Podcasts by Women at Work
Women face gender discrimination throughout our careers. It doesn't have to derail our ambitions — but how do we prepare to deal with it? There's no workplace orientation session about narrowing the wage gap, standing up to interrupting male colleagues, or taking on many other issues we encounter at work. So HBR staffers Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo, and Emily Caulfield are untangling some of the knottiest problems. They interview experts on gender, tell stories about their own experiences, and give lots of practical advice to help you succeed in spite of the obstacles.
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Sexism Is Everywhere from 2023-12-04T14:50:14
Is there any way to know for sure whether something that someone did—or neglected to do—is rooted in sexism? When is confronting that person worth it? And if you’ll never know what drove their acti...
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Is Entrepreneurship Right for Me? (from New Here) from 2023-11-30T08:20:41
It’s a question that so many of us are grappling with. Should I quit corporate life and pursue my passion project? Today in this episode from our colleagues at New Here—HBR's podcast for young prof...
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Ever Consider Joining a Board? from 2023-11-27T15:48:01
Eight women who’ve been on boards share how they landed a seat, gained confidence in the role, and found unexpected personal and professional benefits in the work. We hope their perspectives and ad...
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Ask the Amys from 2023-11-20T13:56:39
What if one of your first assignments at a new job was to fire people? What should you do if the person leading a project you’re on isn’t giving clear direction, demands that you work nights and we...
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So Many Feelings. Too Many? from 2023-11-13T10:30:28
Liz Fosslien believes “the future of work is emotional.” The Amys revisit our 2020 conversation with her and fellow organizational consultant Mollie West Duffy about the good that can come from bei...
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Should I Change My Last Name? from 2023-11-06T13:42:33
If you plan to get married, do you see yourself keeping or changing your last name? How much, if at all, does your career factor into that decision? Our associate producer, who’s engaged, spoke wit...
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ADHD Is Different for Women from 2023-10-30T16:24:43
Two women who have ADHD—one’s a psychologist and the other a life coach—describe what the disorder is and how it messes with the brain’s executive functions, like inhibition and emotional regulatio...
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Navigating Your Career When You Have a Disability from 2023-10-23T13:34:08
Meredith Koch and Nicole Bettè are engineers who’ve bonded over conversations about their apparent and non-apparent disabilities. They recount how at different moments in their careers they’ve gott...
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Let’s Talk About Our Failures from 2023-10-16T14:14:40
The Amys and their former co-host Sarah Green Carmichael revisit times they majorly messed up, in hopes that you’ll feel better about your experiences with failure. We’re not talking about honest m...
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October 16, the Amys Are Back from 2023-10-09T12:30:47
In this ninth season of the show, these are some of the big questions they’ll explore: How do you recover from a failure? What’s it really like to serve on a board? Do our careers influence the dec...
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Women Who Are Making Work Better for Women from 2023-07-17T16:58:22
When you see potential for your company to improve in some way—whether it’s to overhaul an outdated policy, round out benefits, or to make jobs more workable, how can you instigate change? Three wo...
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Communicating Effectively When You’re Running on Empty from 2023-07-03T08:00:25
Leadership development coach Muriel Wilkins talks us through communication techniques that meet you where you’re at mentally and emotionally so that you can rise to the moment (even when you’re wo...
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How to Manage: Finding Yourself Again from 2023-06-26T13:54:12
Who are you now, who do you want to be, and how can you stretch without taking on too much? Jen Dary regularly coaches first-time managers on these questions. She shares advice for finding yourself...
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How to Manage: Negotiating for Your Team from 2023-06-19T09:02:02
When you manage people, they ask you for things: to extend a deadline, to make an exception, to give them a raise or more resources. Maybe they don’t even have to ask; you notice the need and start...
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How to Manage: Conflict from 2023-06-12T15:47:46
People management consists of a fair amount of mediation and diplomacy, and you can’t expect to get the hang of it right away. You’re in the middle of a lot now, and holding tension and resolving d...
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How to Manage: Being Taken Seriously from 2023-06-05T16:10:40
If you’re a woman who’s a new manager, people will probably push back on your authority. As difficult as defiance is to face—especially when you’re settling in yourself—we have ideas for making it ...
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Coming in June: How to Manage from 2023-05-04T09:29:07
Are you a new manager? You may have some—er, a lot—of questions. How do you gain your employees’ trust and respect? How should you handle the inevitable conflicts that come up? And how much power d...
