

Careers
Parenting
Maternity leave looks different when you’re self-employed. Here are practical ways to protect your business while making space for motherhood.
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Lydia Smith

Leadership
Careers
Practical strategies for speaking up, being heard and handling challenging conversations.
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Lydia Smith

Health
Careers
Recognising period pain at work is progress. But the way menstrual leave is designed could risk reinforcing outdated gender stereotypes.
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Lydia Smith

Psychology
Careers
Leadership
A job is rarely just a job. It can give us purpose, meaning and responsibility, making it harder to move on when things change.
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Lydia Smith

Parenting
Careers
Returning from maternity leave is often treated as a simple transition - leaving many mums to navigate the process by themselves.
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Lydia Smith

Careers
Parenting
Heading back to work after maternity leave? A few thoughtful LinkedIn updates can help you reconnect with your network, showcase your strengths, and find new opportunities.
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Lydia Smith

Careers
Parenting
Leadership
Part-time on paper, full-time in reality. Women are paying the price with their time, health and earnings.
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Lydia Smith

Parenting
Careers
School and daycare closures driven by soaring temperatures are leaving mothers to shoulder most of the childcare. With heatwaves becoming more common, we look at how the climate crisis is contributing to workplace inequality.
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Lydia Smith

Careers
The unfamiliar job titles filling today's vacancies aren't just a branding exercise – they reflect broader shifts in how organisations hire and retain talent.
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Lydia Smith

Parenting
Careers
Feeling pushed to return to work before your maternity leave ends? Find out what your employer can and can't ask of you, and how to make the right decision for you.