coaches help guide your development. You can both reach out to ...

Fast Four with Simon Moutter

In one of Simon Moutter’s final interviews as MD of Spark, he sits down with Global ...

The Future of Work: A Summary

The Future of Work: Developing productive, sustainable, and socially-inclusive work models in the face of rapid ...

5 Steps to Flex

Getaflex, the job site that only advertises flexible work, is the brainchild of Amy Prebble. On ...

Flow: a deeper dive

In a follow-on from her recent article on Flexibility vs. Flow, Global Women CEO Siobhan McKenna ...

Flexibility or Flow… is being there everything?

SIOBHAN MCKENNA, GLOBAL WOMEN CEO A note on this month’s topic – ‘flexibility in the workplace’. ...

Is ‘the norm’ still working for you?

Yemi Penn is the managing director of Penny Consulting and W Squared Coaching. She mentors and ...

Survey highlights Kiwis’ attitudes to flexible working

Only one in four New Zealand workers feel comfortable “leaving loudly” during normal work hours to ...

Is the question “is this your first child?” appropriate at a pre-interview meeting?

Am I being too sensitive for wondering if the question “is this your first child?” is ...

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Global Women Members Recognised

The Global Women Team sends our warmest congratulations to Dr Hinemoa Elder and Dr Jackie Blue, ...

The real cost of distrust

Reflecting on the global financial crash of a decade ago, commentators today agree that something accelerated ...

Cindy Hook: They said ‘it’s going to bankrupt us’. I said ‘I don’t care’.

Californian Cindy Hook is one of those people who lifts the energy of the room when ...