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Attend Women at Work Live April 27 from 2023-04-13T10:20:31
We’ve planned a half-day of learning, guidance, and inspiration—all virtual. Here’s the session lineup, hour by hour: 1) Communicating effectively when you’re running on empty, 2) Lessons from wome...
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The Essentials: Making Sound Decisions from 2023-01-30T13:00:40
A dentist joins Amy Gallo to ask a behavioral scientist about the fundamentals of sound decision making: when to use a process, how to handle resistance to a call you’ve made, and making peace with...
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The Essentials: Getting the Feedback You Need from 2023-01-23T15:53:08
We need actionable, useful feedback to grow and advance professionally. But our guest, an aerospace engineer, hasn’t received any of that for years, and she feels like she’s missing out on informat...
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The Essentials: Managing Projects from 2023-01-16T09:05:50
What’s a project charter? Why does this one person keep trying to derail our progress? Are our planning meetings effective? How do I actually get people to follow through? Figuring out how to succe...
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The Essentials: Playing Office Politics from 2023-01-09T14:04:46
Everyone at work has their own priorities, concerns, and agendas, and knowing what those are allows us to navigate meetings and projects more deliberately and successfully. Organizational psycholog...
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Season 8 Highlights—and a Host Reunion! from 2022-12-05T13:02:22
Former co-hosts Sarah, Nicole, and Emily reunite with the Amys to talk through the insights and advice that most resonated with them from this season, from how they gained their team’s trust as a f...
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How to Push for Policy Changes at Your Company from 2022-11-21T12:21:59
Want to modernize a program or enact a policy that would benefit women in your workplace, but don’t know where to begin? Learn how to build a grassroots initiative, no matter your job title. Two ex...
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Working While Managing Your Child’s Mental Health from 2022-11-14T16:24:06
Tending to a child’s mental health challenge is a critical job that deserves support from employers. Many parents, however, aren’t getting the understanding, flexibility, and paid time off they nee...
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When Your Partner Isn’t Giving You the Support You Need from 2022-11-07T12:55:16
The people we love have a great influence on our professional success. But when’s the last time you and your partner checked in about each other’s priorities and needs? Jennifer Petriglieri, an exp...
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Respect for Any Body Size from 2022-10-31T15:38:21
Two women who have studied weight bias at work help us understand the ways larger-bodied employees are stigmatized, as well as our role in reducing the stigma and creating a positive body culture.
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Have You Started Thinking About Retirement? from 2022-10-24T18:17:12
Once you’re ready to retire, you’ll need a plan for how to spend your time. And once your job title is gone, you’ll need to figure out who you are now, not to mention what brings you joy. Finding p...
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The Ups and Downs of Being a First-Time Manager from 2022-10-17T14:46:05
When managing other people for the first time, what should we expect, and how can we prepare? Three new managers describe their growing pains, reflect on what they find most rewarding, and talk thr...
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Getting Along (Live in Boston) from 2022-10-10T15:27:58
To cap off our Getting Along series, Amy Gallo shares advice, in front of a live audience, on how to deal with all different types of “difficult” coworkers — from the tormentor to the know-it-all.
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Getting Along with an Insecure, Know-It-All Pessimist from 2022-10-03T09:00:39
How do you bring about positive change — or just keep a workplace functional — when the person in charge won’t listen? Amy Gallo recommends tactics to try and phrases to use.
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Getting Along with a Biased Tormentor from 2022-09-26T09:00:15
How do you interact with a senior person who should be mentoring you but is instead giving you every reason not to trust them? Amy G recommends tactics to try and phrases to use.
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Getting Along with a Political Operator from 2022-09-19T09:00:38
How do you stay in the loop when someone keeps kicking you out? Amy G recommends tactics to try and phrases to use.
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Getting Along with a Passive-Aggressive Gossip from 2022-09-12T11:59:01
How do you work with someone who’s encroaching on your job, bad-mouthing you, and refusing to acknowledge there’s any tension or problem? Amy G recommends tactics to try and phrases to use.
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Introducing Getting Along from 2022-09-05T09:00:27
No one should have to put up with rude, unprofessional, or hostile behavior from a colleague. You can counteract and even preempt it by using certain tactics and phrases. Amy Gallo will teach you w...
