by Women in Racing
It's challenging being a parent, and it's particularly challenging as a parent when you work in horseracing. It's 24/7, 365 days a year. So how can we best help people manage being both parents and brilliant members of the racing industry? Following the groundbreaking research project by Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes University in partnership with the Racing Foundation and Kindred Group Plc, in this podcast we'll be exploring new ideas around parenthood and career progression, how to do things differently, the ideas that are shaking up the industry, and why it's vital that working parents are kept within the racing family. We'll be talking to trainers, jockeys, researchers, experts, and a host of the sport's decision makers about their experiences, their stories and how together we can shape a positive future for all families in horseracing.
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
4/7/2022
Email Addresses
0 available
Phone Numbers
0 available
April 3, 2025
<p>If you’ve listened to first two episodes this season then you may well have heard <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannah-gill-428b763b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susannah Gill</a> mention the topic of how society values - or actually, doesn’t value - people who care for others, which we touched on in last time’s conversation in the context of people who care for children and <strong>the importance of caregiving</strong> to facilitate parents returning to work.</p><p>But childcare is one thing. What about people who have caring responsibilities for older members of their family or if you have a family member who is chronically ill, disabled or needs daily help in any other way, shape or form that requires thinking and planning on a weekly basis?</p><p>Back in <a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2023/12/14/podcast-15-nick-luck-talks-fatherhood-caring-for-a-child-with-illness-much-more/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 15</a> we talked to <a href="https://x.com/nickluck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Luck</a> about parenting a child with a chronic illness as his daughter, Xanthe, has cystic fibrosis, and Nick was open about the fact that his wife Laura, managed the majority of Xanthe’s care and medical arrangements. Today we’re hearing another perspective.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-caves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cheryl Caves</a> is Operations Manager at the European Breeders Fund and has worked in and around the stud and bloodstock industry for 25 years. She comes from a non-racing background in Bristol and had no connection to racing before starting her studies at <a href="https://nationalstud.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The National Stud</a>. </p><p>Cheryl has 2 kids, a husband who was in the military when said children were small and two parents with disabilities: her mother is deaf and her father is blind. As you’ll hear, there have been points in Cheryl’s life when her parents have required her help whilst her partner has been posted abroad and she had 2 very small children. Unsurprisingly, this has required significant organisational skills. No wonder she works in operations. Oh, and she also sits on the <a href="https://womeninracing.co.uk/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing committee </a>and is in charge of the <a href="https://womeninracing.co.uk/wir-mentoring-programme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing Mentoring Programme</a>. If you need something doing - as they say - ask a busy woman. </p><p>So this episode is about the ‘sandwich generation’. Some of you will recognise the pressures that many people - often women - face when caring both for children and parents, often with additional medical needs. Enjoy this one. </p><p><strong><u>Useful links</u></strong></p><p>If you're not familiar, have a look at the <a href="https://womeninracing.co.uk/wir-mentoring-programme/#:~:text=Mentors%20cover%20non%2Dexecutive%2C%20corporate,that%20talented%20people%20can%20develop." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing Mentoring Programme</a> (the Mum Mentoring Programme is coming soon!)</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://www.racinghome.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racing Home website</a> here (there's LOADS of useful info there)</p><p>Read the Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes research on working mothers in horseracing <a href="https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/media/filer_public/dd/fa/ddfa9b99-383d-4a5d-9721-d58fb204beb9/wir-racing_homefinal.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>And finally, the <a href="https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing</a> website is here too!</p>
March 20, 2025
<p>Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-boden123/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eleanor Boden</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saunderslucy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Gurney</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannah-gill-428b763b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susannah Gill</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tallulah-wilson-a5604152/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tallulah Wilson</a>!</p><p>If you haven’t listened to the first part of this conversation and you've got time to do so, maybe go back one episode and do just that, but either way, here’s a little recap on a few things about these 4 women, who’ve all had a big part to play in the work of <a href="https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing</a> and <a href="https://www.racinghome.