Explore every episode of the podcast The Broad Experience
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| Final Episode: What's Changed in Ten Years | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:33:37 | |
In this, the final episode of The Broad Experience, I talk to three women about what has changed for women at work during the past decade, and what remains to be done. I began this show in 2012. Back then women and the workplace was a little discussed topic, and almost no one was podcasting about it. But my own experiences at work had convinced me this subject deserved much more attention. And while one measly decade barely registers in the arc of history, it means something to those of us who live through it. There has definitely been progress during the years I’ve worked on this show. My guests are based all over the world. Branca Vianna is a longtime listener who lives in Rio de Janeiro. Today she is the founder and president of a highly successful podcast company in Brazil, Radio Novelo. Frequent guest Avivah Wittenberg-Cox is back in London after a stint at Harvard. She always has an intriguing take on where we are, and where we should go next. Heather McGregor, once known as Financial Times columnist Mrs. Moneypenny, was in one of my first podcasts, and I was delighted that she agreed to be in my last. She’s now living and working in Dubai. I can’t tell you how rewarding it’s been to make this show during the last almost 11 years. Thanks for listening and for all the emails and other messages of support. It means a lot when you work alone from your closet. Onward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 200: You and Your Money | 20 Dec 2022 | 00:31:24 | |
Shame, guilt, trauma…these are just some of the words that came up in my conversations for this show on women’s relationship with money. Why IS that relationship so complicated? Two women with different money backgrounds, knowledge, and expectations, help me delve into that question. My first guest, Sarah Wolfe, grew up with little knowledge of how to handle money and a mother who told her she didn’t really have to worry about it anyway. She just needed to find a guy who would. But that advice didn’t work out so well. Kristine Beese is CEO of Untangle Money, which helps women plan, save, and spend. Her own life experience and years in the financial services industry taught her just how poorly it caters to women. Yet women tend to work less over a lifetime, earn less, and live longer than men - if anyone needs solid monetary advice, it’s us. The final episode of The Broad Experience will be out in January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 191: Woman in Command: Life in the Army | 20 Apr 2022 | 00:32:43 | |
In her early twenties, bored by her office job, Kelly joined the British Army for a life of adventure. This was just before 9/11. She’d grown up a relatively conflict-free world. Suddenly everything changed. Kelly spent almost 19 years in the Army doing multiple jobs in different parts of the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. She loved much of what Army life gave her. Other things were less appealing, from sexual harassment to fellow officers who couldn’t handle women in authority...to the loneliness of being a woman in command when one of your soldiers is killed. In this show Kelly - who asked me not to use her last name so she could speak freely - looks back on her career, what she learned, and what she wishes could have been different in the ultimate male environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 105: The Assistant | 15 May 2017 | 00:26:29 | |
A few years ago I found out the most popular job for women in America is the same as it was in the 1950s - administrative assistant, or secretary. I was shocked. How could this be, in an era where women are more educated than men? Why are so many of us still working to support other people - mostly men - rather than pursuing something for ourselves? I set out to tackle those questions in this show, and take a look at the assistant role as it exists now. Typing and dictation are out, while managing executives' lives and company projects are in. But traditional aspects of the job remain. This is a role women still flock to, and are sought for, while men are largely absent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 104: Starting Over | 27 Apr 2017 | 00:24:36 | |
Brooke Lark was raised to think having a career was selfish and motherhood was sacred. She had four children by the age of 29 and never expected to work outside the home. But as she began to have more contact with the outside world, the certainties of her religion began to crumble. At 35 she was faced with a whole new prospect - not only working, but being the main breadwinner for her family. In this show we hear Brooke's story of being raised Mormon, losing her religion and joining a workplace she had no idea how to navigate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 103: Conservative State of Mind | 05 Apr 2017 | 00:18:40 | |
Patricia Jones was born and raised in Utah, a state with a conservative bent and one of the highest wage gaps in the US. 60% of the population is Mormon, but belonging to a conservative faith never stopped Pat from having a family and a career, first running a business, then as a politician. In her latest role she's on a mission to raise the status of women at work in Utah. And that means persuading a lot of pale males it's a good idea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 102: When Women Work For Free (re-release) | 22 Mar 2017 | 00:20:45 | |
Women have a problem valuing themselves, both setting prices and believing they're truly worth something in the marketplace. A lot of us charge too little for our work. Sometimes we don't charge at all. It's a complicated, multi-layered issue, and part of the reason women earn less than men. As someone who squirms whenever I have to talk about how much I'm worth, I knew I had to tackle the topic on the podcast. Guests are Adrienne Graham and Kathy Caprino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 101: Your Work, Your Private Life | 10 Mar 2017 | 00:26:14 | |
