Career Resources
Working Mum Interviews
We’re talking to real life working London mums about what they do, how they manage work and family, and their top tips for other working parents.
An experienced creative writer in advertising, Sarah Shepherd was at the top of her game…
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Nadine Brandt, mother of two, left her corporate career of 15 years in Asset Management,…
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Fashion designer, Laura Bonnell, is Mum to two young boys. In 2016, her family sold their…
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Florence Brocklesby is a solicitor, entrepreneur and mother of three. With a background in the…
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Victoria Rennoldson is the founder of Perfect Cuppa English, an English language consultancy service for…
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Jane Hatfield is the Chief Executive of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), a…
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Read our true life stories about some very well known, and less well known, women – pioneers, entrepreneurs, scientists, architects and more. Lots to inspire and admire.
Women’s literacy advocate, Lalage Bown was born in Surrey in 1927. The eldest of four…
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In 2014, Inga Beale became the chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, the first woman…
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Britain’s first female Professor of Physics, Daphne Jackson, was born in Peterborough, England, in 1936.…
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Britain’s most successful heptathlete, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, announced her retirement from the sport following the…
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Jo Lesley Malone was born in 1963, and grew up on a Council Estate in…
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IVF Pioneer, Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren was born in London on 26 April 1927. Anne…
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Susan Elizabeth Black was born in Fareham, Hampshire in 1962. She left home at 16…
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Stephanie Shirley was born Vera Buchthal in Germany 1933 to Jewish parents. In 1939, at…
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Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad, Iraq on 31 October 1950. Her father Muhammad was…
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Today, 7th October 2016, marks the 70th birthday of BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and…
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Fadumo Dayib was born in Kenya to Somali parents in 1972. Her mother had travelled…
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Net-a-Porter founder, Natalie Rooney was born in Los Angeles on 13 May 1965, to American…
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Suffragette Emmeline Goulden was born in Manchester in 1858, into a politically radical family. She…
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In 2016 , Jayaben Desai was named as one of the top seven women in…
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June Muriel Brown – best known for her role as Dot Cotton on long-running BBC…
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Regardless of political leanings, it’s hard not to admire Michelle Obama. Born Michelle Robinson in…
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Guest Post by Anne-Sophie Erlandsen Olesen. Our local online parenting group had an interesting thread…
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Top 6 London Places for Business Meetings (or for Pleasure) As a Career Coach, I…
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Yes, we all know that becoming a mother is akin to being thrown in at…
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“Do I Really Need a LinkedIn Profile?” As a career coach, I often get asked…
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Feeling stressed? Not enough hours in the day? Life seems to be increasingly busy for…
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Anna works in finance and re-entered after a five-year career break via a returnship programme.…
Read More → Jane Hatfield is the Chief Executive of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), a…
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People take career breaks for a multitude of reasons – caring for elderly parents, starting…
Read More → Florence Brocklesby is a solicitor, entrepreneur and mother of three. With a background in the…
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Let’s face it, returning to work after maternity leave can be daunting. Even though you…
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You are applying for a job. Great! But you have been asked to provide a…
Read More → An experienced creative writer in advertising, Sarah Shepherd was at the top of her game…
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Writing, or updating, a CV is not most people’s favourite task. Indeed, for many, it’s…
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My clever, confident, 5-year-old daughter started school recently and I’m enjoying watching her run (well,…
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I don’t know about you, but my New Year resolutions are often long forgotten by…
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