Women’s rights have come a long way…But for many of us that now means lots of choices and opportunities and a question of ‘Can I have it All?’. Well, if you were using Beyonce as a benchmark then the answer is a resounding YES! She has a glittering music career (both in a group and solo); has close family relationships, has perfume lines, a movie career and a fashion business and is married to a very famous Rap Star and producer Jay-Z. As Beyonce led up to her 30^th Birthday (4^th Sep), many of us were thinking there’s only one thing left – children. As many of you will no doubt know on the night of the MTV Video Music Awards she announced that they were pregnant.

So just where did it all go right, and can we follow in her footsteps and have a family life, children and a career. Without the infrastructure to support and money that no doubt goes with their lives? (more…)