Podcasts by The Fix

Eve Rodsky – How To Find Greater Meaning In Life And Work from 2023-11-08T05:56:38

Aside from sleep, work is where we spend most of our waking hours over our lifetime. How we experience work is how we experience a considerable amount of our lives, which is why managing the mea...

Michelle King – Do You Trust Your Workplace? from 2023-11-01T08:54:42

The degree to which we feel like we belong at work depends on the nature of our relationship with our workplace. We don’t often think about our job as a relationship, but it is, at least in a se...

Minda Harts - How To Write A Book That Gets Published from 2023-10-18T07:53:41

The publishing industry is notorious for a lack of diversity. In 2016 The Bookseller examined the lists of the UK’s most established publishing houses and found that there were fewer than 100 bo...

Michelle King – How To Close The Graduate Skill Gap from 2023-10-11T08:01:57

It's that time of year again; companies are adding new graduates to their ranks and training them, much like they always have. According to a National Association of Colleges and Empl...

Michelle King - How To Advance At Work Without Losing Yourself from 2023-10-04T05:35:03

Based on my work, I know for sure that at one time or another, most of us have lost our belief in work. We have felt the pain of being excluded from informal networks, the stress of trying to ke...

Charlie Sull: Is Your Workplace Toxic? from 2023-03-23T08:50:14

According to the most recent “Women in the Workplace” report from LeanIn.Org and McKinsey, the gap between men and women leaving their jobs is the largest it has been since the report was first ...

Aneeta Rattan&Lily Jampol: Feedback - What’s Really Holding You Back At Work from 2023-03-14T13:21:27

For most people we want feedback at work, but it is also something we dread. Unless feedback is actionable and helpful, it just feels like unnecessary criticism or a way for organizations to try...

What Not To Do This International Women’s Day from 2023-02-10T08:27:25

For many people International Women’s Day has lost its way. It is too readily used by corporates as a day to provide lip service to gender equality and women’s advancement at work.

But wo...

Lanaya Irvin: Who Benefits from DEI? from 2023-01-26T08:30:12

Every year companies spend about $8 billion on DEI initiatives in the United States, according to research conducted by the consulting firm McKinsey.

With all this money and atte...

Emma Codd: While We Love Hybrid Working, We Can’t Ignore The Costs from 2023-01-19T12:24:15

Research is telling us is that hybrid working is something most employees want, it does increase our productivity because we don’t have to commute, and most companies are lik...

Sarah Wittman: Why Changing Jobs, Changes How You See Yourself from 2023-01-11T11:45:53

Making a career change is important because outside of sleep, work is where we spend the greatest number of hours over our lifetime. Work plays a huge role in shaping our identities, relationshi...

Dr Michelle Harrison – Why Progress For Women Leaders Has Stalled from 2022-12-07T10:45:45

Successful women often disregard gender roles, which makes people uncomfortable. For female leaders, managing this is critical. Having people support you determines how well you can build relati...

Lisa S. Kaplowitz – The Five Ways Women Lose Themselves Trying To Fit Into Workplaces from 2022-12-01T10:07:09

Our expectations of leadership are masculine, when we evaluate men’s potential, we are much more likely to see them as a good fit. Women do not meet our masculine expectations, therefore the pro...

Dorie Clark – How To Change Your Career And Find Meaning At Work from 2022-11-24T08:57:49

Today is a special episode, we are going to unpack how to make a career change. Whether that is starting a new job or building your own business, at some point most of us will want to make a cha...

Lily Zheng: The Three Reasons DEI Efforts Fail – Fatigue, Backlash and Denial from 2022-10-26T08:05:37

Joining us on today’s episode is Lily Zheng author of DEI Deconstructed and a sought-after diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, strategist, and organizational consultant who specializes in ...

Colleen Ammerman: 3 Workplace Biases That Derail Midcareer Women from 2022-10-19T07:33:50

In today’s episode of The Fix, we are going to unpack the specific challenges that women face at the midpoint in their careers, with Coleen Ammerman, the director of the 'Gender Initiative' at H...

Laura Bates: How To Fix Systems Of Inequality from 2022-10-12T08:07:35

This week’s podcast features a former guest Laura Bates, who is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, an ever-increasing collection of over 200,000 testimonies of gender inequality, with b...

Dolly Chugh: How To Confront Whitewashed Histories from 2022-10-05T06:31:18

On this weeks episode, we’re excited to feature our guest, Dolly Chugh. Dolly is an award-winning psychologist and the Jacob B. Melnick Term Professor at the Stern School of Business at New York...

Political Masculinity: Why Women’s Rights Are Under Attack - Susanne Kaiser from 2022-06-29T12:49:09

Though the reality of women’s rights varies hugely across the world, by country, by geography, by ethnicity, by socio economic circumstance - in recent decades, more and more women have won righ...

All Talk and No Action: Why DEI efforts are falling short - Ann Francke from 2022-06-15T09:41:38

One thing is clear to me.

The progress of DEI efforts in organizations has stalled.

New research findings released by the Charted Management Institute or CMI, in the United Kingdom...

If You Can See It You Can Be It - Dr. Tarika Barrett and Denise Lintz from 2022-05-18T09:56:21

Time and time again, studies have shown that math and science are perceived to be male arenas and that scientists are perceived to be predominantly men.

