gender representation

Many people struggle with negotiation, and my experience of this is that women, more than men, struggle with this in business.  This happens, I believe,  in large part because we're not taught critical negotiation skills in our formative years.  And by the time we get to college - most universities still market their negotiation programs to a male audience.    

And I’ve long believed that they key to closing the gap on critical gender equity issues lies in ensuring that women have relevant, affordable access to negotiation training.  But what do we do when those popular negotiation courses are predominantly marketed to men?  

On our show today we explore what happens when we leave women behind: in marketing, in the classroom, in the board-room….it goes beyond the economic impact, it affects whole generations of girls and women in what they believe is attainable.

Representation matters.

In this show, we look at examples of women being left out of the conversation in academia and in critical career roles.  What happens when this perpetuates itself without challenge?  Let’s jump in! 

Citations and Resources ✅

👉 Bergman, Ronen.  “Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago”.  New York Times. 30 November 2023.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html 

👉Cuddy, Alice.  “They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard”.  BBC Israel. 15 January 2024.  Online:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67958260 

👉Marcal, Katrine.  “The Mother of Invention:  How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men”.  William Collins Publisher.  June 2022

Check out Katrine's book on these platforms:👇
- Barnes & Noble (USA): 🌟🌟 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mother-of-invention-katrine-marcal/1139206992
- Amazon (UK): 🌟🌟 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Invention-Ideas-Ignored-Economy/dp/0008430810/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mother+of+invention&qid=1706902677&sr=8-1

 Youtube Clip:  Harvard Business School – Program on Negotiation “Managing the room”.  

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In today's episode, we have a very special guest joining us today! Get ready because we're diving deep into the world of leadership, career development, and the importance of representation, all while being inspired by incredible stories of growth and empowerment. 

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Pod Navigation: 
0:00 Intro 
09:22 Navigating challenges is key to success. 
11:54 Desire for family and marriage, willingness to sacrifice. 
17:28 Building relationships to help leverage HR. 
21:25 Transitioned from auto finance to advisory and research. 
30:33 Supporting young black women break into HR. 
35:36 Building connections is key. 
39:36 Keep dreaming and expect the unexpected. 
46:25 Reflect on past experiences, discover your desires. 
48:15 Once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity with unexpected offer. 
53:18 Prepare for job, know what you want. 
58:46 Using past experiences to become a great leader. 
01:02:38 Let's progress and keep pushing forward.

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The iconic Mr. Potato Head from Hasbro is now simply the gender neutral Potato Head. Also this year, LEGO, WildBrain, and Mattel launched the Everyone is Awesome set, the Teletubbies Pride collection, and UNO’s Play with Pride deck in celebration of Pride Month.

This hour on Where We Live, we discuss diversity and inclusion in the toy industry, and its impact on child development.

We hear from experts on the trends and changing norms in the understanding of gender and how diversity must go beyond tokenization by toy manufacturers.

GUESTS:

Diane Gervais: Owner, Amato’s Toy and Hobby Middletown 

Jeffrey Trawick-Smith: Professor Emeritus, Center for Early Childhood Education, Eastern Connecticut State University, and Author of Young Children’s Play: Development, Disabilities, and Diversity 

Ellen Lambert: Advisor – Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity, the Toy Association and the Toy Foundation

Eileen Foley: Toy Curator and Owner, Little Acorn Learning LLC, Redding, Connecticut

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