Recently I had lunch with a professional woman who has a successful career and two small children. The minute we sat down, she said, “I just can’t take the stress any more. It’s too hard trying to juggle everything. I’m going to ask my boss if I can work part-time instead of full-time.”
This woman knew […]

By : CHAI MEI LING, WONG YING SIM and ANIZA ZAINUDIN
NST, 5 August 2007
Even as working mothers worldwide mull over the decision of whether to hang up their powersuits and don the apron, they are asked to consider a different perspective. CHAI MEI LING, WONG YING SIM and ANIZA ZAINUDIN at the Women’s Summit, find […]

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 […]

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 […]

Women the world over face many of the same issues and challenges with regards work life balance. Here are some research findings from the UK. 
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