S1 Ep31: Returning To Work...Without Leaving The House? We Talk Returning From Maternity Leave During The Pandemic

Returning to work after maternity leave can be exciting, fraught with anxiety or just a bit unknown. After any time out, it takes effort to get back to where you were. But when you overlay some of the things women experience after having a baby, like loss of confidence, postnatal depression, having to look for a new job, or entering a new world of childcare logistics - it’s not easy. But how do you do all of this in a pandemic when your clients and colleagues are all working from home? No more,“Shall we go for lunch and have a chat about my new role?” No way of swinging passed your boss’ desk to talk about that new project... In this episode three women - a teacher, a senior analyst at an investment bank, and a marketing exec - talk about their experiences of returning to work when the world is working online. Please be aware that this episode covers a number of mental health issues and difficult birth stories.

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Why do so many of us go careering into motherhood, unaware of just how hard it is to have a meaningful career as well as family commitments? And why don’t men struggle with their careers in the same way? We talk about the rise of flexible jobs and work anywhere policies, executive burnout and the pressure to be “always on,” Government claims that 75% of mothers are in work, and yet there's being in work and there's having a career. If you’ve had a career break, been on maternity leave, want a career change, want to relaunch yourself back into work or just want a happier balance between work and everything else, Careering Into Motherhood is here with practical advice, insightful interviews and real human stories. Jane Johnson helps empower women and negotiate with employers to offer flexible working so they can stay in their careers. She negotiated her own senior role as a job-share, and in 2019 she set up the Careering Into Motherhood Facebook Group to promote discussion around flexible working, the group now has more than 8,000 members and a successful women’s mentoring programme.