🎧The Flexible Working Formula with Elizabeth Willetts

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📝Episode Summary

In this episode, I’m joined by Elizabeth Willetts, founder of Investing in Women, a flexible job platform created to support parents in finding fulfilling work that fits around family life.

Elizabeth opens up about her fertility journey and how it impacted her mental health and identity. We talk honestly about the emotional toll of trying to conceive, the life-changing moment of becoming a mother, and the reality of returning to work after maternity leave — a transition that’s often unsupported and misunderstood.

Both Elizabeth and I faced challenges in the workplace as new mums. While I returned part-time to reclaim a sense of self, Elizabeth was made redundant with her second baby and discovered just how rare flexible roles were — even after nearly 20 years in recruitment. That experience led her to start Investing in Women, now a growing platform and community, and the foundation for her new book Flex.

We also explore how flexible jobs benefit not just individuals, but employers too — widening the talent pool and helping close the gender pay gap.

🎧 Listen now to hear how adversity became opportunity — and how building a career on your terms is not only possible, but powerful.

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🎧Why You Should Listen to This Episode

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve ever struggled with infertility or felt alone in the process
• You’ve experienced the identity shift that comes with becoming a parent
• You’ve found it hard to return to work after maternity leave
• You’re looking for flexible jobs but keep hitting a wall
• You’re navigating the balance between career and caregiving
• You want to hear how challenging moments — like redundancy — can lead to powerful, purpose-driven change
• You’re an employer interested in inclusive hiring and tapping into overlooked talent pools

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👤About the Guest

Elizabeth Willetts is the founder of Investing in Women — an empowering job board and community helping family-friendly and forward-thinking employers hire professionals looking for fulfilling, flexible, and part-time work.

She has over 17 years of experience as a recruiter, both in-house at one of the Big 4 and at one of the UK’s largest recruitment agencies. A mum of two daughters, Elizabeth is a passionate advocate for flexible work as a way to retain women in the workforce and close the gender pay gap.

Her debut book, Flex: a dynamic guide for anyone wanting to build a successful career ― on their terms, was published in January 2025.

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🔗Resources

Website: investinginwomen.co.uk

Check out Flex by Elizabeth Willetts: Flex by Elizabeth Willetts | Waterstones

LinkedIn: Investing in Women: Posts | LinkedIn

Instagram: Investing in Women | Instagram

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