An experienced creative writer in advertising, Sarah Shepherd was at the top of her game…
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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.
Victoria Rennoldson is the founder of Perfect Cuppa English, an English language consultancy service for…
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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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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.
In 2014, Inga Beale became the chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, the first woman…
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Jo Lesley Malone was born in 1963, and grew up on a Council Estate in…
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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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In 2016 , Jayaben Desai was named as one of the top seven women in…
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Today, 7th October 2016, marks the 70th birthday of BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and…
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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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Regardless of political leanings, it’s hard not to admire Michelle Obama. Born Michelle Robinson in…
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June Muriel Brown – best known for her role as Dot Cotton on long-running BBC…
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Britain’s first female Professor of Physics, Daphne Jackson, was born in Peterborough, England, in 1936.…
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Women’s literacy advocate, Lalage Bown was born in Surrey in 1927. The eldest of four…
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Suffragette Emmeline Goulden was born in Manchester in 1858, into a politically radical family. She…
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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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Fadumo Dayib was born in Kenya to Somali parents in 1972. Her mother had travelled…
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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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A successful job interview (or several) is still required to secure almost all jobs. If… Read More →
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While relaxing on your deckchair this Summer (or perhaps more likely, while madly chasing your…
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If you have taken a career break for any reason, it can be difficult to…
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Guest Post by Anne-Sophie Erlandsen Olesen. Our local online parenting group had an interesting thread…
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