8: Viv Groskop talks about female ambition, how you can lift as you climb, and what it means to be an ambitious woman.

Why does the idea of an ambitious woman, conjure up images of ruthlessness and power dressing? Is it changing and is it possible to be a likeable ambitious woman who can help others at the same time as helping yourself to progress? Viv talks about some of the topics in her new book “Lift As You Climb, Women And The Art Of Ambition.” She gives some very practical advice on owning the room as a woman, being yourself at work and doing things on your own terms.

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Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments? And why don’t men struggle with their careers in the same way? We talk about the rise of flexible jobs and work anywhere policies, executive burnout and the pressure to be “always on,” Government claims that 75% of mothers are in work, and yet there's being in work and there's having a career. If you’ve had a career break, been on maternity leave, want a career change, want to relaunch yourself back into work or just want a happier balance between work and everything else, Careering Into Motherhood is here with practical advice, insightful interviews and real human stories. Jane Johnson helps empower women and negotiate with employers to offer flexible working so they can stay in their careers. She negotiated her own senior role as a job-share, and in 2019 she set up the Careering Into Motherhood Facebook Group to promote discussion around flexible working, the group now has more than 8,000 members and a successful women’s mentoring programme.