Not sure I like the title (when are men ever called "Mr Big" if they are the major breadwinner?) however the stats are interesting. Apparently, one-third of women are now taking on the breadwinner role as their earnings outstrip those of their partners, new research has found.
According to the Women And Work Survey 2010 (UK study), 30% of 2000 females questioned were either out-earning their partners or earning as much, with one in 10 claiming to have a house husband.
Other note-worthy stats:
- only 11% of those questioned expressing the desire to stop work completely when they started a family.
- almost half of all full-time mothers admitted they hated not earning their own money, while 32% missed work itself.
- though women working full-time earn, on average, 17% less per hour than men working full-time.
- the Grazia research found that 69% of mothers preferred to keep their hand in at work, with 60% of mothers of children under three stating they preferred to work, albeit preferably part-time (40%).
- Women with full-time jobs said their employment made them feel worthwhile (50%) and confident (51%).
- Four out of 10 women thought that in future the career of whoever was the highest earner would take precedence, regardless of sex (42%), and a further 39% felt mothers and fathers would share the work and childcare load equally.
- only one in 10 high-earning women thought the situation threatened her relationship.
More details at: http://tinyurl.com/2c3kzah
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Women’s Support :Becoming Our Own Role Models
Love this piece from the www.DailyOm.com today. Enjoy!
"There was a time where women stood together in a bond of sisterhood, women supporting women.
As women embrace the fullness of who they are as individuals, they may find themselves supporting other women, helping others to reach the level of inner comfort and outer freedom that they themselves have found. Among those who are less sure of themselves and their place in the world, it may be more common to criticize other women than to seek their help. But there are things that a woman can only learn from another woman, as there are things about being a man that can only be learned from other men. We all recognize that we have much to learn from each other regardless of gender, but sometimes we could use a supportive role model that gives us a more precise example of what and who we can become.
There was a time where women stood together in a bond of sisterhood, women supporting women. It is only natural that the pendulum swings out of balance for a while so that we may have the experience of what we do not want. It is up to women to bring the pendulum back into balance and bring back the sacred sisterhood we yearn for at our core.
If we envision a world where women support each other and help each other find their place in an ever-changing world, then we can become the change we want to see. Jealousy, envy, criticism, and judgment are refuges for the insecure. As we help others to become self-assured, we create a world in which all people help each other, regardless of gender. Only women can make the change in how women are seen and understood, not just by other women but by the world at large. The way we speak about each other to other women and to the men in our lives informs everyone to treat us with the respect that all women, and all people, deserve. "
Let's bring it on back mums! Let's not gossip about another woman - whether we know them or not...
"There was a time where women stood together in a bond of sisterhood, women supporting women.
As women embrace the fullness of who they are as individuals, they may find themselves supporting other women, helping others to reach the level of inner comfort and outer freedom that they themselves have found. Among those who are less sure of themselves and their place in the world, it may be more common to criticize other women than to seek their help. But there are things that a woman can only learn from another woman, as there are things about being a man that can only be learned from other men. We all recognize that we have much to learn from each other regardless of gender, but sometimes we could use a supportive role model that gives us a more precise example of what and who we can become.
There was a time where women stood together in a bond of sisterhood, women supporting women. It is only natural that the pendulum swings out of balance for a while so that we may have the experience of what we do not want. It is up to women to bring the pendulum back into balance and bring back the sacred sisterhood we yearn for at our core.
If we envision a world where women support each other and help each other find their place in an ever-changing world, then we can become the change we want to see. Jealousy, envy, criticism, and judgment are refuges for the insecure. As we help others to become self-assured, we create a world in which all people help each other, regardless of gender. Only women can make the change in how women are seen and understood, not just by other women but by the world at large. The way we speak about each other to other women and to the men in our lives informs everyone to treat us with the respect that all women, and all people, deserve. "
Let's bring it on back mums! Let's not gossip about another woman - whether we know them or not...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Happy International Women's Day to all working mums!
We wish all working mums a wonderful day on Monday and we hope you are celebrating with some great women somewhere!
Here's some interesting facts on IWD from the website: www.internationalwomensday.com
'International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011.'
