Scheme launched to get more women back to work
With two young children to juggle and another on the horizon, it made sense for Kirstan Ferris to step back from the day job and take a career break. “My intention was always to return to work when my youngest turned three,” she says, “however this ‘short’ career break turned into seven years.” With a degree in Technology and Business Studies, and 11 years’ experience working in the engineering and manufacturing sectors - including the aerospace and automotive industries in the UK, Germany and America - life as a stay-at-home mum was undoubtedly different. “I often fel...