Property News · February 9, 2018

'Marry the right person' sounds good advice. I wonder if my wife did


This week I pondered a timely case for more diversity at work, plus Elon Musk’s rocket launchHelena Morrissey is a remarkable person. She is one of the most successful women working in the City, has been named as Fortune Magazine’s 50 greatest leaders and has still found time to have nine children. She has also just written a timely book, A Good Time to Be a Girl, in which she makes a compelling case for more diversity in the workplace. But I was struck by one key piece of advice she had for women, which was to marry the right person. Helena married Richard, who was more than happy to stay at home looking after all the kids, which allowed her to pursue her career. It made me wonder if Helena would think my wife had married the right partner. We both had jobs we enjoyed and neither of us wanted to – nor could afford to – stop working. So when the kids were young we were totally at the mercy of childminders. Mostly we muddled through, but occasionally they phoned in ill and then we went into meltdown over who had the busiest day, who could spare the time to be late by taking the kids to school and who would organise another parent to pick them up at the end of the day. Helena’s husband went on to train to be a Buddhist monk in his spare time. I can see why. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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