We Time

I love this picture and can’t find the person to whom credit is due. I contributed to a story in a women’s magazine last month about the rise of women divorcing their husbands and getting together with younger men; I’ve listened to a friend talk about the current – and I’m sure temporary - distance between her and her husband (as is often the case in marriage at one time or another) and several coachees have talked about the all-consuming nature of their young... Read More

Counting the cost of childcare

In Europe parents spend an average of 13% of salaries on childcare costs; 5% in Sweden and 27% in the UK. We have a problem in the UK that needs remedying. We know that women’s careers are often stunted when they take part-time work after childbirth (and they get paid a whole lot less on average as part-time usually equates to lower status) and we also know there’s no evidence that children whose mothers work are no worse off than children who’s mammas are... Read More