Barriers to career progression

Ill health during those early formative years of my career post-graduation. Whilst I was in and out of hospital for 2 years, most people in my peer group jumped ahead and I've never really caught them up. That said, the women in that group are now all stepping out of their careers to have babies, so I'm not really all that far behind anymore.

The other thing has been a refusal to permanently work in London. I've worked for many large organisations all with central London offices, but I've always been based in regional offices - this has certainly limited my opportunities than if I'd been prepared to take roles in HQ, but I have no intention of ever living in London or the South East.

Ultimately. I'm happy with where I've ended up so far and there's plenty of time left to progress further.

Ill health during those early formative years of my career post-graduation. Whilst I was in and out of hospital for 2 years, most people in my peer group jumped ahead and I've never really caught them up. That said, the women in that group are now all stepping out of their careers to have babies, so I'm not really all that far behind anymore.

The other thing has been a refusal to permanently work in London. I've worked for many large organisations all with central London offices, but I've always been based in regional offices - this has certainly limited my opportunities than if I'd been prepared to take roles in HQ, but I have no intention of ever living in London or the South East.

Ultimately. I'm happy with where I've ended up so far and there's plenty of time left to progress further.