The Lie Working Mothers Tell

When Christine Armstrong, author of The Mother of All Jobs, became a mother it never occurred to her she would have to give up her job. At the time, she was working in London in a high level corporate job. But after the birth of her first daughter, she realised being full-time mum AND a full-time employee was bloody hard. So, she started looking for answers. She interviewed other working mothers and found, unsurprisingly, that she wasn’t alone. Christine realised there was a conspiracy of silence from senior women about "having it all". But that it was the system that was broken, not the people in it. Three daughters, and a few jobs later, her book, The Mother of All Jobs, was born. And she joins Mia to talk about it now... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman  With thanks to special guest Christine Armstrong Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia No Filter is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here. This episode was made possible by Lifespace ProbioticsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.