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Emily’s Taking a Break from Nine-to-Five from 2022-06-01T12:25:12
Our free-spirited, entrepreneurial co-host is applying advice from all our episodes on side gigs, freelancing, starting a small business — and quitting — to her own life. Emily reflects on her deci...
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When a Relationship with a Colleague Goes Sour from 2022-05-16T16:59:30
How do you address a falling-out with a teammate when they either won’t acknowledge you or just lash out? Amy Gallo brings her conflict management expertise to a coaching session for a woman whose ...
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The Essentials: Delegating Effectively from 2022-04-25T14:29:14
Let’s be real: You can’t do everything yourself. Delegating to others helps you manage your workload and helps your colleagues who take on the tasks, decisions, and responsibilities to learn and gr...
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The Essentials: Managing Up from 2022-04-18T12:43:56
Having a healthy, mutually beneficial relationship with your boss doesn’t require accommodating their every quirk, demand, and weakness. We discuss respectful, constructive ways to meet in the midd...
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The Essentials: Persuading People from 2022-04-11T15:27:31
We all need to sell others on our ideas and offerings. Oftentimes that requires planning, perspective taking, and patience. A social psychologist highlights principles and tactics that’ll help you ...
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The Essentials: Retaining Talent from 2022-04-04T16:54:59
Advice from a manager at Google whose full-time job is finding solutions to the problems that make employees want to quit. She shares what to say and do when a valuable team member seems to have on...
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Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson on Starting and Scaling a Small Business from 2022-02-21T09:00:02
Entrepreneurs Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson share hard-won lessons from starting and running three companies together. They reflect on what makes their long-term partnership work and how they mana...
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Forging Ahead—or Plowing Through from 2021-12-16T16:14:15
A satisfying career requires that we make thoughtful decisions, through self-reflection and strategic planning. But sometimes (like in 2021) plowing through our jobs day after day is the only thing...
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Keep the Challenges of Freelancing in Check from 2021-12-06T13:02:07
What are the psychological and social skills freelancers need to achieve the self-made career they envisioned? Two researchers break down the common existential and interpersonal challenges that co...
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What’s Changed About How We Show Up at Work from 2021-11-29T16:18:47
Which feelings (and shoes) are work-appropriate these days? An expert on authenticity joins us to share impressions of how professional behavior and dress are changing, plus advice for deciding how...
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Becoming a Leader When Everything Is Shifting from 2021-11-22T14:54:50
How can you be seen as a leader, especially when you’re not even “seeing” the people you work with? We revisit an interview with two leadership development experts — essential listening for any wom...
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Take Control of Your Onboarding from 2021-11-15T15:34:34
How are women who started a job remotely during the pandemic faring? We hear from several new hires about the hurdles they encountered and how they overcame them with the support of their managers....
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If We Want Equity, Work Needs to Be Less Greedy from 2021-11-08T15:39:39
One way to help close the gender earnings gap? Deliberate redundancy at work, according to economic historian Claudia Goldin. Claudia expands on this idea and shares other insights about the U.S. f...
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So You’re Thinking About Quitting Your Job… from 2021-11-01T14:24:39
How can you be confident that quitting your job is a good move for your career? And how do you handle the feelings — guilt, fear, anxiety — that come up? These are questions we’ll all face at some ...
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Dealing with the Feels After an Employee Quits from 2021-10-25T17:01:30
Managers are told that when an employee resigns, they should be professional, reassure their team, and wish the person well. But we also know that resignations bring up a lot of feelings: panic, lo...
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Leaders to Learn From from 2021-10-18T14:38:10
In leading their teams and organizations through a crisis, women have repeatedly stepped up to the plate. We celebrate four of these women and highlight the ways they’ve been resetting priorities, ...
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What It Takes to Make a Major Change from 2021-10-11T13:22:40
If you’re looking to upgrade your work life, know that it’s possible, manageable, and worth the effort. Two women reflect on the actions they took that ended up elevating not only their careers but...
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Introducing Season 7 from 2021-10-04T12:58:15
Starting October 11, a new collection of perspectives to learn from, advice to act on, and takeaways that buoy you up.
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The Essentials: Negotiating Strategically from 2021-05-24T15:00:10
How can we get better at negotiating? We hear from a butter maker and entrepreneur about a sensitive deal she recently navigated and then use that experience to draw out the principles and practice...
