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Tag Archives: work-life balance
Surviving
The first three weeks are done. I’ve officially stepped over the threshold into the “working mum” phase of my life. It’s kind of a relief, no longer to have it looming in the future… no longer to feel panicked at … Continue reading
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Tagged Babies, motherhood, new motherhood, Shared parental leave, work-life balance, working mum
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Delusions of Gender: careers and ‘belonging’
[This is the 2nd of a series of posts discussing the book ‘Delusions of Gender’ by Cordelia Fine] The previous post focussed on the power of gender as a social identity in influencing and organising our behaviour. Perhaps not surprisingly, it also … Continue reading
Meaning and Truth 