I recently read an article about why the first person to step on Mars should be a woman. “And while it wouldn’t make up for all the gender injustice in the world, it would be a damn good start. It would make a statement to the planet – not to mention possible life on other […]
I spend a lot of time advocating for access to flexible working for mothers, but – obviously – flexible working benefits men too. And studies show that they want it. While women still do the vast majority of childcare, and are much more likely to reduce their work hours after having children, fathers are increasingly […]
Welcome to #FlexiMamas, a series about the barriers that working mums face. This edition features Kimm, who originally hails from the US and came to Scotland to do her PhD in 1999 in Glasgow. She met her Glasgow hubster in 2003, and decided to settle down in Scotland. After finishing her PhD in 2006, she […]
“She’s just a bit shy.” I find myself saying this nearly every day. To friends who are excited to greet my daughter. To friendly shopkeepers. To kindly old ladies on the bus who bend down to pat her head. She’s a cute kid. I get why they want to talk to her. But here’s the […]
I can’t stop going on about how we need to improve things for working mothers. I go on Twitter planning to share some witty observation about the Dawson’s Creek 20 year reunion or something, and I find myself retweeting articles about the gender pay gap. Whenever I tell myself that my followers are probably getting […]
“It’s almost Easter!” I said to my daughter. She stared at me blankly. “A bunny is going to come bring you chocolate!” I said. Pause. “I’m just eating Weetabix right now,” she said. I expected her to be excited, or at least have questions. Why does this bunny bring chocolate? What kind of chocolate? What […]
As an American, I’m often asked to explained weird American things to Scottish people. If Americans call biscuits cookies, what is an American biscuit? (A scone.) How do Americans make tea if they don’t have electric kettles? (They don’t, normally. Or they use the microwave. Yes, really.) Why do Americans love baseball so much? (No […]
“Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” – Charlotte Whitton I love this quote from Canada’s most controversial feminist, and it prompted me to write my own edited version: “Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men […]
