Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Liz* has two children aged 3 and 6. Having spent a number of years in Big Jobs, she’s taken six months off to reassess and find a new opportunity. We talked about defining what success […]

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Philippa* has two small girls, aged 4.5 and 2. She works full time in an organisational development role in financial services. We talk mental load, exercising for mental health, and why the shared care model

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Cynthia* has a son in his first year of school, and she works part time for two separate organisations – two days each. Her unusual setup means she’s had to put very clear boundaries in

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Amanda* worked 11 weeks of overtime last year in her job as a lawyer. She has two children ages 11 and 13, and is married to a man who works part-time, mainly to chauffeur children

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Vanessa* works full time as an accountant in a mining consultancy business. She’s married with three kids age 6, 9, and 13.  She’s working full time now after taking a step back for some years,

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Ashley* has a 3 year old daughter and is 27 weeks pregnant with her second. Working three days a week as an Occupational Therapist in a special needs school, her experience working in a female-dominated

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Donna* lives in Queensland with her two kids, ages 4 and 5, and her European husband. She jokes that Aussie guys don’t understand this patriarchal world! She works three days a week fully remotely now,

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Courtney* has one 9-year-old daughter with her long term partner. After working for a decade in one of the big banks, she took redundancy and joined the family business. When you no longer belong (and

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Anna* has twin girls who are 6, a 3 year old boy, and works full time – talk about hectic!! She’s in an HR people partner role, working with a segment of the executive team

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Katie* has two girls aged 11 and 7, is married, and works four days a week. We talk about finding some sort of balance, unicorn space, and facing discrimination as a working mother. Work life