To advance more women into STEM fi...

Why the future of gender is non-binary : Christy Pruitt-Haynes from 2022-05-06T09:49:16

As an employer, it is important to understand gender and non-binary inclusion and what it means for your company – for the way you manage your people and for the way your people interact with ea...

Empathy: How to build and use it at work – Rob Volpe from 2022-04-13T11:39:57

We all know that demonstrating empathy is critical to developing relationships, but it is also critical for business.

A study by the consulting firm Catalyst examining 889 employees found...

How to be anti-racist in business – Trudi Lebron from 2022-04-06T07:43:50

Leaders have a difficult job when it comes to leading on DEI, are you equipped for challenging conversations to arise, do you have enough knowledge yourself and do you have the answers?  A leade...

Why AI treats men and women differently and what to do about it - Alexandra Ebert from 2022-03-31T12:45:52

Is AI inherently sexist? Or are we building AI with the biases we are still struggling to root out of our human interactions? And is a lack of diversity in the innovation process translating int...

The Pro’s and Con’s of Diversity Targets: Michelle King and Kelly Thomson from 2022-03-25T07:06:51

Diversity is simply good for business. Companies with greater gender diversity in their leadership outperform their less diverse competitors, having higher returns on capital and credited with b...

If Companies Want To Keep Black Employees They Need To Support Their Side Hustle - Rosanna Durruthy from 2022-03-10T07:39:38

The Great Resignation, has seen employees  leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates. According to the US Labor Bureau in November 2021 alone, 4.5 million employees quit

Reports by the on...

How To Check Your Privilege - with Myisha T. Hill from 2022-03-02T13:21:23

Being unaware of people’s experiences of inequality like racism or sexism, often inadvertently and unwillingly leads to behaviors that are racist and sexist. We are simply blind to inequality. B...

Why more men than women have opportunities and are rewarded for being creative at work - Eve Rodsky from 2022-02-23T12:26

Today on the show my dear friend Eve Rodsky is joining us! Eve has been featured on the show before, with her New York Times best selling book, Fair Play and now Eve is here again with her new b...

The Real Reason You Are Struggling To Hire Diverse Candidates - Michelle King and Kelly Thomson from 2022-02-09T14:13:39

This podcast is dedicated to the topic of hiring diverse talent whilst also looking at what businesses can do to really try and value difference. 

Research states that 46% of people’s exp...

You are closer to being homeless than you think – Regina Jackson from 2022-01-26T09:24:01

As adults, if we have never experienced homelessness, it can be really tempting to turn away and not engage with the humanity of the situation. Sometimes it’s just too upsetting and we feel guil...

Equality Won’t Be Achieved With The Passing Of Time: Why Younger Generations Hold The Least Progressive Views – with Michelle Harrison from 2022-01-19T08:32:45

I often get asked by people, surely gender equality will just be achieved in time? Aren’t we becoming more progressive? Won’t younger generations ensure we have greater equality because they hol...

10 DEI Lessons for 2022 with Michelle King and Kelly Thomson from 2022-01-12T07:19:43

Over the last four years we have spoken with so many incredible people from all walks of life about how to make a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world.  

During that time I have fo...

What you need to know about the future of leadership: Jennifer Jordan from 2021-12-09T06:57:30

As the entire world works to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the role of effective leadership has been brought into razor sharp focus. What people need now are leaders with empathy, compa...

Communication Agility: How to talk to anyone - Felicity Wingrove from 2021-12-01T06:44:23

If the pandemic has taught us anything it is that to collaborate either virtually or in person we need to learn how we can bridge our individual and cultural differences and work as one team reg...

How to stop hating your job - Dr Kathryn Owler from 2021-11-25T09:38:18

Have you heard of the 'Great Resignation' or the 'Big Quit'? It is an informal name for the widespread trend of a significant number of workers leaving their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen

How to move from being a bystander to an upstander – Rohit Bhargava and Jennifer Brown from 2021-11-18T13:39:26

Recently a male colleague asked me what he could do to support women at work, and I told him to start by being an ally. Simply speaking up when someone makes a derogatory comment about women, ev...

The Status of Fatherhood – Gary Barker from 2021-11-09T12:51:11

Men’s ability to financially support their family is equated with their identity and self-worth. Living up to this requires that men have a job, conform to the 1950’s ideal worker image, and adv...

The Wellbeing Case for DEI - Dr Marlette Jackson from 2021-11-04T08:07:40

Over the last two years health and wellbeing has become front and center in organisational life, thanks to the pandemic. We have all heard of the business case for DEI but what about the wellnes...

How To Deal With Burnout - Ashley Morgan from 2021-10-27T10:47:23

Both men and women are feeling even more burned out in 2021 than they were in 2020. The annual  'Women in the Workplace' report from McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.Org found that the gap between wome...

The Power of Pressure: How To Make Challenging Times Work For You - Dane Jensen from 2021-10-21T07:02:50

When we talk about pressure we usually conjure up negative images  – being pressured into something, feeling the weight of pressure. Even the dictionary definition of “pressure” focuses on coerc...

