As one working mum told us "Don’t tell me I can have everything - just tell me the truth!". With the birth rate plummeting and a challenging economic backdrop, what should the North East do to support parents in the workplace?

• What are our workplaces missing out on by not having more working parents working more hours?
• What are our future generations missing out on by having their parents either IN work, OR not able to afford to work?
• What’s stopping people from having families now?
• It’s your financial choice: Property or Procreation?
• Some offer gym memberships and cycle-to-work schemes, so should companies offer childcare benefits?

Newcastle Helix's BrainFood events run 12-2pm, so book a long lunch break in your diary for Thursday, October 19 and join for the free food, coffee and great conversation.

Who will be speaking?

• Beth Hazon, Brand + Marketing Consultant | Board Member, Pregnant Then Screwed
• David Ormston-Simpson, Education Assistant Manager, Newcastle University Business School
• More speakers to be announced soon…