Women on Work

Mother’s Day is an opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate all the moms that play such a special and important role in our lives. And as much as moms love being moms, we also need time to fill our own wells so we can give freely to our families. In this special Women on Work Unfiltered, Liz and Alysia pay homage to all the moms out there (and teachers!) and discuss the importance of giving moms space to find themselves outside of their relationship to their families. 

The reality is navigating and excelling in the workplace continues to be challenging for people of color. And even more so for women of color, who must overcome deeply engrained gender and racial bias. In this episode of Women on Work, Liz and Alysia talk to Rha Goddess and Deepa Purushothaman – self-described corporate refuges who founded a powerful community of Women of Color leaders to help remake corporate culture. Rha and Deepa discuss how white women can move beyond allyship and be co-conspirators in remaking the table so everyone has a chair.

At one point or another, we’ve all gone through the hiring process – the interviews, the suspense, the waiting. Many of us have less than ideal experiences, ranging from weeks of no replies or feedback to misalignment between the definition of the role itself. In this week’s episode Liz details her journey through the hiring process, where it’s broken, and the opportunities to make it a little more human. 

Like the song from Encanto, we all know what pressure feels like. The slow crush of all the responsibilities we have, keeping up appearances, always having the answers to every question or problem. The paralyzing feeling of being so overwhelmed you don’t even know where to start. In this Unfiltered episode Liz and Alysia talk about being under pressure, where it comes from (hint: sometimes it’s from yourself), and how to find some relief.

It may be difficult to immediately connect the dots between gender equality and climate change. While we all know gender equality drives change and improves circumstances around poverty, famine, and sexual violence, improving overall representation and having women in leadership has been proven to drive positive impact for the climate. 

In today’s episode, Liz is joined by environmental leaders Jarvis Smith from My Green Pod and co-founders of She Changes Climate Bianca Pitt and Antoinette Vermilye to dig deeper into the topic.

We always go deep and heavy on Women on Work, so we decided to give you a few minutes of light and mindfulness to start your week. 

For this month’s Mindful Moment, we are joined by Monica Gonzalez – a sustainability leader, yoga and meditation teacher, and holistic life practitioner.

Get in touch with Monica on Instagram

We all have that voice – the one that tells us we aren’t good enough. The one that can push us to new heights, but also prevents us from growing past our limitations. And while this voice is trying to protect us from failure, it also keeps us where we are, surrounded by the familiar. In this episode of Women on Work, Alysia talks to Joanna Kleinman – licensed psychotherapist, bestselling author, and host of “Dethroning your inner critic” podcast on pushing past the ego and building a life far beyond your expectations. 

Great Resources to Check Out: 

https://dethroningyourinnercritic.com/

Women walk the smallest of tightropes at work. If we come across too nurturing and warm, we are too soft to be leaders. If we take-charge, we are aggressive. It’s a constant battle of mental gymnastics where we have to speak up and get our point across without interrupting or disagreeing too much. In this episode of Women on Work, Liz and Alysia talk about the double bind – what it is, what it feels like, and how we all need to refine what a leader looks like to expand opportunities for all. 

Great Resources to Check out: 

https://www.catalyst.org/research/infographic-the-double-bind-dilemma-for-women-in-leadership/

As we get further in our careers and lives, we all encounter a space where transformation is necessary to find success and personal fulfillment - however we define that. Sometimes we even find what brought us success previously is now holding us back. In this episode Alysia and Liz talk to Megan Gillikin – successful entrepreneur, mothers, and host of the popular podcast Weddings for Real – on the hustle of entrepreneurship and unraveling yourself to find your purpose and passion in life. 

Great Resources to Check Out:

https://www.theplannersvault.com/

Instagram: @weddingsforreal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao_Te_Ching

Jane Goodall once said “It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” Women get called a b*tch for a variety of infractions – from interrupting men in a meeting to refusing to fall in line with expectations. Women even weaponize it against ourselves. In this explicit Unfiltered, Liz and Alysia talk about the word b*tch – where it comes from, what it’s meant during different periods of time, and how we need to reframe that word to serve a compliment to strong, powerful women.