Posts Tagged ‘Career and Family’

• Hello Baby, Goodbye Ambition?

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  13th September 2010 in Balancing Career & Family

  Kim Clijsters, world-class tennis player and this year’s winner of the women’s singles final at the U.S. open, certainly doesn’t think so. This year’s victory was the third time Clijsters picked up the trophy, having won in 2005 and 2009 as well. What’s amazing about this story – aside from the crushing win in two [...]

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• Reprieve for Working Mothers: New Study Unveils Positive Impact on Child Development

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  5th August 2010 in Working Mothers

  Researchers at Columbia University in the U.S. have confirmed what rational mothers and fathers already knew: it’s the relationship we develop with our kids and the happiness of the family unit that counts the most. The research included 1,000 children ranging from birth to age 7, and considered a number of different factors: vocabulary, reading, [...]

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• Lessons from the World Cup

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  18th July 2010 in Balancing Career & Family

  What does the World Cup have to do with balancing career & family? “Everything,” I say. Firstly, soccer is about the team and not just one individual player. Spain’s trademark was the team effort and the passing game, not the brilliance of one athlete scoring goals. Spain winning the World Cup brings us back to [...]

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• A Belated Father’s Day Tribute to the New Dad

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  22nd June 2010 in Fatherhood

  A good father means a father who provides financial security for the family. Yes, perhaps this was true 30 years ago, but things have changed since then. A new generation of fathers see their roles differently, according to a report released last week by Boston College’s Center for Work & Family. Fathers today equate being [...]

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• It’s About the Housework, Not the Sex

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  24th May 2010 in Balancing Career & Family

  The London School of Economics recently published research showing that divorce rates are lower in families where husbands help with housework, shopping and childcare. Are you kidding me? Did we need to spend money on research to come to this conclusion? It seems pretty self evident, especially in households where women are also breadwinners. In [...]

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• Career Women Make Bad Mothers

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  14th May 2010 in Working Mothers

  Career Women Make Bad Mothers. Got your attention? The headline sure did grab mine when I saw the billboard on the high street. It was part of a recent media campaign in the UK launched to demonstrate the power of advertising. Many women’s groups were outraged and the ad was quickly withdrawn – and rightly [...]

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• WAM – What About Me Time!

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  24th April 2010 in Balancing Career & Family

  At the Work/Life Balance event – run jointly by the General Electric Women’s Network and the European Professional Women’s network held in London this past Thursday – the concept of ‘WAM’ was discussed. With all the pressures of combining work and family, how can you possibly find time for YOU? The point is you can’t [...]

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• 5 Key Truths About Career AND Family

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  15th April 2010 in Balancing Career & Family

  1. Career AND Family are COMPLEMENTARY rather than in conflict. Combining career with family forces balance. It allows you to bring freshness, energy and vigor to both worlds. The skills to be successful in the professional world are identical to those needed at home. 2. Having it all doesn’t mean doing it all. Use your [...]

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