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Voom, voom, voom… we’re going to the moon (hopefully)

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The editor, Annie Ridout, is keen to take The Early Hour to the next level – so she entered the Virgin VOOM business competition to win £££ and support. The next stage involves pitching live to Richard Branson…

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Annie Ridout 3rd May 2018
Work Life

Emma Gannon on women, confidence and success

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Emma Gannon hosts the hugely popular Ctrl, Alt, Delete podcast (2m downloads), was one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 this year and is about to publish her second book. We discuss what it’s like to be successful, as a woman…

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Annie Ridout 3rd May 2018
Family

7 ways to let go of your mum guilt

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“Feeling guilty is often what I call a ‘trigger’ feeling,” says life coach Zoe Blaskey. “There is usually something else going on underneath.” Here, she explains the likely origins of ‘mum guilt’ and how to get rid of it for good…

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Contributing Writer 16th April 2018
Work Life

Maybe mothers don’t want to share parental leave

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Amidst all this talk of shared parental leave – low uptake for the men, the fault lying with outdated work cultures and sexist bosses – there’s an important voice missing: the mothers. Maybe 98 per cent of leave is taken by women because that’s what they’d prefer…

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Annie Ridout 11th April 2018
Work Life

Are you a freelance mum in need of some guidance?

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The editor, Annie Ridout, has benefitted from having a business mentor to help her with The Early Hour. Now she’d like to offer a mentorship to another freelance mum, in need of some guidance…

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Annie Ridout 8th April 2018
Work Life

On having another baby: “But what about your career?”

Annie Ridout - The Freelance Mum
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Motherhood may impact a woman’s career but it doesn’t have to destroy it. In fact, The Early Hour’s editor, Annie Ridout, found hers blossomed after giving birth. Here, she argues against the idea that babies are a barrier to your career…

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Annie Ridout 3rd April 2018
Family

Men work late. Women leave on time to collect the kids

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“Men tend to feel they are accomplishing their duty by dedicating more of their time to work than to returning home to their families.” French illustrator Emma visually explains the damaging gender divide in the workplace, once kids come along…

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Contributing Writer 19th March 2018
Work Life

How I found flexible work to fit around my family life

Nicola Emmett
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When Nicola Emmett returned to her marketing role after maternity leave, she found the hours and commute no longer worked for her. She needed flexible work that would fit around childcare so she quit and – after a long, hard search – landed the dream job…

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Contributing Writer 12th February 2018
Work Life

10 tips for how to succeed as a woman in tech

Abadesi Osunsade
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“Facebook’s motto used to be ‘move fast and break things'”, says Abadesi Osunsade – former Amazon employee, and the author of Dream Big Hustle Hard: A Millennial Woman’s Guide to Success in Tech. “This captures the sentiments of most tech startups.” Osunsade shares 10 excellent tips…

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Contributing Writer 5th February 2018
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I had an epiphany: I could work less and achieve more

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One of the first questions you should ask yourself when setting up a business is: why am I doing this? Annie Ridout revisited her initial reasons for setting up The Early Hour and realised she’d lost her path. So now she’s making a change…

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Annie Ridout 15th January 2018

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