The boundaries between work and home are fraying all the time. We spend work time doing personal stuff, and time at home working. We talk about our personal lives at work too, and vice versa. But some of us aren't comfortable sharing much about our home lives with colleagues - we like our boundaries. Yet not sharing can put us at odds with a world where everyone's connected on social media. My first guest guards her privacy, but wonders if she's hurting her career by being circumspect. My second guest has a different take on openness at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 100: Owning It - an Interview with Sallie Krawcheck | 20 Feb 2017 | 00:30:52 | |
For years Sallie Krawcheck was one of the few famous women on Wall Street. She earned millions of dollars, had a huge office, and the use of a private jet. A few years ago, all that changed when she made the switch to entrepreneurship. In this interview we talk about the relationship between her gender and her firing from Citibank, why she won't shut up about diversity, stodgy company cultures, and handling sexism at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Broad Experience Shorts: Going on Leave | 13 Feb 2017 | 00:09:29 | |
In this week's mini-show Rachael Ellison is back to talk about leave. She says delegation plays a big part in having a successful leave, but more importantly, a successful return. Whether you're going on parental leave or you suddenly have to take care of a sick parent, your exit can be fraught with uncertainty. Then there are the unexpected surprises that await you when you get back. Rachael talks about ways that employee, boss and team can work together to plan for a smooth absence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 99: Hate to Delegate | 05 Feb 2017 | 00:23:53 | |
A lot of women admit it: we have trouble delegating. How many times have you said, "It's just easier if I do it"? But you can't pull off a senior role without giving away some of your work to other people. In this show we look at the cultural reasons why women shy away from delegation, and how we can get more comfortable with it. My guests are coach and consultant Rachael Ellison and management professor Jodi Detjen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 98: Leaning Back | 20 Jan 2017 | 00:23:54 | |
A lot of women dream of scaling back their careers after they have kids, even if it's just for a while. Some quit altogether and stay out of the workforce for years. In this show I talk to Kathryn Sollmann of 9 Lives for Women about the pros and cons of dialing back your work life. Kathryn says one vital point often gets left out of these 'leaning out' discussions: the importance of long-term financial security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 97: Women's Work | 22 Dec 2016 | 00:22:40 | |
We talk a lot on the show about being a woman in a man's (work) world. But lots of women are in female-dominated fields, and that can bring its own challenges - one of them being lower pay. Meanwhile your boss is still likely to be a man. Tune in to hear from listeners in two majority-women fields and from sociologist Marianne Cooper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 190: Difficult Relationships: managing drama at work | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:27:42 | |
Business and economics reporter Stacey Vanek Smith has not only reported on the gender pay gap and other workplace discrimination, she’s experienced it firsthand. But it hasn’t put her off the workplace. Far from it. In her book, Machiavelli for Women, she explores how women can thrive in a setting that was not designed for them. In this show - the tenth anniversary episode of The Broad Experience - we focus on a few areas that are rarely discussed, in particular the relationships women have with other women at work, and how to manage them when things get tricky. We delve into the inequities mothers face after coming back from parental leave, and our shared experience of receiving vague, discouraging and useless feedback - and what to do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 96: Burnout | 29 Nov 2016 | 00:20:32 | |
Anyone can burn out at work, but women seem to be doing it faster and younger than men. In this show we take a closer look at what leads to burnout and how to prevent it in the first place. My guests are career and burnout coach Dana Campbell and journalist and former BuzzFeed News editor Stacy-Marie Ishmael. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 95: Better in Scandinavia | 14 Nov 2016 | 00:28:02 | |
The Nordic countries have a reputation for equality and excellent work/life balance. American women look enviously at these nations as they scrape together a short maternity leave or finish another 10-hour day.But here's the paradox: there are just as few women in powerful roles in Scandinavia as there are in the US. Why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 94: Class and Career | 30 Oct 2016 | 00:28:10 | |
In this show we look at how class can play out at work. Each of my guests works in a professional setting but both grew up in blue-collar households, and each has had trouble navigating the white-collar workplace and the attitudes of some of its workforce. I also talk to Daniel Laurison, a sociology professor at Swarthmore. He co-authored a study on the 'class ceiling' in Britain. It showed that on average, people in high-status professions who began life in a working-class household earn less than their more privileged peers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 93: Women in Politics (re-release) | 10 Oct 2016 | 00:29:59 | |
