Book description
'I took the plunge and went back to work full-time, leaving a baby at
home ... that was the start of the 20-year experiment with every
different type of working arrangement possible in my quest to try and
do justice to my children, my education, my ambition.'
Fiona Millar, journalist and education campaigner, knows first hand
that being a working mother involves managing childcare, work, laundry
and countless other tasks, while striving to find the perfect
work-life balance for her family. And she is not alone. Over 70 per
cent of mothers with school-age children are in some form of work.
In The Secret World of the Working Mother, Fiona Millar draws
on the experiences of women from all walks of life and circumstance,
as well as her own, to examine the many challenges faced in the
workplace and home. Sharply analytical, entertaining and informative,
this is an in-depth look at how real women manage their chaotic
lives - not how perfect women should.
Fiona Millar is an education columnist for the
Guardian
, a former aide to Cherie Blair and an activist and campaigner. She and
her partner Alastair Campbell have three teenage children.
