The woman who made everything possible

On my formidable Auntie Susie, the RSC’s inspiring programme for schools and a brilliant new novel

The stresses and strains of balancing jobs and childcare show no sign of abating. As well as the punitive cost, it’s tough for parents to juggle looking after their children and coping with work. The Fawcett Society, an equal rights charity, reported last year that a quarter of a million mothers with young children have left their jobs because of the di…