Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. April* has been married almost 20 years and has two children ages 16 and 14. April talks about gender fatigue and the challenges of combining working and parenting, and shares her story of making values-based […]

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Karoline* was supposed to be on leave the week we chatted but had spent each day online chasing things from her leadership team to meet a deadline. It’s not the first time she’s worked beyond

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Edwina* has one 20 month old boy, and works a nine day fortnight, taking every second Friday off We talked about the difficult choices of working motherhood, the ‘manager lottery’, and how individuals and workplaces

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Cathy* has two kids aged 12 and 14, and works full time. She has a really positive outlook on life, and I think that has a bit to do with what she says no to

Women at work, beyond the 9 to 5: The untold realities of working mothers’ lives. Amy* has a daughter who is three-and-a-half and a 14 month old son. She worked full time, at home four days a week and in the office one. We spoke about hiding pregnancy at work

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,