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Brisbane Times

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‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

Society just loves to look at women one-dimensionally, and today’s mothers are sick of that negative association.

13.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Amanda Smith

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

Society just loves to look at women one-dimensionally, and today’s mothers are sick of that negative association.

13.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Amanda Smith

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

Society just loves to look at women one-dimensionally, and today’s mothers are sick of that negative association.

13.03.2026 10

WA Today

Amanda Smith

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

‘My salary increased’: How motherhood can kickstart your career growth

Society just loves to look at women one-dimensionally, and today’s mothers are sick of that negative association.

13.03.2026 10

The Age

Amanda Smith

‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility

There are no guarantees or refunds with fertility treatments, and the costs can stretch into the tens of thousands.

28.01.2026 4

WA Today

Amanda Smith

‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility

There are no guarantees or refunds with fertility treatments, and the costs can stretch into the tens of thousands.

28.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Amanda Smith

‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility

There are no guarantees or refunds with fertility treatments, and the costs can stretch into the tens of thousands.

28.01.2026 5

The Age

Amanda Smith

‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility

There are no guarantees or refunds with fertility treatments, and the costs can stretch into the tens of thousands.

28.01.2026 6

Brisbane Times

Amanda Smith

As a queer Australian, this is the ‘hidden tax’ I have to pay

While LGBTQ visibility, social acceptance and reproductive technology are better than ever, there’s more to equality than rights and representation.

14.10.2025 10

WA Today

Amanda Smith

As a queer Australian, this is the ‘hidden tax’ I have to pay

While LGBTQ visibility, social acceptance and reproductive technology are better than ever, there’s more to equality than rights and representation.

14.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Amanda Smith

As a queer Australian, this is the ‘hidden tax’ I have to pay

While LGBTQ visibility, social acceptance and reproductive technology are better than ever, there’s more to equality than rights and representation.

14.10.2025 10

The Age

Amanda Smith

As a queer Australian, this is the ‘hidden tax’ I have to pay

While LGBTQ visibility, social acceptance and reproductive technology are better than ever, there’s more to equality than rights and representation.

14.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Amanda Smith

Career first, kids later. But is egg freezing really the answer?

As ambitious career women, we’re told we have time, especially with modern science. But life (and reproduction) isn’t always linear.

27.06.2025 8

WA Today

Amanda Smith

Career first, kids later. But is egg freezing really the answer?

As ambitious career women, we’re told we have time, especially with modern science. But life (and reproduction) isn’t always linear.

27.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Amanda Smith

Career first, kids later. But is egg freezing really the answer?

As ambitious career women, we’re told we have time, especially with modern science. But life (and reproduction) isn’t always linear.

27.06.2025 10

The Age

Amanda Smith

Career first, kids later. But is egg freezing really the answer?

As ambitious career women, we’re told we have time, especially with modern science. But life (and reproduction) isn’t always linear.

27.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Amanda Smith

As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby

Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.

22.04.2025 10

WA Today

Amanda Smith

As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby

Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.

22.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Amanda Smith

As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby

Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.

22.04.2025 10

The Age

Amanda Smith

As an Australian living in the US, I’ll spend more than $50,000 to have a baby

Living in America presents wonderful opportunities, but the extreme cost of some medical procedures makes me miss Australia’s healthcare.

22.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Amanda Smith