A nurse is facing jail today after killing her baby by force-feeding her in the first case of its kind in Britain.
Posts Tagged ‘working mums’
Dr Gloria Moss: Government changes leaving women holding the baby
Thursday, November 10th, 2011Our male-dominated cabinet, and increasingly employers, persist in regarding children as women’s sole responsibility, forcing women to separate their private and professional selves. How can a country that leaves its women out in the cold be described as ‘civilised’, asks Dr Gloria Moss?
Balancing the bump – time, money parenthood and the law
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011In their latest blog, Employment law specialist Annabel Kaye and Allie Stewart, MD of The Life-Changing Company – members of 1230 The Women’s Company – discuss the problems for staff and bosses when a mother’s child is off sick.
Medikidz bosses plan to prove that women can be successful in business as well as being mothers
Monday, November 7th, 2011Measures to promote gender equality, including 5,000 women volunteer mentors, have been announced by Home Secretary Theresa May.
Professional mothers forced to abandon careers or work full time
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Many women in the UK are “being forced” to return to full-time work or abandon their careers according to a new academic study.
It’s a girl! – Mother’s stress linked to gender
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Women who are stressed out while trying for a baby could be more likely to have girls, research suggests.
Welfare reforms timing ‘disastrous’
Friday, October 14th, 2011Thousands of families will be placed under “unfair pressure” due to welfare system reforms coming into force today, a charity has warned.
Funding fears for breakfast clubs
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011A lack of funding has forced some school breakfast clubs to close down and many more could follow suit, a survey suggests.
