Library

Welcome to our Library - a rich bank of online content updated weekly. Browse our collection of Guides and Expert Articles, listen to our Podcast series discussing views and perspectives from both experts and those with lived experience, and our popular Blog series where members share their experiences of balancing work and home.

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Anthony's blog: Using some flex

"Our household is 12 months into an experiment which took us 2 years (or more) to underta...

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Sarah's blog: Pace of Life

  "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a whil...

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Citydad's blog: 10 reasons why...

Ten reasons why dads think they can't take time off to look after their kids (and ten reas...

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Esther's blog: Positive parenting, the next gene...

Today I'm going to blog on three apparently unrelated things which are actually interconne...

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Tom's blog: The F word...

I started to get itchy feet the other day and began looking at other jobs. Unsurprisingly, the...

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Ellen's blog: Starting School

My oldest son has started school! I thought I would share with you some crucial lessons learn...

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James's blog: The Great British Bake Off

Everyone in our family is talking about it.  The cupboards in our kitchen are stocked wit...

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Dolly's Blog: In search of the simple life

Back to school.  New term resolutions abound and holiday memories sustain us. We wra...

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Louisa's blog: Busy busy..

The summer holidays certainly feel like a long time ago, with a busy autumn now in full swing....

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Jennifer's blog: Statutory flexibility

After lengthy and serious reflection, I finally had a discussion about flexible working option...

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Citydad's blog: Part-timer?

After four months on paternity leave, the thought of having to go back to work ...

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Esther's blog: Playing the long game in the city

I recently had the delightful experience of meeting up some old friends, all women who’d...

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Tom's blog: Milestones...

This month is an important milestone in our house. When our first child turned two, we had our...

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Ellen's Blog: Going out

I must share with you my interesting experience with a mid-week night out Does this sound...

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James's Blog: The Toughest Job

"I’m three months into a four-month sabbatical during which I have been looking af...

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Dolly's blog: The long hot summer

“School's out and with an enormous exhalation of relief we bid adios to our au pair....

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Naomi's blog: Superwoman?

"Last year a colleague of mine (also a working mum) explained why she was leaving her job...

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Citydad's blog: Man about the house

Three weeks into my paternity leave and I'm cracking up… No, I mean I'm literal...

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Esther's blog: Mentoring

"Yesterday Louisa and I launched the new Citymothers Mentoring Scheme, a cross-company me...

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Tom's Blog: Connecting with our children's lives

When a City law firm came up with a list of its defining values, 'connecting' was one ...

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Ellen's blog: So what do you want to do?

I was recently asked by a former boss and friend what I would like to do with my career. No id...

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James's Blog: My wife recently returned to work

My wife recently returned to work following the end of her maternity leave.  We wanted to...

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Dolly's Blog: From the sublime to the ridiculous

Once upon a time we had a nanny.  In fact we had a couple (consecutively rather than simu...

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Anthony's Blog: Does this sound familiar?

Does this sound familiar to any of you? It's half term this week. My squeakers are 9 and 1...

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