In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal chat about what it means to be a successful women in today's corporate world. If you're an ambitious women who's been called a "girlboss" you used to be able to take this as a compliment, but not any more.  The term "girlboss" was once used to describe powerful and successful women, but now it's become an insult. Why? Because some women who have become successful executives are perceived as being bossy, arrogant, and undeserving of their success.  What is this hate against women wearing a suit, heals and a manicures? Asks Meenal who loves a manicure!  Tracy and Meenal chat about the ridiculous double standard of how women are expected to be good and kind to deserve success. They also talk about how the focus on what women wear when they're in positions of power is yet another double standard. Tracy shares how she never liked the term 'girlboss', even when it was a compliment, she finds the term quite patronising and would much prefer the term "lady boss" if you must assign a gender to being a boss.   

In more news Tracy and Meenal discuss the great news on what appears to be the start of a menopause revolution. You might be suffering from the dreaded symptoms of menopause but you no longer have to suffer in silence.  There has been growing awareness around this taboo topic, after several high profile women share their stories in the media, The result an overwhelming response of women speaking out and a 50% rise in HRT prescriptions in the UK.   Even workplaces are starting to get on board supporting staff experiencing severe symptoms with new benefits like taking time out and encouraging workplace conversations making menopause less of a taboo topic that is no longer treated as a joke. This is a huge step forward in how society views menopause and it's about time! Tracy and Meenal comment how they are hopeful that this condition will now get the attention it deserves, before they're the ones going through "the change".

In this weeks "What would YOU do?" Tracy and Meenal learn a new term, Deadnaming and what it means. Have you ever addressed someone who has changed their gender by the wrong pronoun or their previous name? It might seem like no big deal, but it can actually be really hurtful for trans and non-binary people. How would you handle it? Do you apologize and correct yourself, or just say nothing and move on? Listen to why it matters.

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