The concept of the Women Returners' Network is to be wholeheartedly welcomed. Any organization that facilitates women returning to the workplace must be worthwhile. As a recent returner, it was with excitement and enthusiasm that I attended its first public conference. I listened with interest and approval to speeches telling me how large organizations have moved to accommodate professional women who have broken their careers. The main speakers were noteworthy for their success in their chosen careers—among them were the most senior woman in the Civil Service and a woman surgeon—and I will certainly point them out to my daughter as examples of women who have achieved in life.