Women in the boardroom: Survival of the fittest?

Christine Armstrong, author of “The Mother of All Jobs: How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish)”, says: “Many companies are trying to address the gender gap. They’re offering support to women, coaching, mentoring and flexible working but, fundamentally, there are very few addressing the issue of total hours which, based on seven years of interviews, is the underlying problem for anyone with a caring role outside of work.”