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Incognito: ‘I tread a fine line every day, balancing the needs of my career with my ME’

‘My GP thought that I was a hypochondriac and I even got to the point of wondering whether I was making it all up’ — in this month’s Incognito, we hear about one woman’s struggle to get diagnosed with ME, and then continue her career and fulfil her ambitions against challenging physical odds.

Hearing loss

Incognito: ‘I almost gave up my career because of my hearing loss’

In this month’s Incognito, a finance director talks about the challenges of trying to work with severe hearing loss she kept secret from her employers — and how she almost gave up her career as a result.

Interview technique

Incognito: What I wish hiring managers knew before they walked into the interview room

When an experienced hiring manager found herself on the other side of the desk as an interviewee she discovered that good practice is not always a given…and how valuable it can be to see your role from another perspective…

Alcoholism

Incognito: Lockdown enabled me to finally get sober and reclaim my life and career

In this month’s Incognito, one woman talks about negotiating her career while also battling a drinking problem — and how the Covid-19 lockdown period allowed her to tackle her relationship with alcohol and finally get sober, allowing her to reclaim her life, sense of self and career.

Woman kicking off heels

Incognito: ‘It’s hard to be a feminist and have no desire to rise to the top: Why downsizing my career was the best thing I’ve done.’

“I’d really love to see a culture of understanding that success is not necessarily a corner office, but in strong relationships, in finding a sense of self-worth and the ability to be at peace with yourself.

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everywoman Incognito: ‘I combine a career with caring for someone with dementia’

World Alzheimer’s Day on 21st September raises awareness of the disease and the issues for those living with it. But family carers of those with dementia face equally testing challenges, especially if they’re working a job alongside.

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everywomanIncognito: how one woman negotiates the challenges of her dual heritage in the workplace

In this month’s Incognito, one woman discusses the intersectional tensions of being a first-generation British-South Asian from a low socio-economic background — and the challenges of finding balance and celebrating all parts of her identity in the wor

adult autism

Incognito: Female autism - Being diagnosed years into my banking career was like getting a brand new identity

This month’s everywomanIncognito blogger provides an inspiring and honest account of her adult diagnosis of autism, and its impact on her sense of self.

Amnesia

everywomanIncognito: I used to run two businesses. Then I forgot my own name.

This month’s Incognito blogger is a humbling lesson in the truth of resilience, and how we can come back stronger from even the most world-upending of situations.