All posts tagged "working mums"

Tips for working moms: 10 strategies to cope better at home

Tips for working moms too often ignore that for many women, their real – and indeed the toughest part – of their day begins when they arrive home after a long day at work. Kids...
Combating the working mother stigma

Today, there’s still a lot of judgment of mothers regardless of what they choose (or need to) do. For example, many people tend to make a clear distinction between working mums and stay-at-home mums, implying...
How to keep your cool as a working mum

Keeping your cool as a mum itself can be tough at times. Come on…we’ve all been there. I’m talking about all those times in the car and your two kids are crying in the backseat....
6 Ways to ace the working mom balancing act

It’s not easy being a working mom and constantly juggling home, kids and a full-time job. Somehow 24 hours is never enough, and you always end up feeling that anything you do for your family...
Unconscious bias stops new mums returning to work and how to change that

Women make up 47% of the Australian workforce yet hold only 16.5% of CEO roles. When compared to their male counterparts, the gender pay gap explodes with women in management taking home $75k less in...
How busy working mums can avoid kids’ screen addiction

For those who have known life before and after the boom of the internet, it’s common to think it’s the “kids of today” who are spending increasing amounts of time on their phones, laptops and...
Top three things you need to know as a working mother

Contemporary society attempts to encourage more women to work full time whilst juggling a growing family. However, many mothers are often discriminated against for exercising their workplace right to take parental leave. Employers need to...
Leadership + motherhood: how to have the best of both worlds

For anyone in business, one of the biggest career achievements would have to be landing the top job: a CEO role. So naturally, when that opportunity was presented to me, I took it with both...
Work life balance quotes: 5 to use every day

When I was a kid I played on a giant seesaw. I’d walk up one end until I got to the middle. When I reached the middle I would maintain balance by allowing the seesaw...