News & Views Why I’m ditching the super parent fantasy in 2019 Rob Sturrock spent 2018 trying to be a super parent when he could have just appreciated his mere survival. This year he’s ditching the fixation.
News & Views The problem with Kelly O’Dwyer leaving Canberra Even before I read the reasons that Liberal minister Kelly O’Dwyer was exiting politics I understood. Of course I did. Who wouldn’t?
News & Views Why my goal for 2019 is to have no goals Whether opting for less hustle is a cop out or a stroke of genius remains to be known but I will spend 2019 testing out having with no goal.
News & Views The ‘always on’ generation taught that work, self improvement & burnout are constant The Seek job ad from a 28yo CEO says it all: He wants a part time ‘always on’ PA willing to work stupid hours and go above and beyond for him. It’s burnout life.
News & Views Having a second child worsens parents’ mental health: new research While the first child improves parents’ mental health, the second child does not. New research confirms second children deteriorate parents’ mental health.
News & Views The double juggle: how working parents manage school holidays and their jobs The 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 Should you bring your whole self to work? The Diversity Council Australia and NAB hosted the Annual Diversity Debate asking whether it is a good idea to bring your whole self to work.
News & Views Three policies we need to enact now to support working families Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne, explores the three policies to support working families that need to be enacted now.
News & Views Something has to give: Australian women are buckling under perfectionism & anxiety A Women’s Health Week survey shows 66.9% of women felt nervous, anxious or on edge on several days in the last week and perfectionism is a big factor.
Jugglehood More money and enjoyment: Here’s what changed when I made Work-life balance my priority Work-life balance. It’s one of those concepts that has crossed my mind a thousand times over the past 15 years in which I’ve built my business.
News & Views An inconvenient truth & the solution to ‘having it all’ we cannot ignore British author Christine Armstrong writes about women having it all in her book The Mother of All Jobs: How to have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)
News & Views The twitter thread making parents laugh & cry Maxine 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.