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The Essentials: Being Productive from 2021-05-17T12:15:54
Alice Boyes, a writer and former clinical psychologist, shares the principles and practices that keep her creative and productive, but not busy. She gives Emily and a social worker guidance on wher...
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The Essentials: Dealing with Stress from 2021-05-10T16:55:04
A nurse practitioner joins Amy B and an expert on workplace well-being to discuss different aspects of stress, plus principles and practices for managing it.
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The Essentials: Giving Feedback from 2021-05-03T13:25:57
Giving feedback is critical to being a good manager, somebody people look up to and not just report to. But very few of us actually like to do it. So how can we get better at this essential skill? ...
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Family Management: Looking to a Post-Pandemic Future from 2021-04-26T03:50:47
As more and more people get vaccinated against Covid-19, how do you lead your family through this safer but not coronavirus-free new world? Two parents in Israel — a child psychologist and an infec...
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Family Management: On the Cusp of Parenthood from 2021-04-19T13:38:30
We get inside the head of a woman whose due date is just days away. She shares with Erica her worries, hopes, and questions about how having a baby will change her career. Erica offers practical ad...
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Family Management: Everyday Joys from 2021-04-12T12:57:13
Everyday joys can boost our energy and productivity, so long as we’re able to notice and appreciate them. Kevin reflects on the presence of joy in his life and what keeps him from feeling it. Then,...
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Family Management: Meet the Parents from 2021-04-05T16:06:53
Erica and Kevin show snapshots of life for them these days — basically, frantically working when not giving their all to childcare. They discuss how they’re handling the latest challenges working p...
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Introducing a Pick-Me-Up for Moms and Dads from 2021-03-31T15:37:25
Amy Gallo introduces Erica Truxler and Kevin Evers, two HBR editors hosting a series in which they confront the challenges of managing everything and everyone.
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May We Recommend…Coaching Real Leaders from 2021-02-01T09:40:07
Leadership coach Muriel Wilkins has shared her wisdom on our show multiple times. Now you can listen to and grow from it regularly through Muriel’s new podcast, Coaching Real Leaders. The show take...
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We Answer Questions from Early Career Listeners from 2020-12-21T16:18:44
We talk through questions from listeners seeking advice on the challenges they’re facing early in their career — from being excluded from meetings to how to be more assertive.
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Welcome Back to Remote Work, New Moms from 2020-12-14T16:59:46
Coming back to work after parental leave, after having a baby during a pandemic, when you and your colleagues are still working remotely — is complicated. Our colleague describes how she’s approach...
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When You Need Time Off for Health Reasons from 2020-12-07T12:48:19
After a team member of ours faced a serious medical problem, we recognized how little guidance there was for communicating a health crisis or chronic illness. We talk through common decisions, fear...
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Has Anything Changed for Black Women at Work? from 2020-11-30T14:12:25
As we wait for company leaders to make good on the anti-racism commitments they made earlier this year, we check in with four Black women about how their work lives have and haven’t changed. Then w...
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When You’re Ready for a Big Career Move from 2020-11-23T14:01:53
Sometimes you want to make a career change, like a big one. We hear from a woman who is in the process of navigating a bold transition. Then we talk with an expert about how to clarify your goals a...
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Let’s Take Our Side Gigs Off the Back-Burner from 2020-11-16T13:17:18
With the help of an expert in side gigs, Emily confronts the hobbies, projects, and pursuits that she’s neglected, in hopes of helping herself and others invest in interests outside of a full-time ...
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Now Is a Good Time to Take Care of Ourselves from 2020-11-09T12:10:51
We’re wiped out and finding it tough to stay focused, present, and optimistic. So we decided to revisit conversations that explore how and why we get worn out and that have advice for building ours...
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How Women Who’ve Lost Work Are Coping from 2020-11-02T11:25:29
Three women who’ve lost work because of the pandemic open up about how they’re processing what's happened and finding a way forward
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Going Back to the Office from 2020-10-26T14:05:38
As offices — including HBR’s — carefully reopen after being closed for months because of the pandemic, we describe what it’s like there and discuss the risks and rewards of being back in person.
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Too Shy to Be a Leader? from 2020-10-19T13:00:56
One woman’s struggle with shyness prompts us to explore the seeming conflict between being shy and being a leader. We offer strategies for overcoming anxieties that may be keeping you from going af...
