by Margaret E Ward | May 22, 2026 | Brand journalism
The emotional tidal wave was immediate – livid, disgusted, shattered and, frankly, humiliated – when I was told “because he might be a husband and father one day”. That was what I had just been told by Bob, a male colleague in his 40s, when I asked why a junior male...
by Margaret E Ward | May 15, 2026 | Brand journalism
What do glass slippers, leather shoes, and the world of work have in common? Too many people pretend they’re the right size. Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters and US president Donald Trump’s officials all attempted to wear shoes that didn’t fit. Likewise, too many...
by Margaret E Ward | May 8, 2026 | Brand journalism
The executive offices and boardrooms of the most successful companies are not full of people who know it all. They never were. Yet, in the age of the “strong leader”, this stereotype has fooled us into thinking that the best leaders know exactly where they’re going...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 30, 2026 | Brand journalism, Future of Work, Women at Work, Work-Life Balance
When I first met Laura (not her real name), she was an associate solicitor in a small but busy general practice and excited to be pregnant with her first child. Five years later, she was a solicitor at a top Dublin law firm and a parent to two young children with a...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 27, 2026 | Brand journalism, Future of Work, Work-Life Balance
How many times a day do you touch your phone as against shaking a human hand, hugging a friend or relative, or even stroking your dog or cat’s fur? How many hours do you spend staring at a screen – big or small – instead of into a person’s face? How much of your week...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 23, 2026 | Brand journalism, Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
Women in the US are being pushed from the frying pan into a five-alarm authoritarian fire. Religious conservatives, Christian nationalists and the tech bros of Silicon Valley, who have long conspired to put women back in their pre-civil-rights boxes, are not only...
