Embrace Equity: The story of flexible work and the bright and brilliant girl

Karen O'Reilly, founder of Employflex and Employmum, shares an all-too-familiar tale for International Women's Day

Even though the girl worked harder and earned more than her husband, the playschool would always call her, no matter how many times she asked them nicely to ring her husband.

Once upon a time there was a girl who worked really hard at school and got really high grades in her exams, she was bright and brilliant, the kind of girl you would love to hate and she graduated with flying colours and went on to her preferred course in college.

On her first welcome day of college, she stood, shoulder to shoulder with all the other students, male and female, her head and heart full of dreams and aspirations – she was dreaming of world domination in her chosen field and was determined to work hard and excel.