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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 Are Avoiding AI. Will Their Careers Suffer? | Working Knowledge
Social Innovation Analysis on Women Back to Work:
Women’s health: a quarter ‘shamed’ into returning to work early
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