One For Womenkind

"Podcasting is still a white man's game." When you look at the top podcasts on the charts, only 1/3 are hosted by women, and just over 10% have non-white hosts.

That's why I invited Jess Kupferman, Co-Founder of She Podcasts, an online and offline community for women podcasters with over 15,000 members strong, to come on the show. 

In this episode, we're chatting about everything from planning events to accommodate ALL women (introverts, you're going to love this!), the depressing statistics about women in podcasting, and how companies and individuals can do better to further diversity in the field.

We're also diving into some uncomfortable topics - when it feels hard to talk about race, the risk of white centering, how to use our own fear to take bold action and whether or not we're sabotaging our own success. 

This is a deep and important episode with a WHOLE lot of wit and silliness, all rolled into one, and we would expect nothing less from the extraordinaire Jess Kupferman!

Ladies, it's time to take back the power tie. On this episode, Meg's sitting down with Cara and Lisa, the powerful duo behind Andie and Erin, pussybow neckties inspired by influential women from history and today. We're diving into how Andie and Erin came to be, the power of the female necktie, and how we can all celebrate the stories of incredible women. We'll also chat about sharting a business when you're still in your full-time job, running a Kickstarter campaign to test out your concept and why it's important to always be prepared to pivot. Lastly, we'll talk about dreaming big, and the ladies will share with you what happened when they sent a necktie to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court!

There's something really powerful when women support other women. That was Meg's takeaway after attending She Podcasts LIVE, the first annual conference created solely for women podcasters. In this episode, Meg is broadcasting direct from the BuzzSprout recording booth and she's joined by a few special guests. These ladies are chatting about it all - from male-dominated industries to the importance of women speaking out. And we'll cap off this episode with a few actionable takeaways on how you can support women through small gestures. 

On this episode of One For Womenkind, we're joined by the fabulous Kristin Van Busum, Founder & CEO of Project Alianza and Co-Founder of Women Speaks. Kristin is truly a champion of women - founding her non-profit to raise awareness of the inequalities women in coffee trades face and using her privilege to connect the broader global community.

"I wanted to create a sea of pink." That was the goal of craftivist Krista Suh, creator of the Pussyhat. Join us for this intimate conversation on the herstory of the Pussyhat, how she tackled her goal to make 1.17 million hats in two months, and how and when she knew it was going to be a REALLY BIG DEAL. Krista walks us through how to break big goals down into small ones to get sh*t done (but also the power of big goals in starting movements), how to handle criticism when your family doesn't like your big idea and how to decide when your idea is worth pursuing.

On this episode of One For Womenkind, we're sitting down with the fabulous ladies from The She League, Megan and Hilary, for some serious girl talk. We cover everything from Christina vs Britney and the Backstreet Boys (and even Hanson!), to how to work through difficult stuff (2016 election much?) and stay grounded, to how to deal with the overwhelming amount of information in the world today. But the common theme through all of our ramblings? The power of connecting women and implementing practices of radical self-care. This is a must hear, so tune in!

Do you have grit? In today's episode, we're breaking down the concept of grit - what it is, how to get it and why it's so important for women to have. We'll share our own grit story and walk you through 7 steps to become gritty, so that you can wake up every day feeling more empowered and more capable of handling whatever comes your way.

We're kicking off Season 2 with this AMAZING female Founder and overall badass, Renee Powers. Renee is the Founder of Feminist Book Club and is an outspoken advocate for intersectional feminism. In this episode, we'll dive into Renee's definition of feminism (compassion, equality, justice, and liberation), why it's so important to have true self-care in our fight for justice and equality (and no, we're not talking about bubble baths...) and why compassion is really at the heart of changing minds and changing society. We'll wrap it up with some tough love on handling uncomfortable topics and how to combat the hate and vitriol that is being spewed all over the internet and sometimes even in our own family gatherings. 

Despite their incredible successes, women athletes are still not paid the same as the men. In this episode of One For Womenkind, I'm sitting down with my friend Matt (the first guy on the show ever!), an avid sports guy, to dive into why this is the case and what we can do about it. Spoiler alert: We don't agree on much. There are some tough parts of this conversation, but it's an important one to have if we're going to get women the equal playing field they deserve.

We're taking a break from our normal Summer School series this week for a solo soapbox episode on the immigration crisis here in the U.S. In this episode, we're talking about what the border crisis is, why you should care regardless of your political party affiliation, and how what's happening at the border is one of the biggest threats against womankind we're facing today.