The Return to Work One

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Episode Links:

How to cope with mum guilt | Emma’s Diary

Back to the office: Back to ‘normal’ is not exactly what women need – NOON

Caregiver Leave in the UK: Your Rights and How to Apply | Contend Legal

8 Types of Flexible Work Arrangements to Support Your Employees | Benepass

Flexible Work Arrangements | Women in Research

10 ways flexible working attract senior women – Timewise

Investing in Women Return Ready Week Survey Results

Challenges facing women in post-study jobs, retraining and skills following the pandemic – HEPI

Analysis | What are employers’ return to the office plans for 2025? | CIPD

Getting Back to Work | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Office Return Varies Across Sectors – British Chambers of Commerce

Gender Differences in Loneliness

Returning to work after a break – South London Partnership

Returner toolkit: helping you back to work – GOV.UK

Women at work – do you target Returners? – Future challenges for the profession

Women, work and caring: unspoken expectations and stifled careers | Institute for Employment Studies (IES)

Women in AI (#WAI)

Women Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? | Working Knowledge

WISE Campaign

The top 3 barriers women face returning to work – The 3 Cs – The Institute of Employability Professionals

Social Innovation Analysis on Women Back to Work:

Women’s health: a quarter ‘shamed’ into returning to work early

A quarter of UK women have been pressured into returning to work when taking time off for health issues – FemTech World

Half of mothers have negative experiences returning to work after maternity leave, research reveals – so what needs to change?

Artificial Intelligence and gender equality | UN Women – Headquarters


Clair Madeley. Clair is a Technology Trainer, and Learning Specialist with her lived experience of returning to work after career transitions. She knows firsthand what it’s like to navigate confidence dips, identity shifts, and the practical realities of stepping back into a role. Being a guest on this podcast, Clair wanted to help people reconnect with their skills, making the return‑to‑work journey feel more supported and genuinely human.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clair-madeley-175b8522/

Jo Edgar is a Freelance Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer focusing on behavioural change with over 20 years experience in Learning and Development.   Her passion lies in coaching women who are returning to the workplace after a career break – whether due to maternity leave, raising a family, caring responsibilities, redundancy or life taking them into a different direction.  Jo combines empathy with practical tools to help women rebuild confidence, overcome imposter syndrome and navigate the transition back into work with a renewed sense of purpose and self-belief.

Contact; Jo@joedgarcoachinganddevelopment.comLinkedin; www.linkedin.com/in/jo-edgar-15b692151

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