Tag: working parent
DisruptHR Dublin – WAHM version…
Bit of light-hearted humour for the working parents among us! If you haven’t seen my recent DisruptHR talk, you can watch it here. This is the polished version, where I’ve had time to practice and make myself presentable. I’m a parent of two small children, so when I’m not with clients […]
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Reciprocity at Work – Disrupt HR Dublin
I was delighted to speak at Ireland’s first very DisruptHR event earlier this month. My talk was about how organisations can protect female leadership pipelines by building reciprocal relationships with their employees. Essentially, if we want our employees to thrive when they’re at work we need to support them to […]
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October News & Update
Hello there, it’s been a while! Time is flying by and I can’t believe we are well into October already. When I started this blog I committed to a new post every week, possibly every fortnight but have been MIA now for well over a month so might need to […]
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Measures to tackle the Gender Pay Gap
In August this year the Department of Justice and Equality commenced a public consultation, seeking views on measures to tackle the gender pay gap. Strength Within was delighted to be able to participate in this consultation, you can see our response here: Consultation Response – Strength Within – 4 October 2017
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Free Coffee Mornings: Back to Work After Baby
Before becoming a parent, I hadn’t ever really given much thought to mum & baby community support groups, or possibly no thought at all. I knew that parenting was tough-going (everyone said so) and I kind of thought that maternity leave would be a bit monotonous and tedious, but rewarding […]
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Feature #3 – Herfamily.ie: A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all
A practical guide to ditching the mummy guilt… once and for all My latest feature on Herfamily.ie… https://www.herfamily.ie/parenthood/a-practical-guide-to-ditching-the-mummy-guilt-once-and-for-all-271177
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Thriving Through Change: reflections on Inspirefest 2017
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/thriving-through-change-reflections-inspirefest-2017-claire-flannery I had the privilege of attending Inspirefest 2017 in Dublin this week. For anyone who hasn’t heard of this yet, it’s the world’s leading event on STEM and Inclusion. To quote inspirefest.com, it’s a “truly unique international festival of technology, science, design and the arts, which places diversity and inclusion at […]
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Retrospect Series #2: “Grafton Street’s a wonderland…”
It’s now been exactly two months since my littlest joined his big brother in crèche and I waved goodbye to my second little baba at the crèche door for the first time. Two months after my first return to work, I wrote the post below. I still remember that day…it […]
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New Workshop 1st July – Back to Work After Baby
Are you about to go back to work after maternity leave? Learn more about our new workshop here… Book by 14th June and avail of early-bird discount!https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/back-to-work-after-baby-tickets
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Life as a Housewife…gender equality & the mental load
It’s been an interesting internet news week for a feminist parent like myself, with a couple of articles in particular catching my attention…http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/the-best-places-to-give-birth-ireland-isn-t-in-the-top-20-1.3089123 “Using the latest data on women’s and children’s health, educational attainment, economic wellbeing and female political participation, the index shows which countries are the best for women to […]
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