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Women on maternity leave facing 'second baby effect'
Call it the second baby effect: women return to work after the birth of their second child and discover they are being discriminated against by previously accommodating managers.
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'Why can't mums play for Australia?'
Gender equality is proving elusive for Matilda Heather Garriock, who is hoping to finish her career on a high note - as a player for Australia and a mum.
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More women starting own businesses post-baby
More women with successful careers are starting their own business or working for themselves from home after having children.
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Mum in business: Kate Mills
Kate Mills started ProfessionalMums.net, an employment community for women, after the birth of her first child. She's a mum to Coco, 5, and Bebe, 3.
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Is 'mumpreneur' a dirty word?
The term is embraced by some and loathed by others - why so?
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Mum in business: Tiffany Faglin
Tiffany Faglin is the founder of TheChicElement, an online business that sells a range of beautiful, functional pieces for home offices. She's also the mum of three boys under the age of four.
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The basics of starting your own business
What's the difference between a 'mumpreneur' who sees her business as a hobby, compared to one who uses it to earn her income? Two business owners explain how they started out.
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Mum in business: Ilde Naismith Beeley
Ilde Naismith Beeley is the inventor of Starlettos, a unique and stylish yet practical footwear solution. She runs the Starlettos company while raising her two young children.
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Photographed for Sunday Life, March 2013.
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The rise of the blogging dads
Move over, mums who blog - your male counterparts are hitting the net, and they're bringing a new wave of 'dad-vertising' with them.
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Mum in business: Ere Perez
Ere Perez runs her own make-up and skincare company, Ere Perez Natural Cosmetics, and is also a mum of two girls.
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Mum in business: Cris Bucknall
Cris Bucknall is the co-founder of Eco Chic, a stylish, sustainable furniture and homewares emporium. She's also the mum of Kira, 7, and Emery, 5.
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