This Woman's Work Michelle Laidler-Smith

Liz LOVES her job, so even though her sisters keep asking her when she's going to retire, her answer remains the same: 'I love my job!'. Floristry is Liz's hobby/passion and she's created a fab business doing something that she loves and something that she's really proud of.
Now that doesn't mean she wouldn't like to step back a bit and do some travelling, but retire... Never!
The noise you can hear in the background is the hustle and bustle of the shop, including some chatter from one of the staff doing a wedding consultation... And yes, most podcasts don't allow such background noise.
... But we're not most podcasts ;-)
Please meet Liz.


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In this chat, Stella and Chops pick-up from Break Room 2 (with Nicky) and discuss what gender and gender equality means for Stella's generation. They also chat through what it's like as a working millennial / Gen Z right now, and how that generation view the workplace Vs their 'modern' needs.
The need for Stella's generation to enjoy their work, and indeed 'thrive' at work is clearly there - WAY more than it was for older generations at that age (who just sucked-it-up for the sake of their CV) - and yet, the modern workplace doesn't appear to have changed all that much to accommodate this need.
Stella has experienced, and has friends who are still experiencing sexism and misogyny at work, and who are pretty blimin' unhappy about it. BUT, they still don't feel they can speak up about it, let alone leave that employment, because of how that will might reflect on them and their CV.
Welcome to Break Room 3.


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Gemma's story, like many of the women we pod, is both that of an underdog and that of a non-linear fashion... Because Gemma wasn't necessarily hugely academic, and because she didn't intend to become a solicitor.
She certainly didn't intent to become an IP/Trademark one.
And yet she is now both; and she's amazing at both. So much so that she now runs her own small IP practice which works with some pretty big corporate players.
Please meet Gemma.


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Marie Helen's journey with her own ADHD, and indeed her work in the field of ADHD, represents up a BIG and HOT topic of conversation for millions of people worldwide. The diagnosis of it (maybe even the mis-diagnosis of it), the treatment of it (do the drugs work or don't they?), and indeed the ongoing support for people who live with it (or rather the lack of support) are all big topics of conversation online and on social, so it's clearly a job/role that is in high demand.
Now we barely scratch the surface of the world of ADHD in this chat, because it's a chat about Marie Helen, not the neurodivergence of ADHD, however, Helen's social pages and her website have loads of great information on them, so do go and check her out via our website: https://www.thiswomanswork.org/the-pod-blog
Please meet Marie Helen.

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Amy and Jo run a fantastically clean and friendly soft-play centre. And perhaps most important for mums, they served the BEST coffee and cake for miles around!
Setting this business up, and indeed running it, has not been easy, as they chat through honestly; not least the impact covid had on pretty much everything from that point on...?! And they knew nothing about running a business, or indeed a soft-play business before starting it, meaning they really did have to learn 'on the job' and the hard way. Which they did.
Please meet the brilliant, Amy and Jo.


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You asked us for a Speech and Language Therapist, and we delivered!
Which is great, because there are not enough SLTs in the UK, probably the world, and yet the need for them is huge; so for those considering this as a career, please do it!
Listening to Jenny talk about what kind of cases she treats, and when doing the research for the role, you realise just how many children in particular are in need of SLT support. Because as Jenny says, communication is key to EVERYTHING, and how well you can do it, can and will fundamentally shape your view of yourself, the world and your existence in it all. Jenny even quotes a crazy stat about criminals and 'offenders' and the % of them that have speech and language disorders... How might their lives have been different, if they'd received better care earlier in life?
Please meet Jenny.

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