If I was a man, I’d be nervous about gender equality too
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
  They say it’s the little things in life that count, which is why I gave myself a pat on the back recently when I convinced my child’s school to change the way Mother’s Day was celebrated. Until now, mothers were invited to attend a mid-morning event, which was a logistical and stressful juggle for those with jobs outside the home. For some of us, the pressure of work meant we couldn’t always be there, leaving both mum and child with a heavy heart. Meanwhile, Father’s Day at the school is celebrated with a breakfast BBQ held early in the morning. The earlier start probably originated fro ..read more
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Flexible working? Pft…yeah right.
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
So men are likely to be frowned upon for working flexible hours. Is anybody surprised? Because I’m not. Some hand wringing has accompanied a report into workplace flexibility by Bain and Company and Chief Executive Women this week. When it comes to seeking work-life balance, apparently it’s now men who more likely to be frowned upon by their boss, according to the report’s findings. They also claim that women entering flexible work arrangements are more likely to be promoted. Why the disparity in the experience of men and women, many ask. Read the rest of my article in The Guardian h ..read more
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The day I saw my own racism
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
On the weekend I noticed I was becoming light-headed and my vision a little blurry. Worried I took myself to the doctor and discovered my blood pressure was unusually high. “Are you worried about anything?” he asked me as he listened to my heart. I flicked through my mental catalogue of nervous obsessions, unsure where to start. Like many people I’m struggling in the face of daily headlines about terrorism and war. I know I’m not alone when I hear worried chatter at the supermarket, at the hairdressers, at the pub…all wondering ‘what this could lead to?’  On many occasions I’ve heard som ..read more
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Survey results: where are all the blokes?
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
A few weeks ago I shared a link on this blog to a survey that myself and business consultant Jen Dalitz have created.  The purpose of the survey is to give us a sense of how family lives across Australia are adjusting as more women step into senior business roles. In particular we want to understand if women get the same level of support when they work compared to a man in a similar position? And whether men in senior positions are offered the same kind of flexibility to allow them to take on their equal share of parental and home duties? Interestingly, some men have approached both Jen ..read more
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The day I became the ‘older lady’
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
Earlier this year a headhunter called me about an exciting job. It was a media spokesperson role and involved occasional television appearances. Initially I was excited about the prospect. Before the kids came along I dabbled in television and video production. It was always a bit of fun. So I went for it. As always is the case with jobs like these, the interview process was pretty full on. I had a number of meetings with key players and I also had to record some dummy interviews and pieces to camera. The whole process took nearly a month and finally one Friday morning the headhunter called t ..read more
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Give those boobies a good old feel
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
Hands up who regularly checks their breasts? I’m guessing right now you could be squirming in your seat. I am hopeless at checking my boobies…hopeless.  In fact, I can’t tell you the last time I checked them, which is pretty irresponsible considering I have a family history. My own mother was diagnosed with breast cancer about 20 years ago. We were lucky. It was picked up through a regular mammogram and it was very, very early. She had the lump removed and to this day remains healthy and strong. But around the same time, her beautiful sister passed away from cancer, which they believed st ..read more
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Complete our survey: do professional men and women get equal support when balancing their work and homes lives?
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
The winds of change are gently breezing across the traditionally male-dominated corporate Australia. Nearly every day I see more industry initiatives launched, more companies setting targets and quotas, all aimed at addressing the gender imbalance in business life. So I should be delighted, right? Yes, I should. But deep down in my gut I still have a niggling doubt. A fear in the pit of stomach that I wrote about once before here – my concern that while big business races ahead, there are so many other areas of our lives that still have the handbrake firmly on. For example, the Household ..read more
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Fear of using the f-word during a job interview
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
A headhunter recently tapped me on the shoulder for a full-time gig. It was an interesting role and, with the kids getting older, I decided to give it a crack. The recruitment process was robust and after a number of interviews it looked like the job could be mine. With excitement building I pictured myself in the role. But that familiar dread crept in as I contemplated the challenges we’d need to negotiate as a family with both parents working full-time. Read more of my article on Daily Life here ..read more
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Why it’s ok to play the ‘gender card’
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
A few years ago I was providing corporate communications support to a company that was about to gain a new director who would be their only female board member. During a meeting I suggested we contact professional women’s publications because they might be interested in running an article on the company’s only female director. A senior leader of the company, who also happened to be the only male in that meeting, looked at me quizzically. He raised his eyebrow, before a look of realisation washed over his face. “Oh…I get it. You want to play the gender card!” he said. “I beg your pardon,” I rep ..read more
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My Dad
Melodramatic Me by Lisa Lintern
by Lisa Lintern
2y ago
  A body so strong and yet a heart so tender. My Dad has taught me to rise to the challenge and always speak up, especially when I see things that are wrong. That the path the sheep follow may not always be the right one to take. A man who has taught me the importance of standing in other’s shoes, that there is so much more to a person than the way they are often described by others, and that there is much we can learn from those who are different. A man who has taught me never to envy, to never compare my situation in life. That money is not a source of happiness and being wealthy does ..read more
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