A selection of the best reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features for parents of young children with busy lives
Secrecy around pay in companies is rife, and often disadvantages women. New EU transparency rules will lift the lid on practices that unfairly reward some employees over others
For many companies, the short-term promise of productivity seems to be overcoming the hard reality of long-term bias and exclusion
Gen Z and younger Millennials no longer consider life’s traditional milestones as appropriate for their lives
Workplace issues ‘one of the biggest challenges’ for those undergoing IVF
The greatest advantage younger people have when it comes to planning long-term financial security is time
There are smarter options than leaving your child’s allowance or gift money in a deposit account
There is tax relief for treatment costs and medication in line with State schemes, and travel expenses for treatments unavailable in Ireland
Coping with a ‘dicey hodgepodge’ of camps, annual leave and magnanimous grandmothers
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
It could be worth about €15,000 a year if you get it in full – but many women still miss out. Don’t let this be you
How to teach your children about finances without stress or meltdowns
Running your own business while parenting is a challenge but with the right support it can pay dividends
A friend has managed to secure the holy grail of summer camps – one that keeps the children even longer than the school day
‘When leaders share how they manage children and work, this brings an environment where family commitments are respected’
When should you start saving? ‘When a child is born’
A patchwork of mostly privately run summer camps, supplemented in many cases by parents taking turns to mind each others’ kids in ad-hoc arrangements, are sure signs of failure at the macro level
A second child benefit option for less well-off households is under consideration and there could yet be once-off payments
Hybrid and flexible work helps but juggling work and children is stressful and requires both support and organisation
New parents are confronted with a world of tech-enabled assistance that the marketing tells you no responsible parent can live without
In a working world that is still skewed against them, what can women do to offset the disadvantages?
Curiosity, experimentation and learning are crucial if women are to shape the future of work
Women’s health in work: When you are working and raising young children, you have little time to think about your own health or your physical and mental needs
Employee had held role since 2018
Childcare in Ireland: Data-driven approach needed if Government is ever to find a balance that supports families and caregivers
Dublin-based entrepreneur on the bootstrapping of her TikTok sensation company and learning to back yourself against bigger fish
Despite ECCE and National Childcare Scheme supports, high costs remain a barrier to women working outside the home
We mourn the loss of the ‘village’ in modern times, but I think the village begins elsewhere these days
Even though parental leave has personal, family and social benefits, only half of fathers take their two-week entitlement
They may appear small and cute, but their complete lack of filter or fear of embarrassment is nothing short of liberating
Parenting Taboos: Admitting that you feel bored, unfulfilled, or even regret your choice to stay at home with your children is difficult but not uncommon
Early years educators and parents encouraged to boost children’s confidence in national language
Society considers mums suspected of working by choice to be playing a zero-sum game where career ambition comes at the cost of motherly love
As anyone using childcare amid a dire shortage of places knows, if your creche place disappears suddenly, your job might too
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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