Beer and Sexism: The Untold Story - Katie Muggli from 2021-10-13T16:13:11

When men align with other men who hold positions of power, they are better able to access the privilege associated with that power. This includes things like having direct access to high-profile...

Creating Psychological Safety at Work - Minda Harts&Jon Hicks from 2021-09-30T07:02:57

As workplaces are now taking the steps to shift back to versions of ‘business as usual’, it is also a critical time and a golden opportunity for them to focus on the wellbeing and psychological ...

How To Engage The Next Generation of ChangeMakers - Melissa Kilby from 2021-09-22T02:18:06

When I started out in my career, there were so many articles and news reports, events, training and speakers sharing how to engage and manage millennial workers. And over the years I have seen t...

Publishing: The Devaluing of Difference - Rebekah Borucki from 2021-09-15T06:54:35

In the process of selling my first book, I spoke to several editors at major publishing houses. One editor revealed that she was thankful her workplace was “not gendered in any way.” In that mom...

Roe Vs Wade: Kelly Thomson and Anna Cronin-Scott from 2021-09-08T09:56:58

Last week the supreme court in the United States decided by five to four to allow Texas to effectively ban abortions in the state despite the blatant disregard of the court’s own 1973 ruling leg...

The Authority Gap - Mary Ann Sieghart from 2021-09-01T09:47:38

From a young age, we are taught what the appropriate behavior is for boys and girls. Through repeated exposure over the years we come to know how men and women are meant to behave. These beliefs...

Closing The Gender Gap in Innovation - Danielle Kayembe from 2021-08-25T09:25:37

When it comes to innovation, current approaches tend to adopt a male lens, by only considering the needs of men, or only engaging men in the design process. Consequently, many products we have t...

Why It’s Time To Ditch Quotas: Dr Ted Sun from 2021-08-04T08:21:11

Between 2015 and 2020 there was a 107% increase in the number of people employed with the head of diversity job title, according to LinkedIn data. This global hiring trend is set to continue, as...

The Friendship Gender Gap: Smiley Poswolsky from 2021-07-28T11:04:33

There is a loneliness epidemic, and it is affecting people from all ages. A recent study, conducted by the American Enterprise Institute, suggests that the proportion of people who can name six ...

Meet the Two Women Behind 25 Years of The Daily Show from 2021-07-21T10:33:23

Inequality is everywhere, even when it comes to comedy. What we are encouraged to find funny, is often aligned with what men find funny. This is the male gaze of comedy. We are socialized to bel...

Dear White Friends : Melvin J. Gravely, II from 2021-07-14T08:14:54

My friend, I do not believe you are a racist.

My friend, I realize you do not need to care. You do not need to learn the cultural norms of Black people as a prerequisite for your career a...

Your Permission Slip: Managing Mental Health at Work - Melissa Doman from 2021-07-07T05:22:19

Thanks to the pandemic our working lives seem to be in a constant state of change, with more uncertainty and new challenges arising almost on a daily basis. As lockdown eases, we will have to ad...

Diversity in Dance : Ingrid Silva from 2021-06-30T08:18:13

Earlier this year, dancers from around the world spoke out against racism in ballet, standing in solidarity with black French ballet dancer, Chloe Lopes Gomes. In an interview with the Guardian ...

Women Don't Get The Same Feedback As Men And It’s Hurting Their Advancement - Dr. Laura Hamill from 2021-06-23T03:51:46

Feedback is part and parcel of working life. We give it, we receive it and mostly we hope that it is positive. Giving and receiving feedback is an art. Knowing how to respond or provide feedback...

Overcoming White Feminism. How to be an Anti Racist Ally : Sophie Williams from 2021-06-16T08:11:39

The barriers faced by racial and ethnic minority women are significantly more complex than those which face white women. In the 2010 journal article “Women and Women of Color in Leadership,” aut...

Great minds don't all think alike: Rob Austin from 2021-06-09T03:20:56

Despite the saying, the thing that makes great minds so great is they don't all think alike. Increasingly companies need people who can solve complex problems, innovate and create in new ways pr...

Welcome To The Post Pandemic Workplace - Anna Meller from 2021-06-02T03:49:44

As countries begin to ease lock down restrictions, a lot of employees want to know what will the post-pandemic workplace look like? For many office workers remote work is here to stay, whether t...

Heard of the Gender Pain Gap? - Dr Jen Peña from 2021-05-26T07:19:11

It is not surprising there is a gender pain gap given the distinct under-researching of womens’ health and the implications this has for medical education and training.  In the book Invisible Wo...

The Future of Leadership - Leah Weiss from 2021-05-19T01:15:19

Over the next five to ten years, jobs will change due to technological advancements like artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, 3-D printing, and nanotechnology. While these ...

How To Manage Microagressions - Heather Younger from 2021-05-12T10:24:48

Psychological safety, a term coined and defined by Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, people feel psychologically safe at work when they believe that they can be themselves at work...

Care Can't Wait - Tina Tchen from 2021-05-05T08:36

Did you know that in the United States in 2020 over 2 million women left the workforce, and in December 140,000 jobs were lost and every one of those was to a woman. This is an issue which dispr...

