The 2008 2nd Edition came my way this week. It was easy to read and not long - about 70 pages of followable chaptered prose - with some useful information sections at the back.
Lacking an index worried me a little but the Contents clearly demarked the subjects covered. However, a list of the seven main sections of the Helplist is essential for later editions. These include: Financial; Childcare; Small Business Resources; Professional Organisations and Networking; and Links for Fathers. Most of the entries in Helplist give website addresses which allows the reader to update any dated material in the chapters.
The strength of this slim volume is in the treatment of life as a working mother. The gist of the contents lies in each chapter title; the latter include: Flexible Working and Time Off; Childcare; Financial Help for Working Parents; and The Role of Fathers. Other chapters concern time, childcare, health, staying positive and guilt.
The shortish chapter on Starting your own Business could have said more and a miss was a chapter entitled say, Seeking and being Selected for a Job - it might be a useful addition..? One problem an author faces in writing about governmental policy and statutory mattes, eg benefits, is updating - the solution in this guide is the use of website references.
Denise Tyler has given mothers who work or who intend to work a sympathetic and valuable insight into the issues of managing life with work colleagues, children and any other half. It is packed with references and has a very short bibliography.
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