Women Work Wellbeing

In this episode, host Zoe Haydn Jones engages grief coach Dipti Solanki in an enlightening conversation about understanding and navigating grief beyond bereavement. Dipti shares her personal loss journey and how it influenced her coaching career, emphasizing that grief is a unique experience shaped by personal and cultural factors. She expands the concept of grief to include life changes like care...

How you can unlock confidence and overcome self-doubt Welcome to our riveting discussion with professional coach, Anna Manning, skillfully guided by our host, Zoe Haydn Jones. This episode dives deep into the intricacies of confidence, especially in professional spaces, unearthing some profound insights about self-perception and the delicate balance between competence and self-assurance. Anna, a f...

In this episode, we talk with Natalie Potts, a seasoned corporate professional who spent 19 years in the same company before leaving to explore other avenues. Natalie opens up about her decision to shift from a successful career in a male-dominated field to becoming a qualified performance and corporate coach, driven by a critique from her employer. She also shares her dedication to continuous pro...

Do you think saying no is a 'bad' thing at work? Do you think you might lose out to promotions or be seen as not working hard enough? Well think again. Saying no is the new you. This week I share my journey of learning to set boundaries and saying no at work to ensure a healthier work-life balance. The practice is not about being uncooperative or missing opportunities but respecting your values an...

Podcast episode Zoe Haydn Jones sits with Helen Tomlinson , the Menopause Employment Champion for the UK government and Head of Talent Inclusion for the Adecco Group. Helen sheds light on her journey to her role as Menopause Champion, revealing the challenges and triumphs along the way. She discusses her work in launching a menopause policy at Adecco, which sparked broader conversations about wome...

In this week's episode, we talk about managing chronic pain at work with Zoë Haydn Jones. We discuss chronic illness and women's health in the workplace. and how organisations need to be more open to discussing health conditions and how they affect women in the workplace. Zoë shares her experiences with chronic pain, and her diagnosis of pelvic congestion syndrome, which is varicose veins around t...

We met with the incredible Kat Parsons leading the way in the DEI space. So why do some women adopt male behaviour and attitudes to fit in at work? We discuss the chameleon effect, which refers to women adopting male behavior and attitudes to fit in with their male colleagues. While it may provide a sense of belonging, it can also perpetuate gender stereotypes and lead to discrimination. Kat discu...

With 40% of women engineers leaving or never entering the field and 78% of STEM women reporting gender discrimination in primarily male workplaces, we need change. We chat with two industry-leading figures for this special woman in Engineering podcast. Find out why engineering requires diversity to drive innovation. At the current rate of progress, gender parity among entrants to engineering degre...

This week we share the results from our Women at Work survey, We ran this survey to understand better what women are experiencing in the workplace. We surveyed 250 women aged 18 to 65 across England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and the US.. The anonymous online survey ran for three weeks. The majority of respondents work full-time (60.7%). The industries included medical, tech, engineering, teaching...

Breaking the male bias in tech. Luba Ismakov discusses being a successful woman in tech sales and how you can too. It was enlightening to chat with Luba Ismakov on the podcast this week. Luba is switched-on, intelligent, and has a clear vision on gender equality in tech and what we all need to be doing to make the industry more accessible. We talked all things Getting more women into tech What tec...

Financially empowered women will ask for what they deserve in a salary negotiation and ask investors for the amount of money they believe they deserve for their business. Financial literacy feeds back to everything, and Tanya Rolfe shares her experiences, recent data, and how financial literacy comes full circle in everything we do. Do you feel empowered and financially literate to ask for what yo...

I read the Work Lab Mom Project report and felt compelled to create an episode around flexible work options for women. Read the report here . In this episode, we talk about what true flexibility really looks like in the workplace. If a company says they offer flexible working, but it's only partially true because an individual can work from home, but it is on set days-is, is that truly flexible? D...

This week I had an incredible chat with Emma Haslam from Your IVF Abroad and we talked all things IVF and fertility and how to manage the process at work. Having IVF treatment can be difficult emotionally and physically - the toll on your body can be really challenging to manage, especially when you you have a busy job and you're juggling home life. Having an understanding and supportive line mana...

Natasha Cadman is a Mother, photographer, and creative. For the last decade, family Natasha has shot weddings all over the world, you name it, she has been to capture it behind the lens. Natasha has always scattered newborn & family-accessible sessions and branding shoots into her seasons, but after having her two children, she wanted to capture the simplest and ordinary days in family life -t...

This week I talked to Sarah-Jayne Bray, who is a passionate supporter of diversity and inclusion; Sarah-Jayne was chair of the SWP Gender Equality Network from 2019 to 2022, chairing the All Wales Gender Equality Network Chair meeting throughout 2021. She is a member of the BAWP and IAWP, supporting the latter with their Communication and Engagement Strategy. She introduced the first IAWP Internat...

This bonus episode is for you if you have never mediated, or manifested or if you are a regular practitioner. Zoe Haydn Jones is a yoga teacher, Reiki level 1 practitioner, and the Jobs for Women director. Zoe believes that your life, career, and wellness must be balanced for you to be fully whole and happy. We can do this by working hard to achieve our dream career and job while attending to our...

This week I speak to Beth Piggot. Beth was always at the top of my list when I created Jobs for Women because I respect and admire her work ethic, progression in a traditionally male-dominated industry, and how she communicates as a strong, successful, intelligent woman. It was great to hear about her university studies and the roles she has secured throughout her career. Although it wasn't a shoc...

The pressures mums face juggling motherhood, family life, and work are real and how we handle these ever-present challenges is a topic of serious debate. This week we meet with Belinda Jane Batt, a mother, positive psychology coach, and Founder of The Flourishing Mother. Belinda holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (MAPPCP) from the University of East London (a cours...

Gender Equality at Work £10k Pay Difference for the Same Role. This week we meet Beth. Beth experienced gender inequality in her last place of work to the tune of £10,000. In this week's episode, Beth shares her experiences of this unfair treatment and talks glowingly of her new place of work, where she is listened to and cared for in a way she hasn't experienced in the workplace before. If you wa...

So many of us have heard about the gender pay gap , but have you heard about the gender health gap ? In 2021 the UK Government submitted a call for evidence which means they were requesting our views on women's health to help inform the development of the government's Women's Health Strategy. In this episode we discuss the report findings, the Women's Health Strategy plan, and the government's app...

Welcome to the first-ever Jobs for Women podcast with your host and Director of Jobs for Women, Zoe Haydn Jones. In this short episode, Zoe introduces the podcast and explains her mission to change the narrative for women and non-binary individuals at work. Zoe also recounts a gender pay gap real-life example and childcare flexibility working request she witnessed her colleague have refused after...