Disability Rights - Kathy Martinez from 2021-04-28T13:07:47

The social model of disability, which is a way of viewing the world developed by people with different mental and physical abilities, is the idea that society disables physically impaired people...

How To Raise Inequality Aware Kids - Mallika Chopra from 2021-04-21T09:22:12

Did you know that according to UNICEF, babies as young as 6 months old notice physical differences including skin color, and studies show that by the age of 5 children treat people from differen...

André Thomas - What Pride Month Means from 2021-04-14T03:37:48

Global Pride Day is June 27th  a day chosen for people to be proud of who they love irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender. It is not just a celebration of love and acceptance, it is...

Alisha Arora - Women, STEM and the Future from 2021-04-07T10:15:38

According to a report by the American census, despite making up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, women are still vastly underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)...

Tim Parkin - Sexism in Advertising from 2021-03-31T03:10:41

In January this year, the government in the United Kingdom, released a stay at home Covid 19 advert, that had illustrations of women undertaking a range of domestic responsibilities, like ironin...

Tim Parkin - Sexism in Advertising from 2021-03-31T03:10:41

In January this year, the government in the United Kingdom, released a stay at home Covid 19 advert, that had illustrations of women undertaking a range of domestic responsibilities, like ironin...

Mallory Weggemann - How To Become Limitless from 2021-03-24T04:04:04

Mallory Weggemann has proved to be one of the most inspirational figures in the sport of swimming. It isn’t because of her achievements in the sport, which are incredibly impressive but rather i...

The Anti-Trans Violence Epidemic: Beverly Ross&David Johns from 2021-03-17T04:02:02

Transgender and gender-nonconforming people face risks that make them particularly vulnerable to homicide. Some experience bias explicitly because of their gender identity. For others, their ide...

Blessing Adesiyan: Shecession - Why The Economic Crisis Is Affecting Women More Than Men from 2021-03-10T06:12:17

In the Great Recession, men lost twice as many jobs as women. But from February to May, in the united states 11.5 million women lost their jobs compared with 9 million men because of business cl...

Madison Butler: Psychological Safety At Work from 2021-03-03T13:14:07

Is your team at work psychologically safe? A team feels psychologically safe when individuals believe they won't be exposed to interpersonal or social threats for engaging in learning behaviors ...

Madison Butler: Psychological Safety At Work from 2021-03-03T13:14:07

Is your team at work psychologically safe? A team feels psychologically safe when individuals believe they won't be exposed to interpersonal or social threats for engaging in learning behaviors ...

Educating Kids About Climate Change: Sarah Goody from 2021-02-17T01:59:46

It is never too early to engage young women and men in the fight against climate change. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provided a wake-up call about the importance...

How To Be A Male Ally At Work: David Smith and Brad Johnson from 2021-02-11T01:26:15

When it comes to advancing women at work, there is a gap between the commitment male allies say they have and what they are actually doing. It’s the same as the conversation around race: It’s no...

How To Be An Ally: Wade Davis from 2021-01-30T18:47:14

Creating a more equal workplace, where you feel like you can be yourself and will be valued for that, is going to take all of us. Research finds that unequal work environments —where employees d...

Laura Bates: Everyday Sexism Project from 2021-01-15T12:08:01

It seems to be increasingly difficult to talk about sexism, equality, and women’s rights in a modern society that perceives itself to have achieved gender equality. When women or men complain ab...

Dr. Daniel Susskind: Are Robots Going To Take Your Job? from 2021-01-06T00:52:23

Technology adoption could displace millions from their jobs; many others will need to change the way they work. Globally, 40 million to 160 million women may need to transition between occupatio...

Deepak Chopra and Gabriella Wright: Free Program To Support Women’s Mental Health from 2020-12-18T00:58

More women and girls are experiencing stress, anxiety, and other mental health impacts as a result of the pandemic. Experts warn that this could have devastating long-term impacts. In September,...

Tamra Ryan: Life After Lock Up from 2020-12-10T13:05:13

The number of people incarcerated in America today is more than four times larger than it was in 1980. The criminal justice system disproportionately impacts poor and Black men and women. The ex...

Tamara Gillian: The Status of Women And Money from 2020-11-25T17:48:54

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, four times more women than men dropped out of the labor force in September 2020. This is having a detrimental impact on women’s financia...

May Habib: Is Zoom Making Your Work Culture Toxic? from 2020-11-18T12:00:32

When millions of U.S. office workers were sent to work from home in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, employers did something few have done successfully at scale — they sent corporate...

Michelle King: How To Get More Women In Power And Keep Them There from 2020-11-13T03:09:47

Last weekend, Kamala Harris made history when she became America's first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect, representing a new face of political power. The Californi...

Casey Welch: What The Generation Z Wants from 2020-10-28T09:19:34

Americans – Generation Z (“Gen Z”). Born after 1996, most members of this generation are not yet old enough to vote, but as the oldest among them turn 23 this year, roughly 24 million will have ...

Justyn Hintze: Surviving a Hostile Work Environment from 2020-10-21T01:10:27

A survey released this month by Women Who Tech, which includes responses from 1,003 tech employees, founders, and investors, globally found that nearly 50% of women founders and women working in...

