We’re putting MIDLIFE WOMEN BACK in BUSINESS

It can sometimes feel that opportunities are thin on the ground for older women in the workplace, but these entrepreneurs are putting them at the heart of their businesses

WORDS CHRISTINA QUAINE

“There are so many women like my mum who would make brilliant nannies” Sarah Arnstein, 42, lives in south east London with her husband, Sven, and their children, Scarlett, eight, and Orlando, six. Last October, Sarah founded Granny As Nanny, a childcare agency employing older women. ✢ THE IDEA It was a slow-burner. When I returned to my job as a journalist after Scarlett was born, we found it really challenging to sort reliable childcare. We had some lovely nannies, but they tended to leave after a year due to homesickness or boyfriend trouble! So whenever we had a childcare crisis, my mum Katie came to the rescue. She was always so calm, patient and capable, I couldn’t help thinking that there must be so many older, experienced women, like my mum, who…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2019

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