‘It’s always a struggle to try to make sure you get the right work-life balance’ – Minister Helen McEntee on juggling politics and two small babies
Source: Irish Independent
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has opened up about how it can be a “challenge” to raise two children as a cabinet minister and how she sometimes feels “guilty” when she struggles to find a work-life balance.
Speaking to The Baby Tribe podcast, Ms McEntee discussed life as a mother to two sons and being the first minister to take maternity leave.
She said her view “hasn’t changed” on whether women “can do everything and they should be allowed to do everything”, but she acknowledged that it is hard at times.
Click here to read the full article published by the Irish Independent on 14 November 2023.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has opened up about how it can be a “challenge” to raise two children as a cabinet minister and how she sometimes feels “guilty” when she struggles to find a work-life balance.
Speaking to The Baby Tribe podcast, Ms McEntee discussed life as a mother to two sons and being the first minister to take maternity leave.
She said her view “hasn’t changed” on whether women “can do everything and they should be allowed to do everything”, but she acknowledged that it is hard at times.
Click here to read the full article published by the Irish Independent on 14 November 2023.