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How Mothers WFH Are Negotiating What’s Normal from 2020-10-12T13:02
We continue tracking the ways the pandemic is impacting women’s lives and careers, and discuss how to not only manage the challenges but also shape a more equitable future. Guests: Kathleen McGinn ...
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All the Help We Can Get from 2020-10-05T14:34:22
Women don’t always feel entitled to ask for help at work — even when we need it the most. But Heidi Grant says asking has psychological benefits for you and your colleagues. She explains how to app...
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Introducing Season 6 from 2020-09-24T10:10:11
Women at Work returns October 5 with candid conversations and practical advice that’ll help get you through the messiness of 2020. Plus, we have a new host!
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Starting Your Career in a Pandemic from 2020-06-22T13:27:52
Young women who are wrestling with the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their early-stage careers share how they’re managing the unfamiliar and unexpected. Plus a career coach gives advice for y...
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Unpause Yourself from 2020-06-15T13:20:40
We reflect on what moving ahead means now and give advice on when and how we should be pushing ourselves, as well as ways to protect a job you love. Guests: Kathleen McGinn and Daisy Wademan Dowlin...
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Sisterhood Is Critical to Racial Justice from 2020-06-08T13:36:29
To push for a racially just workplace, white women must put in the effort to understand black women’s experiences. We talk about what has historically driven women of different races apart at work ...
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Helping Men Help Us from 2020-06-01T14:24:27
We get an update on what men are doing or should be doing to support the women they work with. And we talk about our role in helping them help us. Guests: Brad Johnson, David Smith, and Lily Zheng....
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Working Through Menopause (at Work) from 2020-05-25T09:00:04
We talk about why menopause shouldn’t be a taboo topic at work, how managers can be supportive, and what to say when you’re having a hot flash in the middle of a meeting. Guests: Dr. Heather Hirsch...
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Advice for Less Than Optimal Circumstances from 2020-05-18T13:11:59
We talk through questions from listeners seeking advice on dealing with the challenges they’re facing right now—from how to handle pandemic-related burnout to how to increase their company’s divers...
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When Your Career Is Suddenly on Hold from 2020-05-11T13:48:26
We talk about the different professional setbacks women are facing because of the coronavirus crisis and offer advice for dealing with a promotion, project, career move, or entrepreneurial endeavor...
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A Time for Women Leaders to Shine from 2020-05-04T13:26:57
A nurse who’s risen to CEO talks about the leadership skills she’s learned through her experience managing global health crises and how she’s applying those skills to the Covid-19 crisis. Guest: Sh...
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So Many Feelings from 2020-04-27T17:15:44
There’s often pressure to keep it together at work. But is that even possible right now when we’re all feeling so many intense feelings? Understanding when and how to express fear, anger, sorrow, a...
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Making the Most of This Mess from 2020-04-20T14:02:45
A behavioral scientist gives advice on how to better muddle through working from home during the crisis. She also points out the long-lasting positive changes in women’s personal and professional l...
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We’re Beyond Stretched from 2020-04-13T15:36:56
Women from around the world tell us how the coronavirus crisis is impacting them both professionally and personally. We share how we've been coping and give advice for handling all of this extra st...
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Season 5 Is on the Way from 2020-03-31T13:58:16
Women at Work is back April 13 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about being a woman in the workplace. Expect to hear from us every Monday through the spring.
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Seeing Ourselves as Leaders from 2019-12-16T14:34:13
Stepping into a leadership role doesn’t always require permission — but it can require some soul-searching. We speak with leadership development experts on how to be seen as a leader by others and ...
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When You Work in a Male-Dominated Industry from 2019-12-09T16:00:27
For women in male-dominated fields like engineering, there are lots of stressors, both subtle and overt. As a result, many end up leaving the field altogether. But the ones who stay develop strateg...
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Aging Up, Not Out from 2019-12-02T13:58:54
As we grow older, we have to deal with not only sexism at work but ageism too. Still, age has its advantages. We talk with an expert on aging, and then we share personal experiences and answer ques...
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Navigating Conflict from 2019-11-25T17:33:15
Conflict at work is inevitable, and resolving conflicts can lead to higher job satisfaction, stronger relationships with colleagues, and innovation. But dealing with conflict becomes especially dif...
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How to Make Part Time Work for You from 2019-11-18T13:53:05
Going from full time to part time is a complicated career move. First we talk with a woman who’s made part time work well for her about how she set expectations and boundaries. Then we get advice f...
