everywoman Podcast

Ep. 21 - Living a life without limits: how Caroline Casey took on the world on her terms, and why she’s challenging business to create more inclusive cultures for those with a disability.

We talk to Caroline Casey, founder of The Valuable 500 campaign, about the need for disability role models in business.

 

Inclusive business campaigner, social entrepreneur and self-confessed ‘dangerous dreamer’, Caroline Casey has always lived a life without limits – from finding out she was legally blind only at the age of 17 years old, to her decision at 28 to leave her job and trek across India solo on an elephant to raise inclusivity awareness. Now the founder of the Valuable 500 campaign, launched this year, wants to release the social and economic potential of the 1.3 billion people in the world with a disability. We talk to her about why a disability is only one part of anyone’s challenges – or their potential – and why she’s inviting 500 of the world’s biggest CEOs to commit to putting the issue on their board agenda.

 

Following the recording of this podcast, Janet Riccio, Executive Vice President of Omnicom, founding Valuable 500 leader and avid supporter - whom Caroline spoke of in this interview - sadly passed away.

Ep. 20 - techUK president Jacqueline de Rojas talks inclusion and ambition in the digital space

As President of techUK, Jacqueline de Rojas heads up the organisation that represents the digital companies and technologies that are shaping our lives - and will continue to increasingly define the social and business world. But with women, BAME and those in later life significantly underrepresented in this fast-moving Brave New World the challenges for diversity and inclusion are pressing. “Where are the others?” is the question she suggests we all ask when faced with a meeting or a team where diversity is absent, to do our part to level the playing field, and ensure that the future is written by all of us.

Ep. 19 - The messiness of diversity with Leonid Sudakov, President of Kinship at Mars

“Diversity is messy: it is not easy or comfortable, because it’s built on difference. It’s built on accepting that your way is not the only way”.

Leonid Sudakov, President of Kinship, a division of Mars, has long been a vocal advocate for the rich talent, creativity and innovative thinking created by diverse workplaces.

So for this month’s podcast we talk to him about the challenge of rethinking your business model, how being a gay senior leader shaped his priorities and what the Soviet Union did for women in STEM.

Ep. 18 - Ashton Applewhite on why ageing is a powerful time for women

We talk to author and activist, Ashton Applewhite, about how later life can be full of power and liberation if we choose to claim it.

Ageism has been called the ‘last acceptable prejudice” – but ageing is also one of the fundamental markers of human progress, with a vast and growing demographic of people now living longer than ever. Given that, why are attitudes to age still so judgemental? And why is growing older for women in particular still seen as so negative?

Author of This Chair Rocks – a manifesto against ageism, Ashton Applewhite is part of a growing movement challenging the narrative of this bias. We talk to her about the leading role of women in the fight against ageism.

Ep. 17 - Poppy Jaman on changing the conversation around mental health in the workplace

One in six people will experience poor mental health in the workplace – ranging from stress and anxiety to depression and bipolar disorder. In this everywoman podcast episode, we talk to Poppy Jaman about her work with the City Mental Health Alliance and Mental Health First Aid England to change the conversation around mental health, the power of storytelling in shattering taboos – and why women should “reclaim hormones” as part of their wellbeing and mental health literacy.

Ep. 16 Russ Shaw on the role men play in furthering diversity in tech on IWD 2019

“Our challenge is explaining to people that men have been part of the problem – they now need to be part of the solution” – everywoman award winner Russ Shaw talks diversity in the tech space for IWD 2019.

Founder of Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, Russ Shaw has played a huge part in pushing for diversity in the tech space - his determination and activism winning him the everywoman Male Agent of Change Award in 2018. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is #BalanceForBetter - we talk to Russ about diversity and inclusion as a collective effort in the latest everywoman podcast episode -  and why it takes both men and women to actively push for balance.

https://www.everywoman.com/international-womens-day-2019

 

 

Ep. 15 The Third Age: Rethinking the Menopause

The menopause is one of the last taboos in society and for many women. It’s a time when our bodies and minds can undergo profound natural changes - but why don’t we talk about it more with each other, our families and employers, and why can’t this journey in a woman’s life be as positive and powerful as any other? Sports therapist and performance coach Melina Healy works with women going through the peri-menopause and menopause to optimise their experience and help them to rethink their relationship to it – and argues that the menopause should be part of any progressive business’s wellbeing package.

For more information on Melina’s work on performance in the menopause look at www.melinahealy.co.uk

Ep. 14 - The healthy masculine: growing a new generation of male allies

Gender parity is a journey that requires both men and women to step up, both personally and professionally and remake the world. But do the messages we give our children reflect that goal of progress and empower them - or confirm long-standing, deep bias and limitation that slows the pace of positive change? And is there enough work being done to change the male social narrative as well as the female? In this podcast episode, we talk to biodynamic psychologist Fiona Arrigo and counsellor Darrell Pacini about how we move toward the "healthy masculine" and the powerful role it can play culture and business for the next generation.

Ep. 13 - Get caught napping… making the business case for better sleep with Dr Roy Raymann

Sleep can affect every aspect of our wellbeing, from concentration to resilience. A lack of it may even contribute to burnout. Small wonder that businesses are waking up to the crucial role rest plays in ensuring peak performance in the workforce. VP of Sleep Science at SleepScore Labs, Dr Roy Raymann, has dedicated his career to studying this mysterious physical process and its impact on us. In this podcast episode, we talk to him about the power of sleep – how to get it, why we need it and why a nap at your desk might be the most productive thing you can do.

Ep. 12 - "Dads don’t babysit” with author David Freed

In his new book Dads Don’t Babysit, author David Freed considers everything from parental leave to the pay gap to ask why fathers are sometimes unwilling, but more often unable to share the pleasures of parenting. He himself took Shared Parental Leave with his wife Charlotte when their son was born in 2015 as a joint decision toward more equal parenting in their family. In this podcast episode, he talks about the benefits – and challenges – of Shared Parental Leave on family life, gender expectations and the business landscape at large.