It's tough to raise money for a startup, regardless of your gender. But when women go out and seek funding they sometimes come up against some interesting attitudes. Tune in to hear LaunchBit co-founder Elizabeth Yin share some tales from Silicon Valley. And in part two of the show we talk to women from two global companies that have just won awards for their efforts on behalf of women in the workplace. Apparently, Icelandic men couldn't be happier to have more women in their midst.

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book 'Lean In' was famous - or infamous, depending on your point of view - before it was even published. Once it came out, it shot to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. This week six women from Generations X and Y gather over food and wine to debate the merits of Sandberg's advice. Views are varied and unvarnished.

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In this episode I talk to career coach and Forbes writer Kathy Caprino about how much, if at all, women have to 'fix themselves' to succeed and fit into company culture. Shouldn't companies change their cultures to meet women halfway? In part two we find out why international consumer goods company Unilever is attracting women by cozying up to their parents.

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This time we look at why women stay in jobs longer than men, even when they know they should move on. Danielle Maveal, formerly of Etsy, discusses why it was so hard to quit, and why women should have the courage of their convictions. And we meet former Wall Street equity analyst Whitney Johnson and talk about her journey from music major to equity analyst, and why she's so invested in women's happiness.

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What happens when a female employee asks a female boss for a raise? And why do so many women in tech companies work in 'empathy roles' rather than technological ones? Tune in to find out, with guests Ashley Welde, Sara Laschever and Lauren Bacon.

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Africa's economies are growing fast and this is partly linked to entrepreneurship. Women make up a large number of African entrepreneurs, so when I went to Kenya in January on a Habitat for Humanity trip I was keen to interview a couple. Find out why Kenyan men are apparently chilling out as Kenyan women do more and more in the workforce, and meet the young woman who is putting the youth from Africa's largest slum on the filmmaking map.

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How does a woman's age affect her life at work? Hillary Clinton may be going gangbusters at 65, but can the rest of us hope for a fruitful career later in life? Tune in to hear from one successful executive who's navigating the sometimes choppy waters of life as an 'older woman' at work, and find out why it's never too late to decide to do something new with your life.

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In this show I talk to 5 interviewees about how women come across in the media. Why are there still so many stereotypes around in 2012? Are young women affected by what they watch and will those portrayals have any impact on the way they choose to live their lives?

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Are women afraid to describe themselves as ambitious? Do they even want the corner office? Nicki Gilmour of The Glass Hammer and Caroline Turner of Difference Works help me break down women's often tricky relationship with ambition and power.

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In this episode we meet author and journalist Lynn Povich, who was part of the first ever female class-action lawsuit, brought against Newsweek in 1970. We talk look back at the Mad Men office era and ask how much has changed for working women during the last 40 years.

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