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How We Take Care of Ourselves from 2019-11-11T13:55:39
At work, self-care might mean asking for a deadline extension, going to the gym in the middle of the day, or blocking off a few hours to prioritize tasks for the week. But that’s all easier said th...
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May We Recommend…The Anxious Achiever from 2019-11-07T09:15:53
Anxiety comes up in our conversations on the show from time to time, and we think it’s important to think about and talk about mental health. That’s why we’re recommending you listen to The Anxious...
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Work Friendships Are Mostly Amazing and Sometimes Messy from 2019-11-04T15:33
Having a close friend at work feels great. You have someone to laugh with, confide in, and exchange glances with during a meeting. But we often fail to anticipate how the conflicting demands of wor...
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Sponsorship: Defining the Relationship from 2019-10-29T09:59:04
Sponsorship is when someone influential in your organization advocates on your behalf to get you where you want to go. But the sponsor-protege relationship isn’t always clear-cut. We talk about wha...
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Networking Doesn’t Have to Be a Drag from 2019-10-21T14:52:46
Building relationships that benefit our careers isn’t about exchanging business cards at work events; it’s about getting to know people we can learn from. We discuss how to develop a strong network...
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Let’s Talk About Money from 2019-10-14T14:37:04
Talking with colleagues about how much we earn can help us figure out if we’re being paid fairly, but sharing those numbers is stressful. With the help of experts, we discuss the tricky practicalit...
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Introducing Season Four from 2019-10-07T13:38:05
Women at Work is back Oct. 14 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about being a woman in the workplace. Expect to hear from us every Monday for the next couple of months. Our theme mu...
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Sisterhood Is Trust from 2019-06-17T15:25:13
High-quality relationships with other women at work, and the productivity and creativity those connections bring, are built on trusting one another with our emotions. Two researchers share findings...
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Why Things Aren’t Better, Yet from 2019-06-10T15:56:05
Many companies are still sorting out the right policies to put in place around sexual harassment. But even where good policies exist, we all need the skills and confidence to respond to and prevent...
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When You’re Responsible for Eldercare from 2019-06-03T12:05:15
Women are responsible for most eldercare, and it’s often an exhausting, isolating job that has to be done on top of your paid work. We talk with a researcher who’s gone through it herself; she shar...
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There’s More to Gender Than“Man”and“Woman” from 2019-05-27T10:00:10
Thinking of gender as man/woman and masculine/feminine leaves out a lot of people. We talk about the problems the gender binary causes at work and get advice on how to support transgender and nonbi...
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When Women Compete from 2019-05-20T10:49:43
We discuss how women think about and approach competition at work and get advice on how to keep our disagreements — and people’s perceptions of them — from turning negative. Guest: Leah Sheppard. O...
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Sorry Not Sorry from 2019-05-13T10:53:49
Do women really apologize more than men at work? We speak with a psychology professor and a leadership consultant about the impact that saying “sorry” and using other minimizing language has on job...
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No Partner, No Kids, No Problem from 2019-05-06T15:18:10
Just because some of us are single and childless doesn’t mean we don’t have problems at the office or responsibilities outside of it. We talk with a woman who’s been writing a series of essays abou...
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The Upside of Working Motherhood from 2019-04-29T11:33:56
There are a lot of reasons women should feel optimistic about having both a career and children. Two professors tell us about the takeaways from their research on working motherhood and from their ...
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Step into the Spotlight from 2019-04-22T12:14:56
Visibility at work is important for our professional advancement — and tricky, especially for women. In this live episode, we talk about navigating the risks and rewards of being in the spotlight, ...
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Managing Burnout from 2019-04-15T15:38:41
Stress can enhance our performance at work, but not if it leads to burnout. We talk with an expert on workplace well-being about how women experience burnout and how to manage its causes, symptoms,...
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Introducing Season Three from 2019-04-01T15:19:39
Women at Work is back April 15 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about being a woman in the workplace. Expect to hear from us every Monday for the next couple of months.
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Meet Our New Co-Host! from 2019-03-06T12:50:42
Amy Gallo is a contributing editor for HBR, an expert on conflict and difficult conversations, a prolific giver of advice — and now she takes up the baton of co-hosting the show from Sarah Green Ca...
