Warning: this episode contains mild language and themes that some listeners may find upsetting. 

It’s hard for us to talk about money. We often squirm a bit, glance at each other, and muddle through most discussions about personal finance. But we also don’t talk about it enough…especially as it relates to gender.  

Kristine Beese is the founder of Untangle Money, which aims to teach financial literacy to women everywhere. Kristine’s inspiration came from the glaring reminders about her gender that surrounded her at work. In both the engineering and finance sectors of the Oil & Gas industry, sexism was baked into workplace culture, in different flavours and severities across different cities and sectors. 

We talk about sexism in the workplace, the different ways in which it can present itself at work, and how widespread sexism persists on both a macro and micro scale in our professional lives.

Kristine talks about:

• Breaking down gendered messaging about money
• Working in the Oil & Gas industry, and different types of sexism
• Figure skating, and the power of focusing on what you can control
• Why products are generally designed with men as the ideal customer
• Gentlemanly sexism, proving worth, unequal power dynamics at work
• Creating a more equitable financial landscape for women through Untangle

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Hosted by Katherin Vasilopoulos. Made by Cansulta and Ethan Lee.

Music by © Chris Zabriskie, published by You've Been a Wonderful Laugh Track (ASCAP). 

Songs used in this episode include: "Air Hockey Saloon," "Cylinder Nine," "Heliograph,"  "Stories About the World That Once Was," "Your Mother's Daughter," "Short Song 020223," "Short Song 020423," "Short Song 030623," "The House Glows (With Almost No Help)." 

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