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The one thing that's holding women back in the workforce

The one thing that's holding women back in the workforce

It's about time we see more women at the highest levels of business and government, as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg argues in her new book, Lean In. But time is exactly what's holding many women back. The time investment required for women to move ahead in their jobs at all levels is a deal...
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6 tips to help you write your resume and get that job you want thumb

6 tips to help you write your resume and get that job you want

If you’ve started to look for a new job, you probably know that updating your...
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Funny Read: Would You Go This Far To Get a Job? thumb

Funny Read: Would You Go This Far To Get a Job?

I’m currently ‘in between jobs’ which is the optimistic Mary Poppins...
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5 Ways To Smash Self Doubt Out The Park thumb

5 Ways To Smash Self Doubt Out The Park

When I was discharged from hospital with my first baby, there was a chunk of me that felt...
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Oops, I Forgot to Teach my Kids About Saving thumb

Oops, I Forgot to Teach my Kids About Saving

Five simple ways to teach your kids to save. 1. Make it fun. When I was in year 4, I was...
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This will boost your productivity thumb

This will boost your productivity

Looking at baby animals is good for you - and now it's been proven by science
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When you've taken on too much do THIS thumb

When you've taken on too much do THIS

Studies reveal that on average women work slightly longer hours than men, however, spend...
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Why am I at uni with three kids and a job? thumb

Why am I at uni with three kids and a job?

I really am the worst kind of idiot.
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This is why I didn't come in to work today thumb

This is why I didn't come in to work today

Most people have pulled a sickie at some stage  -  here are a few of the most...
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Make working from home effective. For you AND your boss thumb

Make working from home effective. For you AND your boss

I had always thought that working a day or more from home in a job that provided a stable...
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5 steps to help you make better choices thumb

5 steps to help you make better choices

Last week I made a bad choice. I chose to lash out and get angry at someone who didn...
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The 7 kinds of busy. Which one are you? thumb

The 7 kinds of busy. Which one are you?

I found an old appointments diary in a box recently, flicked through it and realised the...
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"Don't have sex in the office" thumb

"Don't have sex in the office"

With longer working hours it’s hardly surprising that office romances are on the...
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Don't call me darl! thumb

Don't call me darl!

Dear Billy,
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Women CAN have it all. Here's how. thumb

Women CAN have it all. Here's how.

Every time I hear the “women can have it all” rhetoric, I always sort of...
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10 steps to understanding your interviewer thumb

10 steps to understanding your interviewer

When preparing for an interview it can be very interesting and useful to think about it...
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