The Working Parent Project: 6-word stories

The Working Parent Project: 6-word stories

The Working Parent Project aims to uncover the stories behind the working parenthood statistics. To do this, we’ve been collecting people’s 6-word stories about their experiences through pregnancy, parental leave and return to work. This post contains all the stories...
Research study – request for working parent stories

Research study – request for working parent stories

We’ve just had data released by University of South Australia about the experiences amongst pregnant and parent workers in Australia. The stats aren’t good. Over 90% reported experiencing discrimination at some point along the journey through pregnancy, parental leave...
Genuine ROI on Women’s Leadership Initiatives

Genuine ROI on Women’s Leadership Initiatives

“Studies show that more women in leadership leads to better business outcomes, yet despite investment, change is painstakingly slow.””The question is, what’s driving this gap between effort and outcome?”To find out more about this issue and...
The Working Parent Project: 6-word stories

Mothers Face Workplace Discrimination

In 2018 the Australian Human Rights Commission reported that 1 in 2 mothers experienced workplace discrimination whilst 1 in 5 lost their jobs.Shocking stats right?Fast forward to 2024, and it’s gotten worse.A recent study was conducted by the University of South...