Benjamin Mertz: How To Heal Racism from 2020-10-14T01:58:16

If you are committed to tackling inequality, racism, sexism, classism, ableism, at some point in undertaking this work, you will realize that the work begins with each of us. We have to address ...

Jessica Teresi: A Survivor's Guide from 2020-10-07T10:00:38

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports from those on the front lines, have shown that all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, has intens...

Pamela Fuller: Unconscious Bias Training Does Not Work, Here’s How To Fix It from 2020-10-02T01:04:03

There is growing research demonstrating how ineffective unconscious bias training is. A longitudinal study found that traditional diversity trainings are the least effective efforts in increasin...

Rita Clifton: Imposter Syndrome from 2020-09-25T11:23:38

Imposter syndrome was first identified in 1978 by psychologists Pauline Rose Clance and Suzanne Imes. In their paper, they theorized that women were uniquely affected by imposter syndrome. Since...

Edward Hess: How To Make Your Workplace Human from 2020-09-10T10:32:35

Today, employees must manage both a virtual workplace and a work environment at home. This takes different types of skills, like online collaboration, delegation, and time management. For leader...

Frances Frei: How To Tell If Your Workplace Is Toxic from 2020-09-05T11:08:49

In 2018, Uber Founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as CEO following a number of public scandals, which revealed the toxic organizational culture. Studies show that 40% of women with engineering ...

Robin Ely: COVID and the Need for Family Friendly Leaders from 2020-08-26T10:51:27

Women who might have been considered for leadership roles often find that their dedication and capability are called into question as they approach motherhood. Simply being at a point in life wh...

Erin Dowell and Marlette Jackson: Woke Washing Your Workplace from 2020-08-19T11:30:45

Today, companies want you to believe that they are not just selling a car, shampoo, or a pair of jeans, but rather they are fighting for gender and racial equality in an attempt to connect with ...

Laura Johnson: Perfection Fatigue from 2020-08-13T05:18:53

Perfectionism, the need to look, act and be perceived in an ideal way is on the rise. As many as two in five kids and adolescents are perfectionists. But, perfectionism is not so much about how ...

LT Ladino Bryson: The Real Cost of COVID-19 from 2020-08-05T16:38:33

The first unemployment wave in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women. When the pandemic first hit in March, over 700,000 people lost their jobs and...

Mónica Ortiz Uribe: Femicide - A Shadow Pandemic from 2020-07-29T11:51:12

The deaths and disappearances of women and girls in Juarez, which sits adjacent to El Paso, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border, and in other parts of Mexico had once dominated international headli...

Alex Knoll: The Ability App from 2020-07-23T10:52:26

People are disabled by the barriers they encounter in society, and not by their differences. By viewing it in this way, we can begin to tackle ableism and start to identify all the barriers that...

Susan David: Emotional Agility from 2020-07-09T01:47

We all know that the COVID-19 virus is spreading at an alarming rate, but fear and panic can spread even faster. Fortunately, there are steps we can take right now to boost our emotional respons...

Dave Jakubowski: White Male Allies from 2020-07-01T11:28:25

In order to break down systemic barriers that exist in the technology and venture capital industry, it is important to understand the core challenges that ultimately set the stage for why Black ...

Kimberly Perkins - Aviation: A Case Study on Inequality from 2020-06-24T12:09:31

In the United States, women make up 47% of the total workforce. But professional female pilots constitute five percent of the piloting workforce, a statistic that has remained unmoved in four de...

Jodi Geddes - Flexible Work Is The Future: Insights From A New Study from 2020-06-17T11:37:29

Managing a remote workforce is not as simple as telling everyone they can work from home. In fact, companies have been trying this for a long time and failing badly. Jodi Geddes co-founder of Ci...

Kevin Dolan - Diversity and Inclusion Wins: How Businesses Can Outcompete Their Peers from 2020-06-10T10:04:05

Despite glaring evidence that diversity and inclusion (D&I) should be a priority amidst the global pandemic, the latest McKinsey Report "Diversity wins: How Inclusion Matters" report finds that ...

Jennifer Fountain: What it is Like to Transition at Work from 2020-06-03T10:55:55

Making the decision to change or transition your biological sex and gender role is probably one of the biggest decisions you can make in life because gender and biological sex are such a huge pa...

Adrienne Lawrence: Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment from 2020-05-27T12:20:01

A Pew Research report finds 42% of women in the United States say they have faced discrimination at work because of their gender. This included being treated as less competent, receiving less su...

(SPECIAL EPISODE) Dr. Ken Duckworth: How To Manage Your Mental Health from 2020-05-13T10:04:17

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and isolation efforts in March, Americans have reported negative mental health outcomes. Whether it’s because they’ve lost a job or are in fear losin...

Liz Elting: Women Stepping Up To Lead In The COVID-19 Crisis from 2020-05-06T12:31:04

Following the global financial crisis in 2008, Christine Lagarde, then Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is quoted as saying: “If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters, tod...

Julia Stern: The Problem With Pronouns from 2020-04-29T12:56:51

To acknowledge different gender identities in 2014, Facebook added more than 50 custom gender options for users who don’t identify simply as “male” or “female.” In September 2019, Grammy-award w...

