For decades women have fought to gain the autonomy and satisfaction that comes with being in the paid workforce. We’ve been knocking on the doors of businesses, demanding to be let in. We’ve successfully campaigned for affordable, quality childcare, smashed glass ceilings and gained seats at the management table. The problem is, the traffic between […]
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Ditching mother guilt and having it all
by Kylie Krackenbacken I am trying to have it all. I am utterly, absolutely besotted with our adorable little boy. He loves us desperately and is mad keen for cuddles. The feeling of his skinny little arms around me squeezing me tight makes my heart sing. I am also trying to maintain my career while […]
Travel, Work and Preschoolers – The Highs and Lows of Working Online
by Sharon Gourlay I am blessed. I have two great kids. I have a flexible job that I have been able to create myself, and we travel frequently. It is the lifestyle I dreamed about for years but never thought was possible. However, now that I have arrived here it is like most things I […]
From aerospace engineer to jewellery designer: one Mum’s story
My friend Lenneke is a great story teller. She’s one of those people you could listen to for hours and when she talks about her entirely unconventional career path she always has me completely spellbound. When I heard she’d been made redundant from her latest career and had decided to relaunch her Etsy store, Cheeky Little […]
Equal pay is not enough
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the shocking gender pay gap in Australia. We’re going backwards, ladies. We’re paid 18.2% less than men for work of equal value. That’s bad enough for paid work. But what about the valuable work we parents do that we’re paid nothing for? I’m talking, of course, about […]
