The Mums Returning to Work project by Outside the Box is highlighting the issues faced by a huge amount of women during pregnancy, as well as during and after maternity leave. The Equality and Human Rights Commission found that in the U.K: 77% of mums had a negative of discriminatory experience during pregnancy, maternity leave […]
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After 1000 breastfeeds in a row, I needed a friend to save my sanity #friendship
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes When my second daughter was four months old, I was at breaking point. I’d breastfed her every two or three hours for four months; that’s over 1000 feeds without a break. I’d had enough. I didn’t want to stop, I just wanted her to have an occasional feed […]
Calling lone parents in Glasgow: what would make your life better?
By editor on July 15, 2015 in Community activity and Inclusion, Employment, Mental wellbeing, Stories
If you are bringing up kids on your own, you’ll know all about what makes it great and what makes it tough. The recent budget is full of confusing promises, which are suppose to make it easier to work , but we all worry will just make us poorer. What seems to be missing in […]