Continuing the theme of work (well, why wouldn’t I?), there is a message here for those who have been living in a cave: this past week we celebrated International Women’s Day!
What a time for women in the workforce. The cementing of hybrid working has both helped and hampered women. As a working mum myself, there is an inevitable challenge around domestic/offspring responsibilities and the need to work a full day, so the lack of a daily commute buys back precious time. However, not all women are faring so well in the new normal; the requirement to be super-woman and be all things to all people is now less revered and more expected.
Did you know that out of the 30 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (I hate acronyms), the UK only manages to scrape in at 17th place in the Economist’s “Glass Ceiling Index”, measuring our role and influence across the workforce?
Hey ho, best go and check the washing machine has finished.