Posts Tagged ‘returning from maternity leave’

• 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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• 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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• 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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