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EPISODE · Dec 2, 2025 · 27 MIN

How flexibility at work changes lives with Jane van Zyl

from Monday Muse with Harriet Molyneaux · host Harriet Molyneaux

I am thrilled to be joined by Jane van Zyl, CEO of Working Families, the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Together we explore equity of opportunity and experience in the workplace:• Janes shares how growing up in South Africa and formative experiences that shaped a life devoted to reducing inequity• How far we have come since the 1970s, when men in the UK spent an average of just fifteen minutes a day with their children – a stat I am still getting my head around• Why the flexible working debate needs nuance, and how for many people, flexibility is simply the ability to see their kids or support someone with a long term illnessJane’s career is rich with meaning and purpose, and she makes a compelling case for retaining flexible working at a time when the trend in many places is to reduce it. But before we dive in, Working Families does brilliant and important work, if you felt like checking out their website or supporting their cause, take a look here:Working Families - Changing the way we live and work or donate to their Big Give Christmas Challenge where all donations are being matched between now and 9th December: ⁠https://donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS000007EMHZYA4

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