It’s sad but true; there’s a notable absence of women in the workforce in top level positions after the age of thirty. Why? Well, the answer is fairly obvious I guess. While there have been quantum shifts in social trends with more women having children later; until biology catches up with society, the ticking clock is still a reality.

Thanks to miserable maternity packages, childcare deficit, and lack of opportunity, many women in their mid-late thirties are forced to choose between a career and a family.

While some women have started freezing their eggs and delaying having children until they’re ready, their business has taken off, or they’ve landed the promotion they’ve worked so hard for, many others are forced to disappear into the home and the background.

Far from wishing to provoke a discussion about the value of being a Stay-at-Home-Mom (it’s the hardest job on earth, after all); I know from personal experience that while some women willingly choose to stay at home with their children, others would rather return to work.

There’s only so many episodes of Curious George a woman can watch when she’s used to overseeing meetings or running companies. And companies need a female perspective at the top level to add diversity to their team.