Author Archives: Sam

Liz Morris has published the results of her survey supported by the NCT & Working Families charities. the results provide strong evidence for what many mothers feel. It has also been backed up by interviews with managers from a large … Continue reading →

lots more potential but not a lot of progress where it matters….. http://www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/dinamic-content/research/documents/ft2009.pdf

At last it looks like the tide is turning and the Dads are wanting in on the action. Though we have a long way to go until we have equal rights to time with dependents, its encouraging to hear Dads … Continue reading →

This aptly named report from the Tavistock Centre reveals what women will say in a survey but not to thier friends about work and family. 1/3 of women do not want at all and its not because they dont like … Continue reading →

For those of you working in the Finance Sector you may not be suprised to read such headlines but I have been shocked to what exptent the EHRC findings affect our city of Edinburgh. As one of the largest finance … Continue reading →

Many people wont know who the journalist Fiona Miller is but they will be familiar with her husband, Alistair Cambell. As with the other ex inhabitants of Nos 10 there is an even more powerful woman behind a each powerful man! Fiona … Continue reading →

Many of you may have heard of Sue Palmers book Toxic Childhood and her follow up book How to Detox…. http://www.suepalmer.co.uk/toxic.php She was in conversation about her findings on childrens development with Prof John Frank from Glasgow Uni (Public Health) at the … Continue reading →

Book Review By Jane Ewins    Penguin 2009 http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241143735,00.html   The genre of parenting books provides plenty of opportunities to browse the spectrum of different parenting styles and perspectives.  Authors with a regimental approach offer counterpoints to the bubbly chaos … Continue reading →