Adele was determined to find a role that would give her the flexibility she needed to be a mum whilst advancing her career. Here’s how she found it.
Women and Work
Dear CEOs – Stop Firing Pregnant Women
Enough is enough – let’s make 2017 the year that pregnant women stop getting fired! FlexCareers Chairwoman Rhonda Brighton-Halls open letter to Australian CEO’s and some sobering facts you should know.
Domestic Warrior: CEO to stay-at-home dad
As FlexCommunity member Amy shares, promoting gender equality should be less about implementing strategies to directly enable women to take on more in the workplace, and more about encouraging and incentivising men to take on more in the home.
Finding the right work at the right time!
The career path of a Mum seems often to be a scenic trail rather than a clearly signposted highway….
Get Active in Your Career – Managing your career whilst on leave by networking!
Often the last thing on your mind when you go on leave is returning to work and least of all networking. However, effectively managing your career while on leave can significantly impact on your successful return to the workforce.
The best way to tackle a career gap: 7 must-do actions
Re-entering the workforce after a break can be very daunting. Here are 7 ways you can help yourself transition back to work and land that perfect flexible job.
Why are women scared of leadership roles?
Women assume that professional power involves trade-offs and sacrifices. Late night working, travelling, insane work pressure – women assume these are the payoffs of a senior role because she has seen her male boss behave or work like this
Part time career. Full time happiness.
As a mum who had been out of the workforce for a couple years, Natalie didn’t feel that it would be easy to find an employer who would give her a part time job opportunity, especially given the type of work that she had done previously.
Eek! – My wife is going back to work full time!
A partner’s guide to returning to work after an extended mat leave.
This is for the husbands, the partners, the fathers out there.
The journey from motherhood to working mum
Regardless of the challenges that motherhood or being a working mum has thrown at me, I feel more empowered than ever. It’s the feeling of accomplishment. I am a working mother who is devoted to her children but is also passionate about building her career. I have FlexCareers to thank for that.
Socialising At Work: Discretionary Spend or Fundamental Investment?
I’m a part-time working mum so I’m in the office only a few days a week. On my work days, I’m in charge of the daycare pick ups. I’m going to assume you’re good at math and you’ve probably done the calculations by now, but what this means is that my time at work is pretty limited, tightly scheduled. And when I’m there I want to make it count.
Let’s Keep Asking the Questions
There’s a few things we can each do – simple practical things – that will make each and every pay decision aim firmly at breaking the disparity.
Crowdfunding – It’s a Woman’s World!
Women entrepreneurs are generally more successful in their campaigns. They are shown to be more energetic than men, receive more investors per campaign and a higher average donation value, raising 10.75% more money than male-run campaigns.
Half Of Australian Mums Face Discrimination In The Workplace, Research Shows
More than half of Australian women have been discriminated against in the workplace for being a mum, a study has shown.
Mum on the Run: Top Tips to Turn the Commute Into a Productivity Zone.
As part of the 75 per cent of Australian mothers who juggle motherhood and a career I am always on the lookout for smarter ways to manage my time.
Connecting our Community: Meet Michaela
Michaela has taken the leap from corporate life into running her own executive coach and image consultancy to have more control over her time. She is a massive advocate for flexible working and hence why she is an active member of our community.
Australian working mothers cry out for flexible working arrangements
Research conducted by FlexCareers reveals that workplace discrimination is rife in today’s businesses and is creating an often untold burden for women at a time of their lives when they should be celebrating motherhood, rather than battling for their rights to either work or take time off to settle into this phase of their life.
Can confidence be taught? An interview with an Emotional Intelligence expert
Women are amazing, strong resilient and capable of so much more than they think – but what holds them back is exactly that – how they think.
Connecting our Community: Meet Vanessa
Vanessa has enjoyed a flexible work arrangement whilst being a single mum to her young daughter. She reveals that she wishes she had worked less while her daughter was awake in those early years but her circumstances didn’t always allow for that.
How To Explain A Large Career Gap (In A Way That Makes You More Employable).
There’s often an assumption that a large career gap counts as a black mark, and in a competitive hiring market many professionals lack confidence and clarity on how best to approach their job search.
The first thing to do is to work on your confidence