Caroline Criado-Perez: Invisible Women from 2020-04-22T10:18:44

Women in Britain are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed following a heart attack, as heart failure trials generally use male participants. Cars are designed around the body of “Reference Man". A...

Nikole Hannah-Jones: The 1619 Project from 2020-04-15T05:00

New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones covers racial injustice for the New York Times Magazine and leads the 1619 Project, an ongoing initiative that commenced on August 201...

Minda Harts: The Racial Empathy Gap from 2020-04-08T11:12:57

A recent study examining racial disparities reveals that people are more empathetic towards whites than towards blacks, particularly when related to medical treatment or pain. The discovery, kno...

Melinda Harrison: How To Manage A Career Change from 2020-04-02T13:28:01

So far, more than 3 million Americans have filed for unemployment. That is five times worse than the last time the record was broken, which shows just how suddenly a staggering number of people ...

Verna Myers: Leading Through Crisis from 2020-03-24T00:00

COVID-19 is impacting people throughout the world and it’s never been a more important time to practice inclusive leadership. Leaders tend to react in various ways when fear, anxiety and uncerta...

Dr. Monique W. Morris: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School from 2020-03-11T11:35:08

Black girls, and other girls of color, experience discriminatory, racist and unfair treatment in school, including suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement and arrests on school cam...

Special Episode: Michelle King Tells Her Story from 2020-03-04T08:50:44

On our 100th episode, Michelle King is sharing the story of why she decided to write her book three years ago. Camille Laurente, producer of The Fix and CEO of Hueman Group Media, an audio-first...

Pat Mitchell: How to Become a Dangerous Woman from 2020-02-26T11:14:11

Stories reflect what we socially consider good, valuable, and desirable. As we encounter them from a young age, stories inevitably influence our worldviews, values and practices – by providing u...

Darnell Moore: On Being Black In America from 2020-02-12T17:02:37

In celebration of Black History Month, we will be hearing from Darnell Moore, an award-winning writer, a leading Black Lives Matter activist, and an advocate for justice and liberation. He grew ...

Amanda Goodall: Asking for a Pay Rise Won’t Close the Pay Gap from 2020-02-05T16:28:48

A 2008 research study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology finds that people have a tendency to value “male” jobs, like a teacher in industrial art or editor of an automotive magazine,...

Sarah Sutton: The One Thing That Makes Workplaces Work For Everyone from 2020-01-30T17:02:08

In today's episode, Sara Sutton, founder and CEO of FlexJobs, shares their latest research findings which highlight why flexible work options are the key to making workplaces work for men and wo...

Rebecca Sive: How To Vote Her In from 2020-01-15T12:09:18

While we have come a long way, given that 100 years ago women were not even able to vote, we still have a really long way to go when it comes to gender equality in politics. Today, women continu...

Tayo Rockson: Use Your Difference To Make A Difference from 2019-12-18T00:13:59

Third culture kids is a term to describe people who are raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of the country named on their passport for a significant part of their childh...

Gina Rippon: The Gendered Brain from 2019-12-10T11:38:52

For decades, scientists have long been obsessed with uncovering biological differences between male and female brains. Dating back to the 1800’s, influential scientists, including Charles Darwin...

Elena Favilli: If You Can See It, You Can Be It from 2019-12-03T03:46:55

Women historically have accounted for almost fifty percent of immigrants, and currently exceed that. Though women are integral characters, immigration is rarely thought of as a woman's story. Th...

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot: How To Feed America from 2019-11-26T12:00:57

When we think of celebrating the holidays, we normally think about food. But preparing a special family meal can be impossible for millions of Americans who simply cannot afford food. Hunger doe...

Eve Rodsky: Equality Begins At Home - How To Share The Load from 2019-11-19T12:07:59

Gender stereotypes and standards for women, ensure that most of the unpaid work in heterosexual relationships lands squarely with women to undertaken – even if women and men work similar hours. ...

Jennifer Nadel: Compassion in Politics, #stopthenastiness from 2019-11-12T10:14:25

You can’t put a number on equality because it is something people experience. If you are going to measure anything, measure the culture, survey, interview and observe people’s behaviors. This is...

Dr. Dnika Travis: Emotional Tax - A Problem Companies Can No Longer Afford to Ignore from 2019-11-05T04:00:04

In a research study examining the lived experiences of 1,569 professionals, nonprofit consultancy Catalyst found that 60 % of racial and ethnic minorities at work share this experience. This is ...

Dr. Jen Gunter: The Health Gap from 2019-10-29T23:28

Compared to men, women are less likely to have their pain treated, their symptoms taken seriously or to be given a diagnosis. Women's bodies, and the conditions that primarily affect them, are l...

Mona Sue Weissmark, PhD: Why Diversity Training Doesn't Work from 2019-10-22T02:43:08

Initiatives like unconscious bias training, recruitment quotas and even diversity awareness training are very common, often quite expensive and time consuming for employees. The question most of...

Gail Tiburzi Buck and Rebecca Oppenheim: Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence from 2019-10-17T10:34:38

One of the key challenges affecting women and men globally is domestic violence. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. Domest...

Megan Twohey: She Said from 2019-10-08T23:23:29

For many years, reporters had tried to get to the truth about Harvey Weinstein’s treatment of women. Rumors of wrongdoing had long circulated. But in 2017, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began the...

