This was something that a potential client said to me recently. She’s feeling stuck in her current career, and with three children, she’s exhausted.
I was recently asked to speak at an International Women’s Day event about the challenges of working and parenting.
Chloë Luxton – on being the architect of balance whilst running a business and looking after children
Dr Nelisha Wickremasinghe - on learning to have more self-compassion and recognising that our children aren’t balls!
Is it me, or does the start of the day always feel like a stressful experience, even when you set yourself up to succeed?
Verity Brown is Group Managing Director, overseeing 4 media agencies for a marketing services group.
She’s mum to two children and quickly realised that she needed to create clear boundaries.
Toby Brown asks Ruth to explore how culture is influenced by attitudes to women returning to work and what employers need to consider when they have women who are returning.
On International Women's Day, I was reflecting on the continual juggle between taking my son to swimming and school and squeezing in some work.
When Caitlin Moran wrote in The Sunday Times that we’re all maverick mothers, making it up as we go along, she was totally right.
And yet, somehow, being maverick isn’t acceptable when it comes to being a professional working woman.
Gina Mellotte is a voice-over artist who has, among her many accolades, been the voice of the BAFTAs! She is Mum to Frankie (9) and had the unusual experience of returning to work after 4 days. Gina doesn’t shy away from bringing her truth to this episode – she’s an inspiration to all women.
