Can working women have it all?

Many women try to have it all: the perfect career, relationship and family. We look at whether you can juggle a career and family, how the government is helping, what companies can do to make life easier and the real experiences of working women.

new employment benefits

The equal pay act: is it helping working mums?
How have employers reacted to it?
Power to the parents: will it breed resentment ?

flexible working

What are the benefits of flexible hours
Researching flexible working
Approaching your employer about it
Flexible working: all you need to know

life experiences

Real women speak out about their lives
Week in the life: nanniless working mum
' Losing motivation as a working mum'Do we have it easier than our mums ?
Have working women really progressed ?
Working mums at risk of too much guilt ?

ask the expertCan interviewers ask if I have children?
Can I be forced to work full-time ?
Do I have to admit I'm pregnant ?
Can I be made redundant while on sick leave with PND?

Got a dilemma of your own? Ask our work rights expert

top tools for working womenAre you being discriminated against? Take the test
Quiz: discover how to assert yourself effectively
Succeeding and surviving : you can do it
Enhance your skills with a free online course

Babies versus career: what do you think? Have your say on our discussion board