Working mothers

“It’s 2021, not 1971.” A mum who was refused her request to work shorter hours in order to pick her daughter up from nursery has won £185,000 in court. Alice Thompson ended up resigning from her role as an estate agent after her employer turned down her request to work a four-day week and finish […]

5 years ago

It’s an industry in which women are already underrepresented in. It’s well known that mothers are often penalised in the workforce for having children. It’s also common knowledge that women are underrepresented in STEM career fields – those that cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But new research suggests women in STEM face motherhood penalties […]

5 years ago

As mums, we’re constantly putting pressure on ourselves to be perfect. Let’s face it, this isn’t a standard anyone can live up to and yet we still beat ourselves up for every little mistake we make. One of the biggest difficulties for modern mums is whether or not to go back to work after having […]

5 years ago

“It’s 2021, let’s make working moms normal.” An athlete has revealed she is forced to choose between going to the Olympics or being a breastfeeding mother. Kimberley Gaucher, a basketball player from Canada, said her dream was to represent her country at the Olympics but she may not get to do so as she is […]

5 years ago

Earlier today, as I sat down in front of my laptop to start working, I marvelled at how quiet the house was and how I was currently sipping a coffee that was – miraculously – still hot. The contrast to the past few months of homeschooling – much the same as all those months of […]

5 years ago

Parenting two children on my own, living in a different country from my own family, let me just be the first to say that these past 12 months have been intense. Trying to juggle SeeSaw passwords and senior infants Reading Eggs and helping out with 5th class maths and making four million lunches and catching […]

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