Countries like the US and UK may thrive in many areas, but not when it comes to women in politics. The US Congress is about 20% women and in the UK, Parliament is 23% female. Yes, it's an improvement on former decades, but in 2016 why aren't more women holding power at a national level?We have two fantastic, outspoken guests on today's show, which was first released in early 2015: Megan Murphy, former Financial Times Washington bureau chief (now with Bloomberg), and Madeleine Kunin, former and first woman governor of Vermont. She once ran against Bernie Sanders. We discuss the landscape for women in politics today, what life as a female politician is actually like, and why it's so important that more women go into politics in the first place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 92: Illness and Secrecy | 28 Sep 2016 | 00:23:00 | |
A lot of people are working with some kind of health condition. Many of them keep that a secret from bosses and co-workers. In this show we look at perceptions of weakness at work, and talk to two guests with health issues. One of them is still deciding how and when to reveal her condition, and wonders if she does, will she ever be promoted again? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 91: Sandberg vs. Slaughter | 12 Sep 2016 | 00:15:44 | |
Two women dominate discussions about women in the workplace today: Sheryl Sandberg and Anne-Marie Slaughter. In this show New Yorker writer Sheelah Kolhatkar and I talk about each woman's message and philosophy and how they differ from one another. We also hear from some of you about what you think of them. And we ask what will galvanize change for women long-term - individual effort, or a system overhaul? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 90: Working with Asperger's | 21 Aug 2016 | 00:06:56 | |
This is a mini-episode. It sprang from my conversation with Tina Alberino, who featured in the last show on the beauty business. She surprised me at the end of our interview by mentioning she was awkward with people. I'd just had an animated 40 minute conversation with her, so I probed, and this short show is the result. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 89: Inside the Beauty Business | 09 Aug 2016 | 00:26:59 | |
Self-care. You hear that phrase all the time if you're a professional woman. We're all urged to care for ourselves, to take time to do yoga, go to the gym, maybe indulge ourselves with a little beauty treatment once in a while. Many of us get something done on a regular basis - from a haircut to waxing. But how often do we think about the working conditions of the women who work on us? In this show we take a look inside the beauty business - and it isn't pretty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 88: Selling Empowerment | 25 Jul 2016 | 00:24:23 | |
Women's conferences are springing up all over the place, promising empowerment, inspiration, and motivation. But at the end of the day are they galvanizing real change, or do they just make women feel good? My guests are SHE Summit founder Claudia Chan, and New Yorker writer Sheelah Kolhatkar. Her Business Week piece about women's conferences earlier this year inspired this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 87: Work and Intimacy (part 2) | 24 Jun 2016 | 00:26:03 | |
In this show we hear the second half of my conversation with sexuality counselor Evelyn Resh. We talk about why prioritizing your children can backfire, the sex/work dynamic in gay relationships, and why Evelyn hasn't been taking her own advice - and how she's trying to change that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 189: Stop Telling Women to Find an Equal Partner | 07 Mar 2022 | 00:19:57 | |
Bobbi Thomason studies gender for a living. She was aware of the pitfalls couples can fall into, even those who assumed their relationship would be absolutely equal. Still, when her own marriage foundered over career equality (or the lack of it), she was gutted. At the same time she was reading social media comments urging women to demand a ‘50/50 partner.’ ‘I tried that,’ she thought, ‘and it didn’t work.’ In this episode we hear Bobbi’s story. She says sticking to her belief that she deserved a partner as willing to sacrifice for her as she was for him, has cost her a great deal. But she’s learned through academic research and personal experience that support comes in many forms, and that all women need a ‘village’ to get ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 86: Work and Intimacy (part 1) | 17 Jun 2016 | 00:21:11 | |
Remember sexuality counselor Evelyn Resh from episode 19, Women, Work, and Sex? She's back. In this show we take another look at what our work lives do to our intimate lives, and what we can do about it. We had so much to talk about I decided to divide the conversation in two. The next one will come out next week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 85: Far From Home - Women in Aid | 02 Jun 2016 | 00:21:30 | |
A lot of us give to causes we care about. But how many of us ever think about the workers at some of these nonprofits - aid organizations like Doctors Without Borders, the Red Cross, or Oxfam? The aid world is full of women, and in this show we meet one of them. Work/life balance? Not easy when you and your partner need a UN helicopter to visit one another. The job can be physically grueling and also dangerous. Sexual harassment happens all the time. But the work is also rewarding and challenging in ways she couldn't have imagined. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 84: When Women Decide | 17 May 2016 | 00:22:16 | |
For centuries women didn't have the opportunity to make decisions outside the home. Now they do. But even today, after decades in the workplace and in public life, our decisions are questioned more than men's. In this show we meet Therese Huston, author of the new book How Women Decide: What's True, What's Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices. We discuss myths around women and decision making, why we're still second-guessing Marissa Meyer two years after she canceled Yahoo's work-from-home policy, and what's at stake when women take a risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 83: I Did It My Way | 03 May 2016 | 00:20:26 | |
