Back to school and back to blogging... During the last few weeks of the summer holidays I've felt a real pull between wanting to enjoy the good...
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More mums are successfully earning from home – and watching the kids
When becoming a mother women are all too often faced with a hard reality of putting their career temporarily on the shelf to focus on their...
Brilliant infographic for using Social Media for your jobsearch, by Gumtree
Brilliant infographic for using Social Media for your jobsearch, by Gumtree. It summarizes the do's and don'ts for using Social Media, and...
HELP! Its half-term! – School holiday tips for Working Mothers
The much anticipated first half term of the year is almost here. It is my particular favourite as it is the first in the new school year,...
Best tips for Business Travel for Working Mothers
At last week's City Mothers event Freshfields partner Kathleen Healy shared what she learned from her 9 month posting to Hong Kong with 2...
How I re-wrote the rules when returning to work and became a coach
Before having children, I was a high-performing, highly motivated, ambitious and driven woman – in fact, I still am. Following the birth of my...
Working mums earn less after having a baby
According to research entitled 'Boardrooms and Babies' carried out by maternitycover.com, more than 68% of working mothers claim to earn less...
Powerful women pay a high price for perfectionism
Lots of career women are hit by the condition of perfectionism. It makes sense as in order to be successful, we give it all and we set high...
Maternity Rights Survey – Key learnings
Every few years the Government has commissioned an independent large-scale survey of mothers to tell them about the impact of changes to...
Top tips for dressing for work in the morning
Were you once the sort of person for whom getting dressed in the morning entailed leisurely trying on several different clothing items in...
Mind the maternity gap: 50,000 women a year don’t get jobs back after taking leave
Research conducted by The Independent newspaper suggests that up to 50,000 women who take maternity leave each year are unable to return to the...
How to Do a Performance Review with Your Nanny
Performance reviews don't have to be a stressful time for you or your nanny. If you practice good communications, a review could be as easy to...