carers

I’m taking mental notes for my old age

1 June 2024 9:00 am

I know straight away, from the look on my friend Alice’s face, whether it’s a ‘bad carer’ day. Five years…

A feminist finds fulfilment in derided ‘women’s work’

22 July 2023 9:00 am

Like many women in mid-life, Marina Benjamin found herself caring for the very young and the elderly – leading her to ‘a radical feminist turn’

Dear Mary: What’s the best way to turn down charity requests?

14 June 2014 8:00 am

Q. I am the co-owner of a chocolate business which regularly receives requests for donations of goody bags and raffle…