The question I get asked a lot is: ‘How does your wife do it all?’ ‘How does she look after the kids, run the household and the business?’ It’s always tough to answer these questions on the fly, so I …
Struggling with the juggle? Majority of working parents report difficulties managing their health
The juggle is a struggle for many working parents and their physical and mental health, along with their relationships, could be suffering as a result. That’s according to the initial findings o…
Part time work is leaving women undervalued and underpaid: Let’s end the part time for ‘balance’ myth
It’s 2019, and part time work is still the option a large number of women choose when they return to work from parental leave. Part time work has been a norm for women for decades in Australia. Even t…
The ‘always on’ generation taught that work, self improvement & burnout are constant
There’s was a job on Seek this week that appeared to have been posted by a 28-year-old ‘entrepreneur’ detailing some rather outrageous requirements for his future part-time assistant. It tells would-b…
Activism, politics and a young family: Why Mathuri Santhi-Morgan is proud of her ‘struggle strive’ life
A disheartened comment made by her three-year old daughter about the colour of her skin served as the catalyst for Mathuri Santhi-Morgan to launch a brave social movement empowering intercultural woma…
‘We have absolutely no routine to speak of’: Jacinda Ardern is every parent returning to work
Our love for Jacinda Ardern just keeps skyrocketing, and yesterday was no exception. Preparing for her return to NZ Parliament after nearly six weeks of planned maternity leave, Ardern posted a Facebo…
How Emma Isaacs is Winging It on business, five kids and time management
Emma Isaacs acquired the then little-known Business Chicks when she was just 26 years old. She saw the opportunity while sitting at a Business Chicks event with her friend Olivia Ruello. The former ow…
Childcare centres sending kids home with dinner boxes to help exhausted parents
If, like me, you find the post-childcare or after-school dinner particularly challenging and therefore often end up resorting to weetbix and peas, you’re going to love this. One childcare operat…
Five kids, gym instructing and now an accounting partnership: Sally Hindson shares how she juggles
Juggling motherhood, gym instructing and a partnership at an accounting firm may sound like a challenging gig, but it’s totally doable, says Brisbane based mum of five children Sally Hindson. Hi…
Pregnant with Cancer: Apparently I can’t drink wine but can have Chemotherapy
My name is Jules. I am 33 years old, a lawyer, and currently work in an executive infrastructure management role. I am also a spouse to an Australian Army pilot. And to make things all the more compli…
