Alice Almeida stars in LinkedIn campaign promoting the platform’s community

June 27, 2019 9:34

Former News Corp head of strategy and innovation Alice Almeida – who caused a stir and received resounding support when she told her story about trying to return to the workforce after maternity leave – now features in a LinkedIn ad promoting the platform’s benefits.

Almeida posted to LinkedIn back in April about her attempts to find a role which suited her career and experience, after taking 12 months of maternity leave. In the post, Almeida called out recruiters who had assumed she was looking for ‘less demanding’ work after having her child, and offered her positions far below her previous pay grade.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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3 COMMENTS

Just Sayin 27 Jun 19

Are you kind of grandstanding now Alice?
The original piece was great 2 months ago, lets let the next great story shine through…

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Sooooo 2 months ago 27 Jun 19

Yep, gender parity and the difficulties of mothers returning to work is soooooo 2 months ago

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Whatever mate 27 Jun 19

Don’t be jealous you haven’t had your time in the lime light. It’s not her fault that someone else ran with her genuine and relevant story 2 months later.. leave you opinions in your head muppet

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