Tag: workingwomen
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Rule No. 1 Of Feminism: Never Bleat About How Hard It Is To Have It All, When Fighting To Have It Al
It appears to be the fate of women in search of equality that we’re damned if we do and we’re damned if we don’t. And that’s why I loved Serena William’s honest proclamation in her speech after losing the Wimbledon final. “To all the mums out there, I was playing for you today,” she said.…
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Concessions for Women
Hats off to Fu Yuanhui, the twenty-year old swimmer, for mentioning the P word at the Olympics. And I’m not talking about the P in Phelps. When asked how she felt after her race, she responded with: “My period came last night and I’m really tired right now … but this isn’t an excuse, I…
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And Do YOU Have A Life, Like Your Husband?
Controversial, I know, but would there have been as much media interest if Phillip Hughes had been a woman, my daughter asked me in the car this morning? ‘Harsh’, I responded, secretly proud of her inner feminist sensitivities. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/176640394 Being the complete cricket ignoramus that I am, I’m ashamed to admit that I’d never heard…
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Woman Seeking GENUINE Work/Life Balance
Gordon Ramsay (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On a scale of one to ten, my stress levels are at a Gordon Ramsay ‘ten’ at the moment. Work has gone into overdrive recently and once I’ve done my duties as a mother, domestic slave and family therapist, there is no time left for ME. And I resent it.…
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Working Women and School Holiday Hell
Week 1: Working from home… (Photo credit: Mish Mish) School holidays upset the natural order in our house. For working women, school holidays are akin to waxing your own bikini line with fabric strips – (those who have done it will know what I mean). As if working ‘around’ children isn’t hard enough, mothers also…
Louisa Simmonds 