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Women in the workforce with Agnieszka Kasperska and Elissa Dobson

HR in Review
HR in Review
Episode • Aug 31, 2022 • 24m

Guest: Agnieszka Kasperska

Agnieszka is a Research Assistant working at the Interdisciplinary Research for Labour market and Family Dynamics (LabFam) and a PhD Candidate at the University of Warsaw in Poland. She conducts research exploring the impact of technological advances in the labour market on work conditions, from gender and family perspectives. Her last few publications concern the topic of working from home and its impact on careers.

Guest: Elissa Dobson

Elissa is an accredited Executive Menopause, Mindset and Leadership Coach and Co-Founder of Mission Menopause which provides coaching, training & support to organisations who want to break down the taboo of menopause and create an inclusive & supportive workforce for all. Using her experience and expertise, Elissa brings the topic of menopause to life and is passionate about creating open and safe conversations that leave people feeling engaged, educated and empowered. Elissa specialises in leading interactive workshops, one-to-one leadership coaching, motivational talks, educational webinars and strategic consultancy that in turn benefits her clients with improved recruitment, retention, employee wellbeing & organisational reputation. Clients include: PMA UK, Nirvana Spa, Disability Information Bureau, NHS Trusts (Cheshire).


Questions Include:

  • Do you think working from home impacts career prospects?
  • Do women with children and without experience the same problems when working from home?
  • How can employers offer support to women with children?
  • What menopause symptoms really affect women in the workplace?
  • How has menopause personally impacted your career?
  • How do you think we can best educate HR teams, to support their staff around menopause? and how might this fit into conversations about inclusive work cultures?


About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.  

HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.

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