Atul Gawande recently wrote in the New Yorker about standards of medical care, in an article entitled the Bell Curve. I couldn’t find the article on line, but here is some Q&A about it. The thrust of the article is grappling with the issue that some doctors and care centresContinue Reading
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m the breadwinner in our family. My husband stays at home and looks after the kids. So while I’ve got an impressive corporate job, I sometimes wonder whether I am advancing the cause of women and families generally in the workplace. Have I just bought intoContinue Reading
I’ve been too depressed about the new anti-terror laws to seriously read them and try and understand them (not to mention not being a lawyer). But as far as I can tell, the main arguments boil down to: Government – trust us we will only ever use these laws againstContinue Reading
Today’s book review is Stasiland, by Anna Funder. Stasiland is the former East Germany, and this book is the story of people who Anna Funder met in East Germany, and what life was really like for them. It is a powerful story, and told in wonderfully evocative language that getsContinue Reading
Jody over at Raising WEG has a new post about surnames, and why she changed her surname when she got married. I didn’t change mine, which seemed a very simple decision at the time. It’s only later it seems more complex. It meant though, that we had long long discussionsContinue Reading
I love The Economist magazine. Perhaps its my politics, (left of centre on social issues, in favour of market solutions on economic issues), or perhaps its the good writing. Or maybe its just the only adult magazine that generally covers the world. One thing that has been bugging me latelyContinue Reading
Laura at 11d has a post asking whether feminism has been a success. A big question, but an interesting one. In my personal experience, my life has been much less predicated on my gender than my mother’s was. She gave up her PhD at age 26 to marry my father,Continue Reading
Before I had kids, I would have thought of lactation rooms as one of those luxury things that employers do to prove that they are really female friendly (rather than something that is actually important, like maternity leave, or childcare, or being non discriminatory in choosing who to promote). WhenContinue Reading
I’ve been reading a few posts (mostly at Half changed world) about the gender issues in employment, and how people decide whether to have one parent or both at home. The surprise to me is how much health care comes into it. The issue of whether a job has healthContinue Reading
One of the things I love about my current role is that I’m senior enough to manage my work life balance in a reasonable way. When I need to, I leave the office at 5 – forward my phone to my mobile, and log onto the office (completely seamlessly) fromContinue Reading