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racing Home</a>: </p><p>Lucy’s daughter Francesca arrived 6 weeks prematurely and was in neonatal ICU, Eleanor had a planned caesarean then her son Angus spent a few days in NICU too, Tallulah herself developed sepsis post-natally and was re-admitted to hospital, and Susannah had a 48 hour labour followed by a caesarean section, so it’s fair to say that becoming a parent isn’t always a walk in the park…</p><p>We discussed a lot in this episode, including the subject of changing your job whilst pregnant and why <strong>everyone</strong> has an opinion on how you should parent, but this part of the conversation started with a chat about maintaining your identity when you become a mother. How do you not become a person that feels like your entire life consists of feeding, changing, bathing, soothing and filling the washing machine?</p><p><strong><u>Useful links</u></strong></p><p>If you're not familiar, have a look at the <a href="https://womeninracing.co.uk/wir-mentoring-programme/#:~:text=Mentors%20cover%20non%2Dexecutive%2C%20corporate,that%20talented%20people%20can%20develop." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing Mentoring Programme</a> (the Mum Mentoring Programme is coming soon!)</p><p>Check out the <a href="https://www.racinghome.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racing Home website</a> here (there's LOADS of useful info there)</p><p>Read the Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes research on working mothers in horseracing <a href="https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/media/filer_public/dd/fa/ddfa9b99-383d-4a5d-9721-d58fb204beb9/wir-racing_homefinal.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>And finally, the <a href="https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Racing</a> website is here too!</p>
March 6, 2025
<p>The Racing Home podcast is back! Next week marks the start of the Cheltenham Festival 2025 so in advance of that, we're here with the first episode of a new season of the podcast. </p><p>Our guests this week will be familiar to many of you:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saunderslucy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lucy Gurney</a> is the current chair of Women in Racing and, alongside<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tallulah-wilson-a5604152/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Tallulah</a>, is one of the rocks on which Racing Home is built.<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/04/16/episode-1-racing-home-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Tallulah Wilson</a>,<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/12/01/podcast-11-stephen-padgett-susannah-gill-talk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Susannah Gill</a> and<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/06/19/episode-7-dr-eleanor-boden-abbie-taylor-explore-the-perspective-of-a-new-generation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Eleanor Boden</a> have all joined Naomi on the podcast previously before they had children (Susannah was in fact pregnant at the time of her first appearance!), and if you haven't listened to those then it's well worth checking out Episodes<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/04/16/episode-1-racing-home-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 1</a>,<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/06/19/episode-7-dr-eleanor-boden-abbie-taylor-explore-the-perspective-of-a-new-generation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 7</a> and<a href="https://racinghome.org.uk/2022/12/01/podcast-11-stephen-padgett-susannah-gill-talk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 11</a>.</p><p>All of our guests this week have had babies relatively recently and have now got little people in their lives between the ages of 5 months and 2 years. </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-boden123/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eleanor Boden</a> is Education, Development and Careers Programme Lead for the Horseracing Industry People Board and has a 6 month old son called Angus. She returned to work 10 weeks after having him and changed jobs whilst she was heavily pregnant. </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saunderslucy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Gurney</a> is Community Engagement Manager at Racing Together, and, as mentioned, is also the chair of Women in Racing. Her daughter Francesca is just over a year old but was born 6 weeks prematurely. Lucy came back to work recently, just before Fran’s 1st birthday. </p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tallulah-wilson-a5604152/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tallulah Wilson</a> is Head of International Partnerships at UK Tote Group and was chair of Women in Racing before Lucy, so she’s also been heavily involved in Racing Home. Her daughter, Otillie, is 9 months old and Tallulah is returning to work right about now.</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannah-gill-428b763b/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susannah Gill</a> also works at the UK Tote Group, where she is Communications and Corporate Affairs Director. As she put it, she has "kept Johnny alive for just over 2 years" but he’s been - again, as Suz put it - in the safe hands of nursery since he was 4 months old, when she returned to work.</p><p>These four joined Naomi to discuss what motherhood is REALLY like: having a premature baby, changing jobs whilst heavily pregnant, judgement around the length of your mat leave, and the things that people don't tell you in advance of giving birth.</p><p>This was a long conversation so we've split it in two, and Part 2 will be out in a couple of weeks!</p><p><strong><u>Useful links</u></strong></p><p>Check out the <a href="https://www.racinghome.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racing Home website</a> here (there's LOADS of useful...
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at [email protected] for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.