Articles Tagged: work

Most British mothers feel guilty about going to work

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 8, 2012

PA A survey of mothers has found the majority of us feel guilty about going out to work and not devoting enough time ...

Reward for failure: Fury as 'families tsar' awards herself £8.6 million

By Liz Stansfield, Feb 10, 2012

Emma Harrison was brought in to get 120,000 families back to work. Despite failing families and missing her targets, she has taken a huge bonus

Mummy blogs

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Dec 31, 2011

Nowadays sharing the joys and sorrows of motherhood is much more high tech – and in some cases much more lucrative – thanks to the rise of mummy blogging.

Staying friends once you have children

By Jackie Cosh, Dec 18, 2011

Before I became a mum I used to notice how the mums in the office had social lives which revolved around their children and women they had met through their children.

How sickly pregnancies threw up our business ideas

By Kim Jones, Dec 16, 2011

We caught up with two women who endured such awful pregnancies they were determined to make a difference to other suffering mums-to-be...

Women do more chores than men? Not if you're a housedad!

By Keith Kendrick, Dec 15, 2011

A woman’s work is never done, so we are told time and time again. According to a new survey, mums dedicate 16 hours a week to chores compared to 11.5 hours for dads.

Why is it always panic stations before Christmas?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Nov 25, 2011

Buying Christmas presents, ordering turkeys, stirring Christmas puddings and getting tinsel down from the loft. Because life as we know it will end on December 25.