The great gender paygap debate – and no, it’s NOT a myth!

Depressing news this morning from the world of work - the gender paygap has barely improved in the last 20 years. That's right, women's pay in the workplace has hardly changed at all since Macarena was top of the pops. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reported that not only do women earn an average …

Fertility, miscarriage, pregnancy… and work

My miscarriage started on the same day as a company restructure. I went into the office for a redundancy meeting in total shock, still bleeding, straight from hospital. I was too scared for my job to call in sick. I was eight weeks pregnant. Somehow I made it through the meeting without collapsing into tears, but afterwards, not knowing …