Shay Rowbottom: How to make LinkedIn work for you from 2019-10-01T02:31:57

It’s no secret that gender bias affects everything, from job applications to interviews to everyday office life. A new study shows that sexist norms also infiltrate the way men and women present...

The Macho Paradox: Dr. Jackson Katz from 2019-09-25T00:40:28

Studies show that nearly 1 in 3 American women and almost 1 in 6 American men experience some form of sexual violence during their lifetimes. Dr. Jackson Katz is a leader in the field of gender ...

Jada Gomez: Celebrating #BlackJoy with Bustle from 2019-09-17T02:25:34

According to research undertaken by the non-profit firm Catalyst, the barriers facing Black women at work include things like more frequent questioning of their credibility and authority; and a ...

Liz Plank: Mindful Masculinity from 2019-09-10T01:20:22

A study conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2018 shows that gender roles are alive and well today. These create a lot of challenges for women wanting to lead and advance in organizations, an...

Mika Brzezinski: Knowing Your Value from 2019-09-03T23:51:58

We wanted to share one of our favorite episodes from 2018 featuring MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski. In 2012, Mika released her book entitled, “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting ...

Heather Penney: Kamikaze Mission on 9/11 from 2019-08-28T03:29:15

First Lieutenant Heather “Lucky” Penney graduated from Purdue University, majoring in literature. She’d planned on being a teacher. But when combat aviation was opened up to women, Heather immed...

Dr. Charlotte Webb: The Feminist Internet from 2019-08-20T02:35:27

Dr. Charlotte Webb founded the Feminist Internet, a non-profit organization on a mission to make the internet a more equal space for women and other marginalized groups.

Many of society...

Kweighbaye Kotee: Pushing Diversity in Films from 2019-08-13T02:22:07

Films are a powerful way to tell stories and raise awareness of the diverse experiences people have in life. But there is one problem: Female filmmakers are consistently underrepresented across ...

Valerie Jarrett: The Path Forward from 2019-08-06T01:40:59

Valerie Jarrett served for eight years as a senior advisor to President Barack Obama. In her New York Times bestselling book “Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward,”...

Lesley Sackey: A Champion's Mindset from 2019-07-30T03:06:37

Women have participated in boxing for almost as long as the sport has existed. However, female fights have been effectively outlawed for most of boxing's history, with athletic commissioners ref...

Busy Philipps: A Woman's Right to Choose from 2019-07-23T09:57:08

On June 4, Busy Philipps actress, author and host of the talk show "Busy Tonight" testified in Congress about her experience having an abortion at the age of 15. The testimony is part of her con...

Michelle Cowan and Nicole O' Keefe: Women Working In Male Dominated Industries (Part 2) from 2019-07-16T01:17:12

The 2019 Women in the Workplace report states that women who are a numerical minority at work are more likely to experience microaggressions, exclusionary behavior and an increased pressure to p...

Lauren von Stackelberg and Maya Prabhu: Women Working In Male Dominated Industries (Part 1) from 2019-07-09T03:56:13

According to a Pew Research survey, about 4 in 10 employed women say they have experienced some form of gender discrimination at work. But for women who work in male dominated fields —which incl...

Brittany Howard and Jennifer Breithaupt: See Her, Hear Her from 2019-07-03T10:11:30

A study by USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism found that, across the top 600 songs between 2012 and 2017, women made up only 22%of artists, 12% of songwriters, 3% of engineers...

Julie Cordua: Fighting Online Child Sexual Abuse from 2019-06-26T09:34:04

Since 2004, reports of child sexual abuse material online have increased by 10,000 percent. This year in the U.S. alone, more than 45 million images and videos of suspected child sexual abuse we...

Julia Gillard: Calling Out Misogyny from 2019-06-18T01:35:33

In October 2012, then Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard called out Tony Abbott, a former member of the Australian parliament and then leader of the opposition, for sexist commentary and ...

Donna Carpenter: When Brands Take A Stand from 2019-06-11T08:23:37

Donna Carpenter, CEO of the snowboarding company Burton, has weaved social activism and gender equality into the fabric of their organization. According to recent studies, 63 percent of American...

Sofia Vergara and Renata Black: Breaking the Poverty Cycle, One Underwear at a Time from 2019-06-04T07:42:24

While best known for her role on the ABC television show Modern Family, Sofia Vergara is also an entrepreneur making an impact. In 2017, Sofia launched her mission-driven underwear company EBY, ...

Teddy Quinlivan: Confronting Negative Stereotypes from 2019-05-28T03:11:07

We’ve heard dozens of powerful and inspiring stories on our podcast — but none like Teddy Quinlivan’s. Teddy is a model and outspoken advocate in the transgender community. At the age of 16, she...

Liezel Strauss: Art Girl Rising from 2019-05-21T08:08:49

Today, women continue to be undervalued and underrepresented in the art world. On our podcast today, we have Liezel Strauss, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Subject Matter, an online art gal...

Diane Von Furstenberg: Empowering Women Survivors from 2019-05-13T04:14:01

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg first shot to fame after designing the iconic wrap dress in the 1970s. Now she runs her global fashion empire, which spans over 70 countries. Diane’s mothe...

