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174: The myth of making it with Samhita Mukhopadhyay

Samhita Mukhopadhyay is the former editor of Teen Vogue and Feministing and the editorial director at The Meteor. She’s the author of The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning, which explores the contradictions and inequities of success in the modern workplace, particularly for women and marginalized groups. She’s also written Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life and was the co-editor of the anthology Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America. She wrote her master’s thesis on The Politics of the Feminist Blogosphere and is passionate about examining power, gender, and cultural narratives through a feminist lens.

We talk about:

  • Why Samhita wrote her book
  • The systemic challenges in the workplace for women
  • The impact of gendered expectations
  • The American ethos of work and success
  • What it means for Samhita to be a feminist at work
  • Redefining success and prioritizing self-care
  • What it means for Samhita to be in the realm of being an older woman
  • Burnout as a systemic problem
  • Samhita’s vision for the book (and society)

And more!

Samhita’s website: samhitamukhopadhyay.com

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Samhita’s books: The Myth Of Making It | Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, And Revolution In Trump’s America | Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life

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54: Women and leadership with Dr Joanna Martin

Women and leadership

An interview with Dr Joanna Martin founder of One of Many, a women’s leadership community which started in the UK and is now global through its online community and trainings. She was a medical doctor and an actor before finding her mission as a coach helping women lead.

You can read a summary transcription of this podcast: How To Facilitate More Female Leadership

We talk about:

  • Why Jo is so passionate about helping women step into leadership roles
  • The importance of grassroots women’s leadership
  • Why women tend to burn out so easily
  • The importance of setting boundaries so we can thrive better
  • Why women are generally more unhappy now than at the time of the Women’s Liberation Movement
  • Why women need to find a new kind of power to be consistently effective
  • How midlife women are often drawn to take more of a leadership role but need to find a way to do that without burning out
  • Reframing feminine power as soft power – it does not mean weak
  • We can bring more femininity to our lives without that being a mark against us
  • How Covid has brought out wonderful examples of soft power leadership from women
  • The five women’s power types and why they’re so powerful
  • How we can access these power types to help us face challenges and access our strength
  • The shared vision of women wanting to make a difference in the world
  • The power of women coming together to effect positive change such as in the NHS during Covid, detention centres and environmental initiatives
  • How Jo’s medical, family and drama background impacted her work today
  • The importance of seeing issues from multiple perspectives
  • The power of the habit of morning writing (Artist’s Way morning pages) and how that impacted Jo’s life
  • How women can become better leaders
  • Getting clear on our strengths and what we each can do

And more!

Find out more about Jo:

Jo’s website

One of many

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