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Since workplaces and the education system requisitioned our homes last month, just where work and school/learning begins and ends is a mystery. Kids, pets and partners are part of our team meetings (dressed or not); and most of us can't even remember what day it is. Put simply, the boundaries have become blurred…
If parenting in the time of the coronavirus has done one thing, it’s made simple schedules more difficult and busy schedules more… impossible. This blog contains a short exercise from Module 1, Lesson 2 of Grace Papers’ Joy in the Juggle: Full House Edition designed to give you back some control over your life and household routines for next weeks, months and beyond!
Introducing: Joy in the Juggle - Full House Edition!
This 45-minute short-course, provides working parents of Grace Papers’ partners with a step-by-step guide on how to work from home with kids - plus a whole lot of other useful stuff you’ll need to know right now to thrive, not just survive in these unprecedented conditions.
Lauren and Amanda both work for the Department of Premier and Cabinet in NSW. The are also parents to two year old Harvey. This is how they managed parental leave, the witching hour and flexibility.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) announced today the list of 2019-20 WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holders - including six partners of Grace Papers
The 'walk of shame' is one that working parents and carers can experience while working flexibly in their organisation. The impact is huge. In addition to the stress that comes with getting our little people to early learning centres, kinder and school, the judgment we anticipate from our workplaces adds a whole other degree of unnecessary stress. We talk to Helen Fazzino, PwC Partner on her walk of shame and share our tips to address it.
The 'walk of shame' is one that working parents and carers can experience while working flexibly in their organisation. The impact is huge. In addition to the stress that comes with getting our little people to early learning centres, kinder and school, the judgment we anticipate from our workplaces adds a whole other degree of unnecessary stress. We talk to Helen Fazzino, PwC Partner on her walk of shame and share our tips to address it.
At Grace Papers, we’ve welcomed the summer break as a time for reflection, relaxation and reconnection. We also took advantage of the quieter period to reimagine our vision for the future of work ensuring that technological advances and workplace transformations advance the agenda of gender equality, in particular as that agenda for and of working parents. Read Prue’s thoughts and vision here.
When the opportunity to sponsor Rachel Griffiths’ new movie Ride Like a Girl presented itself to Tabcorp, CEO David Attenborough knew it was well and truly worth the punt.
Parental leave was quite the shock to the system for Christopher Ong. The new father naively thought he would spend his days strolling in the sunshine. Or going out for coffee while his baby daughter Ava slept soundly in her pram. Instead he often found himself at home alone while his tiny daughter screamed for hours at a time…
Soon after returning from nine months parental leave following the birth of her daughter, Tegan, Carys Evans was promoted into the role of Acting Director of Land, Information and Spatial Services in the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) for the Victorian State Government. She is currently acting in this role while her Director, Amelia Chapman, is on parental leave. This meant learning the ropes of a completely new role and managing a large team of experts. If that wasn’t enough of a logistical challenge for the new family, her partner, Michael, also got promoted around the same time...
Prue sits down with Natasha Stojanovic, Partner at Lander & Rogers to discuss her parental leave, and how coaching with Grace Papers helped her develop her professional vision.
“It was really affirming to clarify and articulate my career ambitions at a time when the norm is to downgrade career plans."
In the September 2019 Quarterly Essay, Annabel Crabb explores why men aren't taking parental leave, and what needs to change. A table of working dads on parental leave joined Grace Papers co-founder Ben Gilbert for lunch with Annabel Crabb and Jamilla Rizvi.
“I now know that a member’s value does not diminish when they become a parent and they can return to fulfilling and meaningful work that can also be in balance with family priorities.”
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“I really appreciated the chance to participate in recent Grace Papers online events. It felt like an opportunity to celebrate the workplace flexibility that was being simultaneously experienced by all the participants as a result of the COVID restrictions at the time. Grace Papers and its program has always provided me with the reassurance that ‘I am not alone’ and given me strength to really consider what I want my work to look like after having children.
From these recent events, the question of ‘what sparks joy in your role’ really struck a chord with me. I’ve also thought a lot more about the rituals in my life that are important to me and how best to work with those around me to communicate my needs. It encouraged me to ponder the value of the softer leadership skills in today’s world. I have also thought a lot more about the role models and potential sponsors in my life that can further assist me in working towards a fulfilling return to work.”
Elspeth DeFanti
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Victoria
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