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This handbook for aspiring women directors is written by a woman who has triumphed over adversity to become a director duly accredited...
This magic number had been our stake in the ground for membership at the end of our first year. 1000 members means...
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A mid-range marketing executive wanted to keep progressing to a more senior role and felt the need for more development. She said,...
A lawyer wrote in: "I have been working for nearly 4 years and increasingly I supervise and support more junior staff....
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This book is all about cognitive dissonance. That's the almost physical discomfort we feel when we find ourselves holding a belief that...
This 2005 book was recommended to us by Philippa Reed, Chief Executive of the EEO Trust. It's about how and why there...
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For professional women who aspire to build their careers towards positions of leadership, unconscious gender bias poses a persistent disadvantage that has...
We review the position of NZ's professional women in the third millenium, based on the latest data available. We know women's educational...
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If you're in the grip of year end dreams of getting out of the rat race, but unsure how much is due...
"Hi, I have 3 kids under 5. I have been contracting for several years but now feel I need the certainty of...
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If you're in the grip of year end dreams of getting out of the rat race, but unsure how much is due...
Moving on from your first job isn't always an easy decision. The next move can be much harder than landing your...
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When men are stressed their response is fight or flight. Women, however, respond with "tend and befriend". A landmark UCLA study...
At the EEO Trust's 2008 Work Life Awards Dinner Professionelle were surrounded by inspiring stories. They brought to life many of the...
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You’re a working mother: intelligent, hard working, busy and successful - so why do you feel so bad about it? Gabriele advises...
Once upon a time, all a girl had to do was be kind, beautiful and helpless - preferably while locked in a...
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If you're in the grip of year end dreams of getting out of the rat race, but unsure how much is due...
Are you hunting for a more flexible work model - and practical solutions - that will allow you to keep all the...
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What are values and what are your values? How can being aware of your values help you at work and beyond? Identifying...
Matthew Syed's book dispels the ‘talent myth’ with high profile examples across music, sport and business and challenges the widely held view...
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For professional women who aspire to build their careers towards positions of leadership, unconscious gender bias poses a persistent disadvantage that has...
Bullying should be unacceptable in the workplace but, unfortunately, it is not uncommon. Because of the power imbalance, having a bully for...