Tamara Gillan and Lisa Francis: An Open Dialogue About Women’s Wealth from 2019-05-06T22:01:23

Men and women have different needs and attitudes when it comes to managing money. However, banks and investment companies often approach everyone in the same way, which tends to be a male one. T...

Sylvia Acevedo: Teaching Girls to Become Digital Leaders from 2019-04-30T00:21:32

A 2018 report by the National Girls Collaborative Project outlines findings regarding girls and women in STEM fields. The researchers found that, while girls and boys have the same abilities in ...

Scott Beth: How To Be An Ally from 2019-04-24T07:27:15

To help eliminate gender, racial and LGBTQ discrimination, a lot of companies are trying solutions like unconscious bias training. But these current mechanisms only get you so far, as employees ...

Katty Kay: Closing the Confidence Gap from 2019-04-16T01:10:01

We are excited to have Katty Kay back as a guest on the podcast. Katty is a lead anchor of BBC World News America. In 2014, Katty and Claire Shipman released a book entitled “The Confidence Code...

Tina Brown: Supporting The Global Sisterhood from 2019-04-08T23:46:49

How do we champion the stories of women around the world? In this episode, media legend Tina Brown joins us on the podcast to share the global challenges facing women today and how they are tack...

Cara Pelletier: What the Best Place for Women to Work Looks Like from 2019-04-02T00:36:36

What makes an organization a great place for women to work? How can business leaders create a culture that supports everyone to advance?

On the show, you’ll be hearing from Cara ...

Alexander Haslam: Beyond the Glass Ceiling, the Glass Cliff from 2019-03-26T00:15:18

We’ve all heard the term ‘glass ceiling’, which is often used to describe the invisible barrier women face as they approach positions of leadership. But what happens when women access leadership...

Sascha Mayer: Transforming the Culture of Breastfeeding at Work from 2019-03-18T07:58:34

Mamava is a women-owned company that provides innovative solutions to transform the culture of breastfeeding at work and in public spaces. In 2006, CEO and Co-Founder Sascha Mayer launched the b...

Abby Wambach: We Are The Wolves from 2019-03-13T23:43:56

Abby Wambach is a soccer legend, New York Times best selling author and activist for equality and inclusion. A two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion, Abby has made an undeni...

Special Episode: Stop Fixing Women from 2019-03-05T09:31:55

“In the world of gender inequality, a lot of the solutions that are put forward focus on fixing women. These are initiatives that try to help women change, adapt and fit into a world of work that r...

Dr. Michael Kaufman: Why Men Must Join The Gender Equality Revolution from 2019-02-25T02:35:59

“An agenda to engage men to support gender equality, to support women's rights is very much a pro male agenda.” On this week's episode, we'll be hearing from public speaker, author and educator, Dr...

Ice Maidens: Inspiring Women to Achieve the Impossible from 2019-02-19T09:31:15

Major Nics Wetherill and Lance Sergeant Sophie Montagne are two extraordinary women who are part of the Ice Maidens — the first all-women team to ski across Antarctica using muscle power alone. On ...

Damon Jones: The Best Men Can Be from 2019-02-11T02:28:15

Last month, Gillette, the razor company, released an ad campaign called “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be”. The ad has amassed 28 million views and has generated both praise and criticism for what s...

Mikaila Ulmer: Life's Little Stings from 2019-02-04T02:21:52

Mikaila Ulmer is the 14-year old founder of lemonade company Me & the Bees Lemonade and one of the youngest entrepreneurs to land a deal on the hit reality TV show, Shark Tank. Mikaila started sell...

Heidi Zak: To Each, Her Own from 2019-01-28T02:02:11

Heidi Zak, CEO and co-founder of bra and underwear company ThirdLove, shares her journey in building a truly inclusive brand that meets the needs of real women. In this episode, we will also talk a...

Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené: Slay in Your Lane from 2019-01-21T03:04:22

Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené are the co-authors of the book Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible. Elizabeth was a new a graduate when she started reading business books aimed at getting...

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: Smashing Stereotypes from 2019-01-14T01:41:24

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian author, engineer and social justice advocate. Throughout her life, she has had to overcome stereotypes. Yassmin graduated with first class honours in e...

Presenting The Fix // Jameela Jamil: You Weigh More Than You Think from 2019-01-07T01:46:51

In 2018, British actress and activist Jameela Jamil made headlines when she called out the media for perpetuating images of “perfection”. She says that society continues to value women based on the...

2018 Recap: Our Top Podcast Episodes from 2018-12-17T03:51:48

To close out 2018, we're sharing our most-listened-to episodes featuring amazing guests we've had on the show! You'll hear career advice from champions of equality and women empowerment such as Amy...

Mary Hamilton: Culture of Equality from 2018-12-10T10:30:46

We've probably all heard the term glass ceiling, which is used to describe the invisible barriers that prevent women from advancing to senior leadership roles. The general view is that women face t...

Cheryl Eisen: Building a Fempire from 2018-12-03T03:32

Have you ever wondered what a workplace designed for women and run by women would look like? What about an all women run and owned business that generates one million dollars in annual revenue?
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