SHARING THE STRUGGLE the first Careers Expo for working mothers in Melbourne. Danielle’s...
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FINCH PUBLISHING ABN 32 000 884 855 / 1A 64 Darley Street, Mona Vale, NSW 2103 / TEL: +61 (2) 9418 6247 / www.finch.com.au SHARING THE STRUGGLE Mums talk about the joys and challenges of being working parents Danielle Ross Walls and Louise Correcha Compiled by Danielle Ross Walls and Louise Correcha to help support other parents, Working Mums: Stories by real women on how they manage children, work and life is a collection of empowering stories from Australian mothers. The book’s primary aim is to help working mums feel less alone in their challenges to juggle work, children and daily life. Readers might also be inspired to try new careers. The stories in this book are from mothers in different situations and at different life stages. While the authors acknowledge the hard work and invaluable contribution of all mums, the focus of their book is those women who are mums and who also work, either for themselves or an employer. They might work full-time, part-time or freelance. Their stories are very different yet in many ways universal – not unlike the journey of parenting itself. Contributors include singer Missy Higgins, Olympian Alisa Camplin, blogger and social commentator Annie Nolan, and radio host and comedian George McEnroe. Other contributors work in fields spanning sport, music, professional services, early childhood education, beauty, academia, business and politics. …/2 Finch Publishing, 1 March 2018, Paperback $27.99, Ebook $9.99, parenting/women
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FINCH PUBLISHING ABN 32 000 884 855 / 1A 64 Darley Street, Mona Vale, NSW 2103 / TEL: +61 (2) 9418 6247 / www.finch.com.au
SHARING THE STRUGGLE Mums talk about the joys and challenges of being working parents
Danielle Ross Walls and Louise Correcha
CompiledbyDanielleRossWallsandLouiseCorrechatohelpsupportotherparents,WorkingMums:Storiesbyrealwomenonhowtheymanagechildren,workandlife isacollectionofempoweringstoriesfromAustralianmothers.Thebook’sprimaryaimistohelpworkingmumsfeel lessaloneintheir challenges to juggle work, children and daily life. Readersmight also be inspired to try newcareers.Thestoriesinthisbookarefrommothersindifferentsituationsandatdifferentlifestages.Whiletheauthorsacknowledgethehardworkandinvaluablecontributionofallmums,thefocusoftheirbookisthosewomenwhoaremumsandwhoalsowork,eitherforthemselvesoranemployer.Theymightworkfull-time,part-timeorfreelance.Theirstoriesareverydifferentyetinmanywaysuniversal–notunlikethejourneyofparentingitself.ContributorsincludesingerMissyHiggins,OlympianAlisaCamplin,bloggerandsocialcommentatorAnnieNolan,andradiohostandcomedianGeorgeMcEnroe.Othercontributorsworkinfieldsspanningsport,music,professionalservices,earlychildhoodeducation,beauty,academia,businessandpolitics.
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FinchPublishing,1March2018,Paperback$27.99,Ebook$9.99,parenting/women
FINCH PUBLISHING ABN 32 000 884 855 / 1A 64 Darley Street, Mona Vale, NSW 2103 / TEL: +61 (2) 9418 6247 / www.finch.com.au
DanielleRossWallsisthefounderoftheCareerIdeasforMumsExpoinMelbourne.Shesays,‘Inthelead-uptothefirstexpo,Icametorealisethatalthoughtherearecareeroptionsthatareperhapsmoreflexibleandfamily-friendlythanothers,biggerissuesregardingthestrugglesofworkingparentsrepeatedlysurfaced.IfeltthatIneededtofindanotherwaytohelpparentsfeellessaloneandhopefullyinspirethemthroughsharedstories.’LouiseCorrechaadds,‘Weknowsomanymumswhoarealsostrugglingwithworking,orreturningtowork,andraisingtheirfamilies.Wethoughtthatifwecouldsharesomeofthesestories,wemighthelpothers.WeworkedonWorkingMumsinmomentsstolenbetweentheeverydayrealitiesofparenthood,relationshipsandjobs–butwedidit.’AbouttheauthorsDanielleRossWalls ismum to two energetic boys, aged 8 and 5 years. In 2015, she created anddirected the first Careers Expo for working mothers in Melbourne. Danielle’s publishing historyincludes freelance writing forMamaMag, Kids and Places Australia, Tasmanian Living andNurtureParentingmagazine.Herwritingislargelytravel-focused,withanaimtogetpeople,especiallychildren,engagedinnature,historyandconservation.ShelivesinHobart,Tasmania,withherfamily.LouiseCorrechaismumtoa4-year-olddaughter.Sheistheco-founderanddirectorofadultlanguagesupport services company,RedEnglish (www.redenglish.com.au), forwhichsheco-wroteanonlineSpanishcourse.Louisealsowritesforandconsultsonwrittencommunicationstrategiesforarangeoftechnical,corporateandnot-for-profitclients.ShelivesinMelbourne,Victoria,withherfamily.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactpublicistLauraBoonon0431205177orlaura.boon@optusnet.com.au.
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