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Live webchat with Fiona Millar, Tuesday 3rd March, 1-2pm

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RachelMumsnet · 25/02/2009 21:10

Fiona Millar will be visiting us at Mumsnet Towers for a live webchat on Tuesday 3rd March between 1 and 2pm. Her book The Secret World of the Working Mother: Juggling Work, Kids and Sanity will be out on Thursday 5th March. Fiona is a well-known journalist, educational campaigner and mother of three. If you can't join us on Tuesday, post your questions in advance on this thread.

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CMOTDibbler · 03/03/2009 14:08

Thanks Fiona. I'll go and order the book now - and see if it's as sensible as you sound.

Scorta · 03/03/2009 14:08

ahh it was 1 - 2
Oh well I knw there is no good answer anyway
sadly

mrsbaldwin · 03/03/2009 14:12

Yes, thanks very much.

I am going to order the book - I need something good to read whilst I am in labour

fryalot · 03/03/2009 14:39

gosh, she seemed very nice, didn't she!

Bloody good idea to have her answering pre-posted questions in advance so the whole hour could be pretty much dedicated to the "live" bit of the live web chat

bagsforlife · 03/03/2009 15:34

Yes, v nice and sensible. Hope she does log on and joins in some of the education topics.

mrsruffallo · 03/03/2009 16:29

She came across very well didn't she?

Podrick · 03/03/2009 17:21

egyptianprincess I hope you bring and win a sex discrimination case against your employer who has clearly acted completely unreasonably. I think the decision of your employer was damaging to society and to the economy in general. I think they should make it crystal clear at recruitment time to young women applicants that they will effectively have to leave if they dare to have a child. In the 60's my mum had to leave her job as a bank teller due to pregnancy...this shocked me but it seems that we haven't made that much progress after all.

Maybe you could also use the EU working hours legislation and get Fiona Millar to put you in charge with someone who can write a Sunday magazine exposure article?

Podrick · 03/03/2009 17:22

err "in touch with" not "in charge with"!

squeaver · 03/03/2009 18:39

Well that was the very model of how a web-chat should be!! Well done all round.

I've always thought she seemed like a good sort so glad to be proven right.

As for all that carry-on beforehand - ffs!

emkana · 03/03/2009 19:33

Well she ignored my question... [harumph]

WilfSell · 03/03/2009 22:14

Damn. Missed her. Bloody real life. I have a LOT of respect for Mrs Campbell Ms Millar.

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