Let's make the centenary next year a big one for celebrating working mums!
Here's some interesting facts on IWD from the website: www.internationalwomensday.com
'International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011.'
Let's make the centenary next year a big one for celebrating working mums!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Is Sleep better than Sex?
Is Sleep better than Sex? For a lot of working mothers it seems so – particularly those mums with kids under five who are still waking during the night. A recent article mentioned some tips for getting more sleep so that we can feel better and be more productive during the day:
1. Set a bedtime for yourself and keep it! (you may just lose weight if you do this as you won’t be so tired and have all those food cravings!)
2. Invest in some proper pyjamas (I suggest wearing silk – it makes you feel good and a lot more feminine than just ‘mummy’ type clothes – and it’s proper ‘sleeping’ attire)
3. Switch off your mobile while it charges overnight.
4. Don’t check the time or switch on the lights if you do wake up during the night.
5. Counting backwards from 300 in sets of three helps you drift off.
6. Cut out some of the other stuff, like an hour watching TV to ‘wind down’ at the end of the day – sleep is more essential!
7. Stop believing that working 24/7 shows you are serious – you can be professional and get some sleep.
SO go some some more sleep! Read the whole article at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7021747.ece
1. Set a bedtime for yourself and keep it! (you may just lose weight if you do this as you won’t be so tired and have all those food cravings!)
2. Invest in some proper pyjamas (I suggest wearing silk – it makes you feel good and a lot more feminine than just ‘mummy’ type clothes – and it’s proper ‘sleeping’ attire)
3. Switch off your mobile while it charges overnight.
4. Don’t check the time or switch on the lights if you do wake up during the night.
5. Counting backwards from 300 in sets of three helps you drift off.
6. Cut out some of the other stuff, like an hour watching TV to ‘wind down’ at the end of the day – sleep is more essential!
7. Stop believing that working 24/7 shows you are serious – you can be professional and get some sleep.
SO go some some more sleep! Read the whole article at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article7021747.ece
Monday, January 18, 2010
Working Mums Tip #6 In Essence – Being Grateful for What You DO Have In Your Life
If you do nothing else from reading these tips – then do this last one!
This will make a HUGE difference to your life and to how you feel about everything that happens. Don’t take our word for it, just try it!
If you are reading this tip now, this means you already have an amazing life compared to most people in the world. You have enough food, shelter, clothing , your family and children have access to leading edge medical treatment and you have ways of earning income to help yourself and those you love. This is more than 95% of what the world’s population have got.
And yet we want more – and things to be better for us. And that’s OK. That’s how the world works and how our knowledge and skill expands – to provide for us and others coming behind us. So it is good to ASK for what we want – to wish for things that we would love to have in our life – more money, more freedom, better health, easier relationships – if you can think of wanting it, then it’s OK for you to have it!
What we have learnt DOESN’T work – is asking for these things from a place of complaining, or scarcity, or not having them. If we constantly think about what we don’t have - from a place of complaining that we don’t have them -then we don’t get them. Or if we focus on how other people have things that we want – new house, new car, different job, luxurious holidays etc – then we just make ourselves feel bad that we don’t have them.
But if we are grateful for what we DO have in our life – and give that thanks every day – and ASK for what it is that we would like more of – then we have found that that’s what works. Coming from a place of gratitude to ask for more – rather than a place of lack to ask for more.
So here’s our last tip – every day, when you wake up - and before you go to sleep - and any other time of the day that you can remember:
Give thanks for the love in your life – for your family and for being able to have or look after children – many people can’t.
Give thanks for your career/job/employer/business for the opportunity to earn income and support your family and your aspirations in life.
Give thanks for the food in front of you – the roof over your head – the clothes on your body – the health you enjoy – for this glorious, abundant, safe country that we live in.
Give thanks for ALL you have in your life – however small or insignificant you think it is. Many people in the world would LOVE to have what you have.
And then focus on what else you would LOVE in your life – what would you really LOVE? And then believe it will come to you….
