Episode 143: True Equality: When it's OK to be Mediocre

The Broad Experience 11: Women of a Certain Age: How does a woman's age affect her life at work? Hillary Clinton may be going gangbusters at 65, but can the rest of us hope for a fruitful career later in life? Tune in to hear from one successful executive who's navigating the sometimes chop... by The Broad Experience

15 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode 4: getting ahead: This week Financial Times columnist Mrs. Moneypenny and McKinsey director Joanna Barsh discuss what they think women need to do, and not do, to get to the top. McKinsey has just published new research on why women aren't reaching the C-suite. Mrs.... by The Broad Experience

12 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode 1: The Broad Experience is an audio show on women, the workplace and success that I'm creating while studying on CUNY's entrepreneurial journalism program. This is the first episode. I'd love to know what you think. For information regardi... by The Broad Experience

10 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode 6: The Levo League: The Broad Experience, episode 6: The Levo League by The Broad Experience For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The Broad Experience

9 min listen

The Broad Experience 9: Ambition and Power: Are women afraid to describe themselves as ambitious? Do they even want the corner office? Nicki Gilmour of The Glass Hammer and Caroline Turner of Difference Works help me break down women's often tricky relationship with ambition and power. For... by The Broad Experience

10 min listen

The Broad Experience 7: non-white & female: In this episode of the show we talk to a white man who's been through - and actually enjoyed - diversity training, and discuss how it changed his attitude to the workplace. We also talk to Trinidad-born reporter Stacy-Marie Ishmael about her exper... by The Broad Experience

12 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode 2: Episode 2 of The Broad Experience, my show about women, the workplace and success. This time: men, equitable relationships and sex, plus the keys to being a good leader. Let me know what you think! amilnetyte at gmail.com For information regarding yo... by The Broad Experience

10 min listen

The Broad Experience 28: Claiming authority: In this show we look at world of women lawyers. Big Law, as it's known in the US, is well known for having few women at the top. And when they do gain partnership, women are paid less: female partners at law firms are paid just under $500,000 a ye... by The Broad Experience

16 min listen

The Broad Experience 54: Power and body language: In the summer I did a show about communication at the office, but it left out one glaring component: body language. So today we tackle hunching, spread legs, eye contact, and kissing by gender - all in a business setting. I speak to Yale psychology pro... by The Broad Experience

20 min listen

The Broad Experience 8: The Good Girls Revolt: In this episode we meet author and journalist Lynn Povich, who was part of the first ever female class-action lawsuit, brought against Newsweek in 1970. We talk look back at the Mad Men office era and ask how much has changed for working women during t... by The Broad Experience

9 min listen

The Broad Experience 18: The power of image: What you look like matters when it comes to your career. But not always in the way you think. The suits and makeup that may be pretty much required in one workplace could look absurd in another. But whether you dress up or down, the image you present t... by The Broad Experience

12 min listen

The Broad Experience 17: Female in Silicon Valley: It's tough to raise money for a startup, regardless of your gender. But when women go out and seek funding they sometimes come up against some interesting attitudes. Tune in to hear LaunchBit co-founder Elizabeth Yin share some tales from Silicon ... by The Broad Experience

18 min listen

The Broad Experience 14: When it's too hard to leave: This time we look at why women stay in jobs longer than men, even when they know they should move on. Danielle Maveal, formerly of Etsy, discusses why it was so hard to quit, and why women should have the courage of their convictions. And we meet forme... by The Broad Experience

17 min listen

The Broad Experience 13: women and negotiating + women in tech: What happens when a female employee asks a female boss for a raise? And why do so many women in tech companies work in 'empathy roles' rather than technological ones? Tune in to find out, with guests Ashley Welde, Sara Laschever and Lauren Ba... by The Broad Experience

14 min listen

The Broad Experience 10: selling stereotypes: In this show I talk to 5 interviewees about how women come across in the media. Why are there still so many stereotypes around in 2012? Are young women affected by what they watch and will those portrayals have any impact on the way they choose to live... by The Broad Experience

