Category — Back to work

An article by Mabal Tan and Ahmad-Fakhri Hamzah of Shell Malaysia, August 2008

An effective work environment is something that Shell Malaysia prides itself in delivering well to employees. This ranges from the leadership creating an open work environment by living the Shell values of Honesty, Integrity and Respect for People, through to providing the tools, facilities and conveniences to allow individuals to find their own work-life balance formula.

Pn Soraya Yahya had the opportunity to take extended maternity leave to care for her new arrival

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Leslie Bennetts is an acclaimed journalist, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine and author of a controversial new book, “The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving up too Much?” In it, Leslie highlights the many pitfalls that potentially face women that sacrifice employment and career to become full-time mothers. This has sparked a heated by timely discussion on the consequences of choices women make in order to balance home and work.

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When I read through the reviews of this book before reading the actual book, it became clear to me that those women who worked or were inclined to work rated it highly while those who stayed at home or were inclined to stay at home rated it poorly. Why are we on two sides of the fence?

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by MAGGIE JACKSON | BALANCING ACTS

Signs in some London subway stations remind travelers to “mind the gap” — i.e. step with care over the space between the train and the platform. In the work world, of course, a gap in your resume isn’t so easy to cross. But the advice from the “Underground” can serve leave-takers well: Pay the right sort of attention to the gap, and you’ll safely reach the next leg of your career journey. [Read more →]

by Leslie Morgan Steiner

The good news about returning to work after staying home to raise children.From Stay-at-Home-Mom to Career Woman After the mommy track and the off-ramp, there’s a bracing reality: the empty nest and bank account. If you’ve been out of the work world for a while, read this — but don’t despair. We have plenty of good news to help you plunge back in. [Read more →]

In this continuation of my interview, Leslie discusses the controversy and uproar from stay-at-home moms.

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Samantha Ettus www.modernmum.com

As a wife to Jeremy, and mother to Emily, 18, and Nick 15, Leslie Bennetts knows firsthand the challenges of being a working mom. In her new book, “The Feminine Mistake” released last week, Bennetts makes a case for why women should not leave their careers behind. [Read more →]