Wishing you many good things – and hoping to see you at an event soon…
This will make a HUGE difference to your life and to how you feel about everything that happens. Don’t take our word for it, just try it!
If you are reading this tip now, this means you already have an amazing life compared to most people in the world. You have enough food, shelter, clothing , your family and children have access to leading edge medical treatment and you have ways of earning income to help yourself and those you love. This is more than 95% of what the world’s population have got.
And yet we want more – and things to be better for us. And that’s OK. That’s how the world works and how our knowledge and skill expands – to provide for us and others coming behind us. So it is good to ASK for what we want – to wish for things that we would love to have in our life – more money, more freedom, better health, easier relationships – if you can think of wanting it, then it’s OK for you to have it!
What we have learnt DOESN’T work – is asking for these things from a place of complaining, or scarcity, or not having them. If we constantly think about what we don’t have - from a place of complaining that we don’t have them -then we don’t get them. Or if we focus on how other people have things that we want – new house, new car, different job, luxurious holidays etc – then we just make ourselves feel bad that we don’t have them.
But if we are grateful for what we DO have in our life – and give that thanks every day – and ASK for what it is that we would like more of – then we have found that that’s what works. Coming from a place of gratitude to ask for more – rather than a place of lack to ask for more.
So here’s our last tip – every day, when you wake up - and before you go to sleep - and any other time of the day that you can remember:
Give thanks for the love in your life – for your family and for being able to have or look after children – many people can’t.
Give thanks for your career/job/employer/business for the opportunity to earn income and support your family and your aspirations in life.
Give thanks for the food in front of you – the roof over your head – the clothes on your body – the health you enjoy – for this glorious, abundant, safe country that we live in.
Give thanks for ALL you have in your life – however small or insignificant you think it is. Many people in the world would LOVE to have what you have.
And then focus on what else you would LOVE in your life – what would you really LOVE? And then believe it will come to you….
Wishing you many good things – and hoping to see you at an event soon…
Friday, May 8, 2009
How to make a Mother's Day
Just read a brilliant article about how much mothers are criticised and judged by others - often by people in public that they don't even know. With Mother's Day looming and all the spin about really caring for mothers and 'it's the most important job in the world' then why is there so much judgment and criticism of mothers? Damned if they go to work and leave their kids, passed over socially if they don't work as not being anyone of consequence - what's a poor woman to do? not have children? Then she's damned for being too selfish. We can't seem to win any which way.
If only we could give mothers the praise that they so rightly deserve - the courage to bring another human being into the world and nurture them in the best possible way they know how. To be a 'good-enough' mother. Let's all give at least one mother some positive comments this Mother's Day about what she's doing that IS working. That will make her Mother's Day!
Read the article http://tinyurl.com/px3xw4
If only we could give mothers the praise that they so rightly deserve - the courage to bring another human being into the world and nurture them in the best possible way they know how. To be a 'good-enough' mother. Let's all give at least one mother some positive comments this Mother's Day about what she's doing that IS working. That will make her Mother's Day!
Read the article http://tinyurl.com/px3xw4
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Right to ask for flexible working rights in the UK
UK parents of children under 16 now have the right to ask for flexible working hours from their employer . Previously only legislated for parents with children under 6, this is an outstanding recognition that children need support from parents all through their school years as well.
Fantastic achievment UK - what's Australia doing about this? C'mon -let's get with the times!
...'the business benefits of flexible working, with three in five (59 per cent) saying it would improve staff morale, two in five (40 per cent) working mums believing flexible working would reduce absenteeism, and more than a quarter saying it would improve staff retention and attract talented staff. Recognised business benefits of flexible working also include increased productivity and recruitment savings.' So why are so many Australian employers not doing this?
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/24480
Fantastic achievment UK - what's Australia doing about this? C'mon -let's get with the times!
...'the business benefits of flexible working, with three in five (59 per cent) saying it would improve staff morale, two in five (40 per cent) working mums believing flexible working would reduce absenteeism, and more than a quarter saying it would improve staff retention and attract talented staff. Recognised business benefits of flexible working also include increased productivity and recruitment savings.' So why are so many Australian employers not doing this?
http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/24480
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