S4 Ep7: Disability, Accessibility & Women at work with Mary Doyle

Welcome to another episode of 'Careering Into Motherhood'! Today, get ready to be captivated by the wonderfully quick-witted Mary Doyle. Mary's journey from aviation enthusiast to sheet geek disability consultant is nothing short of inspiring. Never without her lipstick and always immaculately dressed, Mary brings her lighthearted style to serious topics, challenging norms and advocating for women's and disabled people's rights. As a lifelong wheelchair user, Mary has pivoted her career to become a coach and disability consultant, working tirelessly to make workplaces more inclusive. With her infectious energy and commitment to equity, Mary pushes against the notion that doing the right thing always requires a business case. She shares her experiences navigating the corporate world and highlights the importance of unlearning biases and embracing diversity. So prepare to be inspired by Mary's unwavering dedication to making the world a better, more equitable place. Meet Mary (Rocket Girl Coaching), an Executive Coach, Disability Equality Trainer and Accessible Aviation Consultant who passionately advocates for people to rock their difference, whatever it looks like. As a proud wheelchair user, her life and work are dedicated to personal and organisational development to improve inclusion and understanding in society through coaching, disability equality training and consultancy. She was named by the Daily Mail as one of Britain's Most Remarkable Women, in the Shaw Trust Power List and was a part of the Top 100 List of Influential Disabled People in 2018 and 2020.Mary Doyle - Careering into Motherhood Additional resources that are worth taking a look!    How HR can remove unconscious bias towards disabled employees  Disclosing Disabilities in the Workplace  How to include disability in workplace diversity and inclusion   The article Mary & Jane discuss in the interview: The business case for inclusion is bankrupt let's disinvest And, if you're a Coach interested in joining the Careering into Motherhood partnership programme, find out more here Become a Partner Coach - Careering into Motherhood. where you'll also find details of all of our Coaching Partners and a library full of coaching tools to help working mums find fulfilment.

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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.