Parental Support Resources

Parental Support Resources

Parent Line NSWFree & confidential support to parents and carers of children aged 0 – 18 living in NSWhttps://www.parentline.org.au | 1300 1300 52 PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia)Mental Health support for parents and families during...
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...
IWD 2024

IWD 2024

This year’s IWD theme of Count Her In holds 2 very important messages: Invest in Women and Accelerate Progress.So when we consider investing in women, we are looking at women’s economic empowerment as central to creating a gender equal world. And across her lifespan...
Gender Pay Gaps & Working Parents

Gender Pay Gaps & Working Parents

This week WGEA released the first batch of gender pay gap data for private sector employers with 100 or more employees. There is so much more than just a headline number! Here are 3 key data areas to look for on the WGEA data explorer if you’re interested in workplace...
Employer Gender Pay Gaps

Employer Gender Pay Gaps

WGEA is publishing employer gender pay gaps on 27 February.Will your workplace be on that list?WGEA will publish the gender pay gap for employers with a workforce of 100 or more employees.The first release of data will relate to private sector employer gender pay...
Working Parent Research Study

Working Parent Research Study

I’m a big believer of continuous improvement.As things change, we must evolve.Hence, Hummingbird Careers is currently conducting research to continue evolving our support programs for working parents. This Human Centred Design study involves conducting 1-hour...