A ‘first’ today – I was interviewed for the Engage for Success radio show.

I shared insights from the coaching work we do at WOMBA to help organisations support their working parents.

There was a parent who had adopted, a mum who had conceived via IVF, a mum who had miscarried, a dad who shares custody, a woman who’d decided not to parent and a mum who’d had an unplanned pregnancy.

What did they all have in common?

The gender pay gap is proving to be very stubborn, even though many employers are making a concerted effort to close it.

When I was researching this issue for our partnership with SheSays on their ShareBaby campaign two facts jumped out.

The first: incredibly, there are still no sectors in the UK economy where women are paid the same as men.

The second was relevant to the creative sector. The median gender pay gap has worsened at more than half of the UK’s advertising and marketing agencies in the last year.

If you’ve taken some time out to have a baby or raise young children, returning to work can be a bouquet of mixed emotions.

On the one hand, it can be hard to leave your little one in the care of others. On the other, it can be exciting to get back to adult conversations and to use skills you took time and effort acquiring in the first place.