This is the second of two shows on generational differences at work. They're there, even if we don't always acknowledge their existence. This time we focus on Gen X women and some of the ways in which they differ from their younger colleagues and fail to understand them - and vice versa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 82: Generation Clash | 18 Apr 2016 | 00:19:42 | |
This week we look at generational conflict between women at work. We all know it’s there, lurking, even if we talk about it behind eachother’s backs. This show features a generation expert plus a baby boomer and a millennial on the gaps in experience and understanding between women. This is the first of two shows on this topic. Next time we get Generation X's perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 81: Money vs. Fulfillment | 05 Apr 2016 | 00:26:02 | |
In this show two guests take on two listener questions. The first asks whether women have to strive so much for equality. Can't they just be happy if they enjoy their jobs...even if they know the guy before them got paid more for doing the exact same thing? Another listener says there's a huge gap between her and her husband's salaries. She likes her job, but wonders if she should give it up to stay home with her child so her Silicon Valley spouse can have what his colleagues do: a stay-at-home wife 'who makes his life happen.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 80: Daughters in Charge (re-release) | 21 Mar 2016 | 00:19:54 | |
Traditionally it was always men who followed their fathers into the family business. But in the last 15 years, the number of women joining family firms has quintupled. More and more daughters are choosing to go where once only their brothers did - and some are taking over the reins. But even today, women face a different set of challenges when they enter family companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 79: Equal and Different | 07 Mar 2016 | 00:21:00 | |
In this show we reconnect with a previous guest, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. You won't hear her use expressions like 'women's leadership'. We talk about the concept of balance, nature versus nurture, why companies have to stop looking for women to fit their cultures - and why internal women's networking groups may be a waste of time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 78: Unpacking Sexual Harassment | 22 Feb 2016 | 00:20:44 | |
This is the second of two shows looking at unwanted attention at work. This time I talk to Jennifer Berdhahl, who actually studies sexual harassment for a living. We talk about what really motivates it, how to tackle it, and why it's such a problem in one area in particular: academia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 77: Don't Call Me Sweetie | 08 Feb 2016 | 00:23:00 | |
There's outright sexual harassment, and there are the subtler ways of keeping women in their place. This is the first of two shows that looks at harassment and unwanted male-to-female attention at work - and what to do about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 188: You vs. Burnout | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:24:21 | |
Two years into a pandemic many of us are overwhelmed at work, feeling we have little control, and dealing with a lack of support from our organizations. Burnout rates are up all over the world. But they were bad even before Covid-19 came along. So what can we do about it? In this episode we meet three women who know burnout first-hand. Danielle Fried works for a small business that exploded during Covid. It took a health crisis for her to realize she was a frazzle of her former self. Jennifer Moss is the author of The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It and a longtime expert on happiness and unhappiness at work. She says it's up to leaders to solve this problem, and there is plenty they can do about it. Jamie Hand is one such leader, managing her own stress levels while tackling burnout one team member at a time. Jennifer's pandemic dog Maple made her presence felt during our interview. For an outtake, go to the episode 188 page at TheBroadExperience.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 76: Communicating While Female | 25 Jan 2016 | 00:24:22 | |
The way women communicate is getting a lot of scrutiny these days: from upspeak and vocal fry to indirect emails and over-apologizing, we're being urged to change our ways. In this show we look at whether the way women use language - especially at work - is our problem, or society's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 75: Redefining Success | 18 Dec 2015 | 00:27:03 | |
It's the end of the year - a time when a lot of us think about changing our lives in one way or another. In this show we talk to two traditionally successful women who left their old work lives for the unknown. But jumping meant leaving their identities behind as well as their paychecks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 74: On Confidence | 03 Dec 2015 | 00:20:31 | |
Study after study shows women have less confidence than men. But you hardly need a study to work that out. Just look around you - how many women do you know who exude the same self-belief as the men in your life? Confidence, or the lack of it, is a big issue in many women's careers, including my own. In this show I talk to business owner Denise Barreto, whose confidence I envy, and NPR reporter Stacey Vanek Smith, who shares a lot of my hangups. She has to psych herself up to ask for things at work, because she's not quite sure she deserves it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 73: A Nanny Speaks Up | 17 Nov 2015 | 00:22:28 | |
