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1 week ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
Reader, we at Capsule are LIVID about the pay-equity bill amendment travesty. Sarah Lang breaks down exactly what has happened, who it affects, and why we’re all so outraged. *This is an opinion pieceYou’ve probably heard about the legislation that was rammed through Parliament last night, a mere DAY after being announced. The government amended the Equal Pay Act (1972) under urgency in an utter gutting of New Zealand’s pay-equity regime. It’s a WTF moment.
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3 weeks ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
In part three of our Motherhood Penalty series, we look at how mothers (unlike fathers) are considered the ‘default parent’ – and how this is deeply unfair Mothers out there: are you the parent who daycare or school calls when your child is sick or needs picking up for whatever reason? Are you the parent expected to attend school events during work hours?
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1 month ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
Are you feeling deeply troubled over the state of the world? What if taking action could actually help you worry less? From protests to petitions to select-committee submissions, how are we, the people, standing up? And what role might ‘good news’ play? Sarah Lang is turning her despair into positive actions. I don’t know about you, but I’m not in overly high spirits right now.
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1 month ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
Our story about the motherhood penalty got a HUGE response from our readers. In Part 2, we talk to two women who are beyond frustrated about how the motherhood penalty has affected them. Prepare to feel LIVID!Bailey*, a 34-year-old from Auckland, has children aged four and two. She was working for a recruitment company when she took 10 months of maternity leave after having her first baby.
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1 month ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Lang
Home / The Listener / BooksBy Sarah LangContributing writer·New Zealand Listener·29 Mar, 2025 05:00 PM11 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Already a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. SaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.
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1 month ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
The motherhood penalty isn’t some vague term – it’s an economic and societal phenomenon that majorly disadvantages mothers in their careers. And would you believe that fathers get a pay bump? Before having children – who are now three and four – Mela Lush worked in corporate leadership. “I’d been with the company a long time and had built my career to a senior level.”“When I had my first baby and returned to work, I expected to continue growing my career. However, things felt different.
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2 months ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
Many of us have experienced that sinking feeling of finding out, after starting a job, that it’s just not the right place for us. How might you avoid that situation? We speak to entrepreneur, environmentalist, and public speaker Izzy Fenwick, co-founder of Futureful: New Zealand’s only values-based and skills-based recruitment platform.
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2 months ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
If you ever get overwhelmed by starting a project, this life hack may just work for you – in fact, there are two versions of the ‘not to do list’. Recently I wrote a story about how nuclear war could potentially cause a nuclear winter: a severe, prolonged climatic cooling (and not in a good way) of Earth. My brain exploded. Sitting at my desk one morning, I had the transcript of my interview with an expert, his meaty PowerPoint presentation, my own notes – and no idea where to start.
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2 months ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
In Part 2 of our interview with leading podcaster Sarah Grynberg – also the author of new book Living A Life of Greatness: Steps to a Fulfilling Existence – we discuss the power of saying no, challenging perfectionism, rewriting our stories, and the importance of really listeningSo I wrote a story recently on the power of saying no. Is that something you’ve practised and become better at? Absolutely. I used to do every speaking gig that I was asked to, but some of them just weren’t suited to me.
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2 months ago | 
capsulenz.com | Sarah Lang
We talk to debut author and A Life Of Greatness podcast host Sarah Grynberg, who experienced burnout in a top, demanding career while she had two young kids and ended up upending her life for the better. She talks to Capsule about finding your way back to your right path, and how our career can form so much of our identity – and what it’s like when that changes. Melbournian Sarah Grynberg is a busy, fulfilled woman.
