5 tips to negotiate workplace flexibility
Negotiating workplace flexibility: it’s all about timing and circumstances. This is a guest blog for Career-Mums from negotiations expert Mark Davis. Quite possibly the toughest challenge women face when deciding to return to their careers is the difficulty of trying...
#PressforProgress for the government to do more to support working parents
Throughout this week, in recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, we are publishing 5 posts based on this year’s theme #PressforProgress for gender parity. This fourth post is focused on pressing for progress for the government to support working...
#PressforProgress for employers to support working parents
Throughout this week, in recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, we are publishing 5 posts based on this year’s theme #PressforProgress for gender parity. This third post is focused on pressing for progress for employers to support working parents....
#PressforProgress for New Parents
Throughout this week, in recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, we are publishing 5 posts based on this year’s theme #PressforProgress for gender parity. This second post is focused on pressing for progress for new parents. If we strip back the...
#PressforProgress for working parents supporting thriving families
Throughout this week, in recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, we will be publishing 5 posts based on this year’s theme #PressforProgress for gender parity. This first post is focused on pressing for progress for working parents. The historic family...
Skills and strengths what’s the difference and why it matters
One of the hardest decisions that many women make is the timing of returning to work after maternity and parenting time away from the job. This can be complicated for many reasons, not the least of which may include the sadness that comes from being apart from your...
Parent-Friendly Employers: Branding For A Supportive Workplace
Being a parent is a full-time job, and the most important and rewarding role most people will have in their lives. However, despite its many benefits, most parents cannot afford to become stay at home parents throughout their child's life. As a business, it is...
What to expect from our Relaunch Your Career coaching
We’ve helped many mums relaunch their careers through our Relaunch your Career coaching programme, but we often get asked what’s involved in the coaching and how it works. So here’s a quick run through so that you can check out whether it’s for you. Our standard...
How to plan your career
How much effort do you put into planning your career? Is it a well-thought out, regularly reviewed plan that integrates life and family plans? Is it something that you don't give a second thought? We consider career planning an important tool towards achieving...
Dear career mum, now is your time to shine
We’re at the start of a new year - a time when there is generally a good sprinkling of hope, optimism and opportunity in the air. Promises of new beginnings, dreams and wishes for how we might use the pending 12 months. And before the despair of the failed new year...