Welcome back the fifth episode of "Where's the Mic"! This is a very special episode as we welcome Michelle Walschot to explore the term "Walk the Talk", with a focus on women in the workplace.

Michelle completed her BA in Psychology and then went on to do her Masters at LSE in Human Resources and Organisations (Organisational Behaviour). 

The three of us discuss what is means to be a woman in the workplace which including; quotas, domestic duties, equality vs equity, "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado-Perez, maternity and paternity leave, boys clubs, FTSE 500, glass ceilings, “Daring Greatly” by Brené Brown, Citi Bank, income equality, Seaspiracy, instant gratification, attention spans, romcoms, periods, the pink tax, free tampons, male contraceptive, locker room talk and empowered flexibility.

As always we’ve linked below any references of mentioned articles.

• Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/28/invisible-women-by-caroline-criado-perez-review
• Quotas - https://freepolicybriefs.org/2020/05/04/women-representation-in-politics/
• Breadwinning wives still do domestic duties- https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/05/breadwinning-wives-gender-inequality/589237/
• Swedish Paternity Leave - https://sweden.se/life/society/work-life-balance
• Boys Club - https://www.inhersight.com/blog/research/boys-club-culture-more-common-you-may-think
• FTSE 500 Women CEOs - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/record-number-women-took-over-fortune-500-companies-2020-n1252491
• Shared Parental Leave in the UK - https://www.gov.uk/shared-parental-leave-and-pay
• Glass Ceilings - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/glass-ceiling.asp#:~:text=Marilyn Loden first coined the,from advancing in their careers.
• Citi Bank First Female CEO - https://www.forbes.com/sites/palashghosh/2021/03/03/as-jane-fraser-heads-up-citi-female-ceos-at-large-banks-remain-few-and-far-between/?sh=1f3bb5904893
• 200 Years for Income Equality - https://www.dw.com/en/gender-equality-at-work-could-take-more-than-200-years/a-46779665
• The Pink Tax - https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/the-pink-tax/
• Scotland Makes Sanitary Products Free - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-51629880
• Texas Candidate Comments - https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/26/us/texas-candidate-s-comment-about-rape-causes-a-furor.html

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