Michelle Battersby
Michelle Battersby is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Sunroom. In 2016, she launched dating app Bumble in Australia.
Opinion
Small business
Work is a way to make money. Please, stop calling it your ‘baby’
For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when women call their careers or businesses “my baby”. As a business owner about to become a parent, I now know why.
- by Michelle Battersby
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Opinion
Jobs
How to nail a pay rise request? For women, it’s the $26,393 question
One of the most popular myths as to why women are paid less is that we’re too polite to ask for a pay rise. But research paints a very different picture.
- by Michelle Battersby
Opinion
Networking
Does networking make you squirm? ‘Gendered modesty’ might be to blame
The era of monthly Happy Hour drinks or pink cupcakes for an International Women’s Day morning tea just don’t cut it. There are other ways to make events that work for women.
- by Michelle Battersby
Opinion
Gender pay gap
Think your male colleagues earn more than you? Soon you’ll know for sure
From February, Australian companies with 100 or more employees will be required to publish their median gender pay gap between male and female workers.
- by Michelle Battersby
Opinion
Women leadership
The girl boss isn’t dead, she’s just evolved
For many women, accepting that our careers don’t have to be our number one priority and unlearning the ideal set by the Girl Boss era is a challenging task.
- by Michelle Battersby
Opinion
Careers
‘Career or baby’: Why women in the tech sector still face an impossible choice
The very thing that makes the tech and start-up industries so appealing are also the things that can make it an incredibly difficult industry to start a family in.
- by Michelle Battersby
Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/by/michelle-battersby-p53745