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MumsThread: On The Importance of Work When You Become a Mother

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Out of all of the truisms, few are more true as when you choose a job, you choose a lifestyle. This was never more true when I first became an actor many moons ago (at one point I had three survival jobs. A day one, an evening one and a weekend one), or when I had a corporate job …

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Glass Ceiling “Is a Myth”, Age is the biggest hurdle

The glass ceiling is dead as a concept for today’s modern career apparently. But women are still being held behind in the workplace. Here are the depressing facts why…. Ernst & Young poll of 1,000 UK working women says there are multiple barriers to career progression The concept of a single glass ceiling is an …

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Vanessa Vallely Interview Part Two: We Are The City Founder Tells All.

Part 2 Tell us about your day job. You are head of business management at Aviva “Basically, it is a business management role. It’s just insuring that the business operates and that the department runs effectively. So there is a risk audit, finance, a bit of HR. I provide support to the COO and the …

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