In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal have a conversation about the sometimes difficult and complex choice between family, culture and identity and in particular for some Chinese women who return to China after studying in countries like Australia and New Zealand. Tracy and Meenal talk about the paradox of being expected to obtain higher education while giving up opportunities of a career to start and care for a family.  They talk about their own experiences of cultural expectations around motherhood and pose the question if choosing to not have children should make you feel like less of a woman.

In another story Tracy and Meenal talk about the Hawthorne Australian Football club scandal, a dark moment in the history of sport, when first nations players where allegedly harassed and bullied to separate them from their families and discourage them form having children, by making sure one player's partner terminated a pregnancy, all in the name of progressing their career.

Have you heard of affinity bias? In , "What would YOU do?"  Tracy and Meenal explore the topic. Affinity bias, is when you are drawn to people more like you, maybe who have a similar personality or cultural background and less drawn to people different from you. We can all fall into this trap, which can be a major problem for women and other underrepresented groups to gain access to networks, mentors and job opportunities which hinders career advancement. Listen and hear about some of the ways you can avoid falling into this trap.

Enjoying the conversation? Want to join in? Please share your own stories with us at [email protected] and rate this Podcast. Thanks @tracyganducoach

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.