When children ask questions about different family units they offer a great opportunity to introduce them to the diversity of families in a way that is simple, loving, and age-appropriate. Counsellor Ryan Portelli walks us through how to handle these conversations.

Research has shown that, in Malta, women with disabilities care about looking good and believe having a career is important. However, they feel that having both a career and a family remains a challenge for them with few considering motherhood as an option.

Changes in leave entitlement, gender pay gaps exposed and the fear of menopause amongst millennials… here are some women news bites you may have missed this week.

Mary Mallia was 25 years old when her mother died by suicide. Now, over 30 years later, she launched a book about her experience, In this article, Mary shares the journey it took her to heal and write the book ‘Liberation at Last: Love after Death’.

From a law ensuring gender balance on large-company boards, to new research on menopause… here are some women news bites you may have missed this week.

“Success is liking who you are, what you do and how you do it” – these are amongst the inspiring words shared by one of 14 women featured in a calendar that showcases women who are trailblazers in healthcare in Malta. It was launched by the Women for Women Foundation.

Many parents turn down work lunches, coffee break chats, and office networking events to rush off to pick up their children. Now research had uncovered the cost of these decisions, which are mostly carried by women.

Let’s all make 2025 a great, authentic year. Shed those senseless, self-imposed expectations and limits and just allow ourselves to just be. Let’s take the things that matter into our own hands and focus on making them happen.

When Racheal Ikulagba was home after having her second child, she wished there was a place that offered wholesome, healthy food with a touch of home. Fast-forward a few years and she made it happen when she set up Kitans Food, a venture that brings the vibrant flavours of African cuisine and cosmopolitan snacks to the Maltese community.

Mvintage has become a household name in Malta. Yet, until a few years ago, the name was a mere concept in the mind of a creative and ambitious young mother—Krystle Penza. Now an award-winning entrepreneur, she shares key moments of the journey that led her to establish Mvintage, a brand dedicated to empowering women.