Women in Transport

Intersectional Journeys: Magdalena Nowak's Path Through Challenges and Triumphs

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In this episode of Women in Transport, we’re speaking to Magdalena Nowak about her life and career.

Magdalena began her life in Communist Poland, dreaming of travel and adventure. After experiencing flooding and homelessness, she left Poland and lived and worked around Europe before settling in the UK. She worked her way up in the NHS for ten years, before making the change to become a train guard just six years ago. But Magdalena didn’t stop there. At Southwestern, she has continued to thrive, now working as an Operations Trainer at Network Rail.

Magdalena’s story is one of courage, resilience, and leaning into change, that we can all learn from. 

You can follow Magdalena on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-nowak-cmgr-mcmi-72941519a/

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Women in Transport is presented by Shireen Ali-Khan from Women in Transport.
The series is produced by Emily Crosby Media with editing assistance from Liam Heffernan.