Welcome to the 9th episode of the SHE Talks podcast, presented by the Beazley SHE Network. Join our host, Gaby Martineau and special guests Kate Flintoft, Jessica Schappell, and Charlotte Allen as they discuss a record-breaking female aviator whose international fame improved public acceptance of aviation and paved the way for other women in aviation, Amelia Earhart.

  Topics and questions discussed in this podcasts include:

• Some young people purchase their first car at 25…Amelia purchased her first PLANE! She also set the women’s altitude record in 1922, only two years after the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. How do you think her male or female colleagues, neighbors, and friends might have reacted to her rise at such a young age? Would this garner that same reaction today?
• As we often see in women’s history, Amelia was provided an opportunity by a male ally, George Putnam, who “discovered” her and opened doors to help her succeed. In today’s society, how has male allyship changed or stayed the same with regard to women’s advancement in the workplace?
• Overall, Amelia was a young professional. She was an adventurer and a pioneer, but she was also very young, and unfortunately did not have the chance to reflect on her youth, as we do. If you could tell your younger self one thing regarding your career journey, what would it be?

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