Single parenting

General Details

Network:

Working mother

Profession:

Other

Type of leave:

Maternity

Number of years professional experience:

16-20 years

Length of leave:

6-12 months

Type of experience:

Mixed

Work pattern on return:

Part-time

Message I became a single parent 5 months into my pregnancy. After 9 months maternity leave I returned to work part time 4 days per week spread across five days, raising my daughter alone during which time I did my own divorce and had to juggle renting, then buying and selling a house and dropping my child at nursery before commuting into London.