The income gap between women is widening fast as well paid, highly educated women outsource traditionally female tasks to women who earn far less, and have little job security. First I talk to Alison Wolf, a professor and a labor market expert. Then we spend the rest of the show with Jennifer Bernard, a Trinidad-born, New York-based nanny. We hear about the unequal work environment that is the home, how she began to gain confidence on the job, and what makes her feel successful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 72: The Power of Image (re-release) | 01 Nov 2015 | 00:12:04 | |
Our appearance affects the way others see us, whether we like it or not (hello, Hillary Clinton). Most successful women spend a lot of time thinking about the image they present to the outside world. But how you 'should' look in a professional setting can depend on where you work. And while there's endless emphasis on women's appearance, men have to think about this too. The power of image runs deep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 71: Our Bodies, Our Work | 19 Oct 2015 | 00:26:42 | |
Every month for much of their lives, women go through something at work that men do not. In this show we delve into the intersection of menstruation and work. The workplace is becoming ever more female, yet women are largely still fitting into a structure designed by men, for men - and that means dealing with both periods and menopause in whispers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 70: A Female Education | 05 Oct 2015 | 00:23:42 | |
In this show we look at the merits a single-sex education and what that does for you as you enter the workplace. America still has more than 40 women's colleges, and many of them are thriving. So does being educated among other women mean you have a better or worse experience when you get into a workplace designed by men, for men? Featuring Barnard president Debora Spar along with three women's college graduates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 69: Working with Other Women | 23 Sep 2015 | 00:25:21 | |
It's a cliché but it's true: many women dislike working with other women. They claim female bosses and colleagues undermine them, talk behind their backs, and generally make them miserable.But what if you're part of the problem?In this show we delve into the dynamics of female relationships, why they can be so antagonistic, and how to redress the balance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 68: Introverts at the Office | 08 Sep 2015 | 00:21:17 | |
Last year I released a show on authenticity at the office - how authentic, really, can women be at work, I asked? It depends on the place, but for many women the answer is 'not very.' That said, the conversations on that podcast revolved around being too big a personality for your workplace, which was the only point of view I'd considered. A few months later I met a friend for dinner. She mentioned how awkward she felt at her office because she was an introvert in a sea of extroverts. This show looks at the introvert's side of life in the modern workplace - how to adapt to extrovert expectations, and when to accept you don't fit in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 67: How to Make the Most of Your Time | 24 Aug 2015 | 00:21:34 | |
In this show I talk to author and journalist Laura Vanderkam about women and time management. Her latest book is 'I Know How She Does It - How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time.' Laura says many of us buy into a negative storyline about what's (im)possible as a worker and a parent. She argues there are ways to have a senior job and a family and not lose your mind - you just have to think creatively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Introducing Remote Works | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:14:02 | |
Work has changed forever. Our host Melanie Green is on a journey to learn how we can thrive in work through 2021 and beyond. We'll share stories about the challenges and possibilities those changes bring. We'll hear about the tools, tech, and best practices that power flexible work. Produced by Citrix. Follow along @Citrix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Broad Experience Shorts: Non-Mom | 14 Jul 2015 | 00:07:09 | |
I did a show last year called Professional Women, No Kids. It did way better than I expected. This is a 7-minute show on the same topic, using some of my interview tape that didn't make it into that first show. Do you have to be a mother to be a 'real woman'? Lots of people think so. My guest and I discuss why motherhood is still the ultimate in womanhood even as fewer women have children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 66: Men on Women | 30 Jun 2015 | 00:19:35 | |
In this episode two men share their views on women and men in the workplace. One is straight, one gay, one works in tech and one in the arts.We talk about how gay men can be sexist too, why society values masculine qualities over feminine ones, and what one company, SoundCloud, is doing to increase the number of female engineers who work there (including making its job descriptions less exacting). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Broad Experience 65: Transcending tradition: women in India | 19 Jun 2015 | 00:22:34 | |
India has a huge population and a burgeoning economy. More and more women are getting an education, yet only a third of women work outside the home. In this episode we hear from Indian journalist Shaili Chopra, founder of SheThePeople.tv. We discuss some obstacles Indian women face that western women don't, and why they badly need more female role models. We talk about the influence caste still has on Indian society, why Shaili's nanny has her own nanny, and why Shaili doesn't call herself a feminist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||