Mid Life Career Change for Women London UK | Moving from Employment to Self Employment | Confidence Building. Development for the Mature Women, Personal Development, Business Coaching, Career change
The reported comments by former MP Anne Widdecombe in the Daily Mail this week that female MPs are not victims of sexism but are useless has fuelled a lot of debate. Ms. Widdecombe dismisses that parliament is biased against women and that both sexes are ‘roughed’ up during debates.
Girls, Can You Do What The Guys Do And Still Be A Lady? Read More »
According to the Labour Force Survey Q4 2012, 40% of public sector workers are women aged 40 or older. We are all aware that there have been significant cuts in public sector employment over the past 3 years with considerable more to come.
What’s The Future For Public Sector Women Aged 40 Plus? Read More »
A recent article on the BBC News talked about women finding success in their forties by starting out as entrepreneurs. The article talks about how once women reach their forties, they are confident to find their own path. The full article can be read here.
This is really encouraging to see as choosing to work for yourself can be very rewarding and fulfilling…
5 Reasons Women in Their Forties Are Kept Prisoners to Their Jobs Read More »
In my recent survey ‘Pursuing Your Passion at Mid-Life’, 87% of employed women said that fear prevented them from pursuing a career they loved to some degree or another.
DON’T LET FEAR HOLD YOU BACK FROM CHANGING YOUR CAREER Read More »
Women struggle more than men with life after retirement according to an article in the Daily Mail. Women are more likely to worry about lack of income and social life and 80% feel they have no purpose in life after quitting work.
80% Of Women Feel They Have No Purpose In Life After Quitting Work Read More »
An 88 year old employee of the supermarket chain Asda is quoted this week as saying that she returned to work after retiring “so that she had something with purpose to do”. I think that this is incredible and it just goes to show that no matter what your age, it is never too late to find purpose in your life.
DON’T HOLD BACK ON FINDING YOUR PURPOSE AT MID LIFE Read More »
Marissa Mayer the CEO for Yahoo recently defended her to decision to ban home working for Yahoo employees. Her justification is that while people are more productive when they’re alone, they are more collaborative and innovative when they’re together.
Has Yahoo Turned Back the Hands of Time? Read More »
Making a career change in their forties can be daunting, frightening, and even stressful for some women. Some women lack the confidence to make such a move because of their fears. With the current level of job cuts, many women are being forced to make career changes where they probably previously would not have.
Below are 5 common fears that women in their forties face when making a career change and ways in which these fears can be overcome.
5 CAREER CHANGE FEARS IN YOUR FORTIES Read More »
In November 2011 the Office for Budget Responsibility predicted that there will be 710,000 public sector redundancies by 2017.
In February of this year, the Institute of Fiscal Studies predicted this to be over 1 million which is 300,000 more than originally predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
The public sector that was once considered a secure place to work has seen considerable cuts resulting in significant numbers of job losses over recent times…
5 Tips to Help You Move from Public Sector to Self-Employment at Mid-Life Read More »
Low, unhappy, no energy, bored, restless, unfulfilled… These are just some of the words that some of my clients describe themselves when they come to me for coaching.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Read More »
