I am rubbish at asking for help. You are more likely to find me stacking the dishwasher by crashing the cutlery or forcing the plates in or spending hours researching how to do a task than to ask for help. I am also bad at receiving help! If offered help by my partner I am … Read more
We have all settled, for relationships, clothes we buy but never wear and jobs that we don’t enjoy. A significant proportion of the women I talk to feel like they’ve settled in their careers. Not in a good way. I mean they’ve settled for less than they deserve. It’s common and it often comes from … Read more
“I don’t know your name,” I said, ‘I’m Charlie’. “Hi”, she said, “I’m Elizabeth’s mum, Hannah”. Why do we do that? As mums, why do we say that we’re x’s mum first, before our own name? I do it too. It’s easier in a lot of ways, as the kids often know each other first. … Read more
How do we support women in their career post-pandemic? As a working mother, I have a love/hate for the summer holidays. I love the idea of being with the kids and having lots of fun but I hate all of the sibling arguments, constant requests for food and trying to juggle all of my work. … Read more
There’s a widely held belief that if you’re a mother you shouldn’t pursue a career as it will be damaging to your family. I disagree. We have inherited a story in our society on which we have then built strong social expectations and standards as to what it means to be a good mother – … Read more