As the UK’s Business Minister Andrew Griffiths has been promoting shared parental leave through the government’s ‘Share the Joy‘ campaign. Parents in Britain are entitled to sh…
The conversation we need to have about work, parenting & the kids
“Parents’ demanding jobs put children’s mental health at risk” If there is a more panic-evoking headline for working parents I’m not sure I’d like to read it. This headline and accompanying piece stru…
Stop shaming mothers for having children
Yesterday I read something that had its intended effect. It was no doubt published to be, at least partly, inflammatory and from my vantage point it was. Extremely, so. The author, Catherine Deveny, t…
Men taking paternity leave: How can we make it a better option?
I was speaking to a man in a male-dominated industry the other day who told me he wanted to take parental leave when his wife gave birth to their child. But when we discussed this further he opened up…
