We can have it all. Can’t we?
“Can women have it all?” I find I get angry about discrimination around racism, homophobia, religion and disability, and for some reason less so about sexism. After all, things are so much better than they were, aren’t they? Women are able to work in all sorts of professions previously closed to them, and generally we’re [...]
When I grow up, I want to be…
“… a teacher” said the delightful 4 year old sitting at the table. Completely unprompted, she held court giving her reasons to her enthralled parents, grand parents and great grand father. They asked her why and she replied “I want to help children to count; I want to show them books.” Is this a childhood [...]
New Year, new resolution and new job
It’s mid January, festivities are over for another year and it’s back to work and back to school. Perhaps one of your resolutions is to return to work since it might be the end of maternity leave. Whatever the reason for a career break returning to the workplace is often not as easy as it [...]
Happy being a misfit
I’ve always been a bit of a misfit when it comes to life. Back in India, I could never really fit the stereo type of the high achieving, society succumbing, docile girl I was expected to be. Image via Wikipedia When everyone else was rushing to be a doctor or lawyer or simply get settled [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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