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Self-Disclosure at Work (and Behind the Mic) from 2018-11-26T14:39:59
In this special live episode, we share stories, research, and practical advice for strategic self-disclosure, and then take questions from the audience. Guest: Katherine Phillips. Our theme music i...
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Sisterhood Is Power from 2018-11-19T14:54:02
Women will be a stronger force against sexism and racism at work if we know and trust each other. We talk through best practices for listening to, learning about, and advocating for women who are d...
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Your Parental Leave Stories from 2018-11-12T17:26:28
We bring you three stories about parental leave, from listeners whose experiences with it changed them, for better or for worse. They talk about having to fight for more time off, go back to work b...
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Sisterhood Is Scarce from 2018-11-05T16:54:31
We hold ourselves back when we let differences like race or class divide us from other women. We talk about the very different experiences and professional relationships black and white female mana...
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When We Make All (or Most of) the Money from 2018-10-29T14:19:25
If you’re your family’s chief breadwinner, research suggests that the pressure you’re feeling is different from what men have been dealing with for eons. We talk about the highs and lows of being i...
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The Art of Claiming Credit from 2018-10-22T16:16:40
Women have to work harder to be recognized for our ideas. And that recognition is essential for getting the assignments and the promotions we deserve — for moving our careers forward. We talk about...
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Perfect Is the Enemy from 2018-10-15T13:17:09
Perfectionist tendencies are a trap that can be difficult to avoid, but we’ll be more productive and advance faster if we don’t worry so much about making the occasional mistake. We talk about how ...
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We Deserve Better Than“Attagirl” from 2018-10-09T11:05:27
Both male and female managers tend to give women low-quality feedback. And when we don’t hear how we’re really doing at work and what we can do to improve — and men do — we’re put at a disadvantage...
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Making Great Decisions from 2018-10-01T11:36:22
Being a great decision maker is uniquely challenging for women. It’s not us; it’s sexism. Stereotypes about the way we make calls can be insulting and distracting. Knowing that we’ll be judged more...
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Managing Parental Leave (Yours or Someone Else’s) from 2018-09-24T12:15
Women around the world have access to vastly different amounts of paid parental leave. In some countries, they can take a year or more. In the U.S., they’re not guaranteed any paid leave at all. We...
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Let’s Do Less Dead-End Work from 2018-09-17T15:05:16
Women are expected and asked to do thankless tasks — order lunch, handle less-valued clients — more than men, and research shows that doing those tasks slows down our career advancement and makes u...
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Introducing Season Two from 2018-08-27T14:57:44
Women at Work is back Sept. 17 with stories, conversations, and practical advice about women and work. Expect to hear from us every Monday for the next couple of months. Our theme music is Matt Hil...
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Back in September with Season Two! from 2018-06-19T10:23:03
We’re delighted to be making more episodes for you. And we’re asking you to help shape this next season to fit what you’re dealing with and needing guidance on. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s“City ...
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The Advice We Get and Give from 2018-03-08T13:28:34
Professional women get all kinds of advice — some of it helpful, some of it really unhelpful, and some of it nice-sounding but pretty impossible to use. We question some of the classic advice women...
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Work After #MeToo from 2018-03-01T14:08:29
While once accusations of sexual harassment would be met with—at most—a monetary settlement and a non-disclosure agreement, today they are more likely to be publicized and investigated. Now, the ch...
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Mind the (Wage) Gap from 2018-02-21T15:22:18
The gender wage gap is the lifetime financial curse that punishes so many of us. What’s going on in women’s careers that causes us to earn so much less? Guests: Claudia Goldin and Margaret Gullette...
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Lead with Authenticity from 2018-02-09T10:58:13
As leaders, we know we’re supposed to be authentic, but for women, that can be tricky. For one thing, it can be hard to even know what our“true selves”want with all the demands competing for our at...
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Couples That Work from 2018-02-01T10:50:28
Simmering resentments over whose career comes first. Bickering over household tasks. Arguments over who should pick up the kids this time. This is the portrait of two-career coupledom in much of th...
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Make Yourself Heard from 2018-01-24T17:53:30
Have you ever been in a meeting and shared an idea, only to have it ignored? Then, 10 minutes later, a guy shares the same idea, and your boss says “Great idea!” (Grrr.) Or maybe you’ve been told y...
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Introducing Women at Work from 2018-01-16T12:29:16
Conversations about the workplace, and women's place in it.
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