The Women's Current

The Women's Current

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The Women's Current episodes

  • Erin Gallagher: Hype Women & Visibility
    Erin Gallagher: Hype Women & Visibility
    Visibility. Voice. Power.
    In this episode of The Women’s Current, we’re joined by Erin Gallagher — founder of the Hype Women movement and author of Hype Woman: Breaking Free from Mean Girls, Patriarchy, and Systems Silencing You.
    Erin has sparked a global conversation about something many women recognize but rarely name: the cultural conditioning that teaches women to compete rather than amplify one another. Through her work, she invites women to reclaim their visibility — and to celebrate the success of others as if it were their own.
    Together, we explore what it means to be a “hype woman,” and why that idea is about far more than encouragement. It’s about shifting how women use influence, access, and voice to create opportunity for one another.
    This conversation asks a deeper question:
    What becomes possible when women stop shrinking — and start amplifying?
    59 min
  • Paula Stone Williams: Transformation, Empathy & Truth
    Transformation isn’t a moment. It’s a practice.
    In this season-ending episode of The Women’s Current, Paula Stone Williams joins us for a conversation about empathy, truth, and the courage it takes to live honestly — especially when change is ongoing and public. We talk about what authenticity actually asks of us, and why listening deeply may be the most radical act of all.
    53 min
  • Education as Dignity
    Education doesn’t just open doors — it restores dignity.
    In Episode 9 of The Women’s Current, Sylvia Beckerman speaks with Lindsay Wyman of Mercy Learning Center about adult education, second acts, and what happens when women are supported with trust, structure, and belief.
    49 min
  • Raising Girls to Lead
    Raising girls to lead starts early. In this episode, Ms. President US leaders Amanda Cordano and Sofia Sahai discuss confidence, ambition, and why leadership training can’t wait.
    1 hr 3 min
  • Jona Frank — Redefining the Female Gaze
    Photographer and filmmaker Jona Frank joins Sylvia Beckerman to explore how her work — from Cherry Hill to her cinematic portraits — challenges how women are seen and how we see ourselves. Together they reflect on art, identity, and the courage to redefine the female gaze.
    1 hr 2 min

About The Women's Current

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The Women’s Current is an intergenerational podcast hosted by Sylvia Beckerman alongside a co-host from a different generation. Together, they bring distinct perspectives to candid conversations about ambition, identity, relationships, women’s health, culture, aging, and visibility—and examine what shapes women’s choices, opportunities, power, agency, and voice.