Hi! I'm Jess. I am a mother-of-two. But more than that, I'm also a friend, dancer, actress, artist, and civil engineer. I work with individuals and employers to provide insights on how balance can be achieved within the workplace whilst ensuring an efficient, engaged workforce.
Closing the Pay Gap: Addressing Gender Inequality in Engineering
The gender pay gap is an ongoing challenge globally, and Australia is no exception. Despite significant progress toward gender equality in many industries, the…
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Breaking Barriers: The Rise of Women in Traditionally Male-Dominated Fields in Australia
In recent years, the conversation around gender equality has permeated various industries, especially those traditionally dominated by men. Australia is witn…
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Returning to Work Following Maternity Leave (Series) Part 1: Returning to Work
Returning to work after taking any amount of time off can be difficult. Discrimination towards parents, particularly mothers, in the workplace is a very real …
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Returning to Work Following Maternity Leave (Series) Part 2: Overcoming Discrimination
A common concern heard amongst STEM qualified professionals is the difficulty in getting girls engaged in STEM subjects during school and pursuing STEM career…
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Returning to Work Following Maternity Leave (Series) Part 3: Advancing your career
Following on from Overcoming Discrimination , as reported by the Australian Human Rights Commission, of the 36% of mothers who experienced discrimination on r…
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Transitioning to Motherhood (Series) Part 1: Experiencing loss of self and regaining your self-worth
Going from working full-time and being career focused to becoming a mum and trying to figure out how to balance everything can be very daunting! Re-finding yo…
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Transitioning to Motherhood (Series) Part 2: Overcoming judgement and mum guilt
Why do I always feel judged? Motherhood is one of those roles in society where we feel the most judged. In fact, an American study conducted by Zero to Thre…
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Transitioning to Motherhood (Series) Part 3: How you can juggle it all
" You have just stumbled upon the most annoying question of the century, and you are so young that you do not even realize it. How do you juggle it all? …
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Returning to Work Following Maternity Leave (series)
Returning to work after taking any amount of time off can be difficult. Discrimination towards parents, particularly mothers, in the workplace is a very real o…
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Transitioning to Motherhood (series)
Going from working full-time and being career focused to becoming a mum and trying to figure out how to balance everything can be very daunting! If we're …
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Engaging children in STEAM
Why should I engage my children in STEAM? Children that disengage with Science Technology Engineering Arts and Maths subjects, particularly girls, disengage b…
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Why is Mumgineer so Important?
Mumgineer isn't just about inspiring the next generation of people to become engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths, but also about e…
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