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My employer is filling quotas and has promoted women over me who are less qualified
It cannot be acceptable and I am desperate to persuade three main culprits to shut up
I’m a middle-aged woman who likes to dress comfortably but I’ve been told I should make an effort
I am scared of how the UK’s decision to leave the EU will affect my employability
My husband’s new employer wants us to miss out on a long-planned trip to Tanzania
In her request to connect she calls herself an auditor when she merely works on the help desk
Every time I go back to the dating site I can see he has looked at my profile again
He has a first-class degree from Cambridge but refuses to do what I instruct him
The atmosphere in my office is dire because colleagues are divided over referendum result
I am well paid but my prospects are bleak, so a spouse’s income would be welcome
She has a degree and income from her would be welcome. I want to find her a job she would enjoy
This is a demeaning practice but my colleagues will see me as a whinger if I complain
There’s a hole in my CV and I need to future-proof my career
If I quit, I’ll need to retrain but I have no idea what other work I can do
The organiser’s male-orientated instructions makes me suspect attendees will be 60-plus Oxbridge men
My colleagues are making sarcastic remarks when my parcels arrive
Consultancy’s ‘jacket and tie’ invitation leaves this reader feeling confused and unwelcome
At the very least I think we ought to split the rent pro rata
That milk in the office fridge is mine. Don’t touch
So many gynaecologists are women, I feel like a dinosaur on the edge of extinction
I want to pick up my children two days a week but I fear it may damage my prospects
At age 55, I’m finding it almost impossible to get work
My slim teenage trainee is now a middle-aged director whose waistline is expanding
I’m working hard ... but I’m missing my kids and getting fat
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