News & Views I want to just be a mum againI miss just being a mum. In the car with my family I had one job. Not having to simultaneously parent/teach/work/feed/resolve disputes felt thrilling.
News & Views Isaac Newton invented calculus in self-isolation during the Great Plague. He didn’t have kids to look afterIsaac Newton self-isolated during the Great Plague & invented calculus but he wasn’t looking after the kids and cleaning and cooking was he?
News & Views What we’ve learned about life in isolation with kidsWe asked 1257 parents to share just what the juggle’s been like at home, and any tips and strategies that they’ve applied to help.
Leadership How to accelerate a return to work after a significant career breakProfessionals who have taken a career break often face barriers re-entering the workforce. For women, it can be particularly challenging.
Jugglehood Will 2019 be the year angry mothers become a powerful force?One of the only culturally acceptable ways for a woman be angry — without being dismissed as hysterical, un-hinged — is when she does it “as a mother”.
News & Views The double juggle: how working parents manage school holidays and their jobsThe amount of leave employees get doesn’t match school holidays and for working parents the summer school break can be challenging, stressful and expensive.
News & Views The twitter thread making parents laugh & cryMaxine Beneba Clarke pitches a reality TV show where non-parents have to get 3 kids to school without before or after-school care & still work full time.
Partner Content A toddler and a thriving media agency? Kirsty Muddle’s juggle defies oddsHow do you thrive when you’re juggling work, kids and everything else life throws your way? This series supported by Guardian Early Learning Group takes a look at the daily lives of women tackling it all.
Entrepreneurs I quit my six-figure salary & corporate career to study Champagne in France.“Once upon a time I had a career in corporate banking and finance, but it wasn’t long before I discovered that money didn’t light my fire. I quit my six-figure salary to study Champagne in France.” Kyla Kirkpatrick writes.
Ed's Blog A note to the incredible mum I saw in the supermarket this weekThis mother was calm and serene, guiding her school-aged daughter – who was the opposite of calm and serene – through a few afternoon jobs. Her performance was superb parenting personified.
