Jayne was born in the UK and has lived in Canada, the US and the UK. She has an MBA from IMD Busines School and a master’s degree in creative writing from Kingston University. She spent fifteen years working as a management consultant specialising in business strategy and data analysis at a major international consultancy before publishing her first work of nonfiction, Ending the Mother War, Starting the Workplace Revolution in 1998. The book was called a ‘fiercely intelligent’ exploration of the entrenched positions and false choices faced by women wanting to combine motherhood and careers, and led to Jayne being recognised by the Guardian as one of the women writers driving a ‘quiet revolution’ in feminism.

After the publication of Ending the Mother War, she became a regular spokesperson and writer on work-life issues. She founded a website and consultancy for working parents, Flametree, which was later incorporated into the human resource practice of a major consultancy. After leaving Flametree, she turned to writing full-time.

Like Ending the Mother War, Jayne’s new book, The Great Plant Based Con, challenges the dominant narrative about an important issue and proposes a compelling alternative perspective.

Jayne supports the Public Health Collaboration and The Real Food Campaign, organisations working to leverage the power of real food to improve public health.

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Press

A balancing act on the Net.
Independent. 7 August 2000.
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Settling down to sanity, and a spot of Shiatsu.
The Guardian. 18 Jun 2000.
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How to start a revolution.
You Magazine, 14 June 1998.

Guilty Women.
Sunday Times News Review, 24 May 1998.

Time to Launch Me Inc.
You Magazine, March 1998.

Talking Heads: A new generation of women making themselves heard.
The Guardian, 5 January 1998.