18 min listen

The Broad Experience 12: Kenyan entrepreneurs: Africa's economies are growing fast and this is partly linked to entrepreneurship. Women make up a large number of African entrepreneurs, so when I went to Kenya in January on a Habitat for Humanity trip I was keen to interview a couple. Find out ... by The Broad Experience

13 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode three - women and technology: Why do so few women work in tech, despite our love of consumer technology? Gina Trapani, Vivek Wadhwa and Adda Birnir weigh in. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The Broad Experience

8 min listen

The BroadExperience 22: The Mean Girls Edition: It’s a cliché , but true: women can be truly horrible to one another at work. In this show we look into the origins of female aggression, why it plays out in such an underhanded way, and what you can do if you’re caught up in an office bitch-fest. For... by The Broad Experience

17 min listen

The Broad Experience, episode 5: female entrepreneurship: In part one of a two part Broad Experience on women entrepreneurs, we try to unpick some of the current hype on female entrepreneurship. We also ask why it matters that so few women grow their companies. For information regarding your data privacy, vi... by The Broad Experience

11 min listen

The Broad Experience 33: What is success?: Success - we all want it. But what, exactly, does it mean? Career coach Kathy Caprino and mindful leadership coach Emily Bennington are my guests on this show. Both women are authors, and both have corporate careers behind them. Kathy and I discuss why... by The Broad Experience

21 min listen

The Broad Experience 23: Tips for success from a CEO: I'm starting a series called Tips for Success, and this first episode features a candid conversation with Monique Nelson, CEO of UniWorld Group, a multicultural advertising and marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Most CEOs are white and male. ... by The Broad Experience

18 min listen

The Broad Experience 16: Leaning In: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book 'Lean In' was famous - or infamous, depending on your point of view - before it was even published. Once it came out, it shot to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. This week six women from ... by The Broad Experience

26 min listen

The Broad Experience 15: Do we have to fit in?: In this episode I talk to career coach and Forbes writer Kathy Caprino about how much, if at all, women have to 'fix themselves' to succeed and fit into company culture. Shouldn't companies change their cultures to meet women halfway? In... by The Broad Experience

17 min listen

The Broad Experience 40: The hell of networking: Ask a group of women how much they enjoy networking and most will shudder. They see it as fake, transactional, not something they want to spend time on. Research backs this up: women do not connect with other people in their industries or even within t... by The Broad Experience

20 min listen

The Broad Experience 48: Professional women, no kids: More and more women are reaching their mid-forties without having children. Sometimes this is by choice, and sometimes it's not. But here's what both sets of women have in common: they're operating in a world where being a mother is stil... by The Broad Experience

26 min listen

The Broad Experience 24: Women in tech speak up: Let's face it, no matter what women do for a living, they're far less likely than men to feel comfortable in any kind of spotlight. The Write/Speak/Code conference for women in technology set out to change that. Tune in to hear three differen... by The Broad Experience

11 min listen

The Broad Experience 19: Women, work, and sex: Ever read a book or article about a superwoman and secretly wondered about her sex life (i.e. does she have one)? This is an aspect of successful women's - and men's - lives that's rarely discussed, and certainly not openly. But for many... by The Broad Experience

23 min listen

26 Get Ahead. No Guilt.: In this show we talk to two women with different perspectives on getting ahead at work. One is a Generation Y journalist who's worked for Newsweek and Tumblr, and is still navigating the new world of journalism-slash-content-creation. The other is... by The Broad Experience

19 min listen

The Broad Experience 35: Advertising is broken - women speak out: The ad industry draws plenty of women, but hardly any of them end up making the creative decisions that influence the marketing messages we see every day. In this episode of the show we ask why so few women end up in top creative roles at ad agencies, ... by The Broad Experience

16 min listen

The Broad Experience 31: Tips for success from an entrepreneur: In the second show in the Tips for Success series, we're sticking to a creative theme. A lot of women dream of starting their own business. My guest actually did it. She's Alexandra Ferguson, CEO of the company of the same name, prolific make... by The Broad Experience

13 min listen

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Episode 143: True Equality: When it's OK to be Mediocre

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