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Welcome to Episode 11 where we end 2020 by burning down the house on women taking up space. We dive into how the historical pressure on women to shrink, expand and, ultimately, shrink again has a direct correlation to our socio-political enfranchisement. We discuss why women apologise far more then men and what we can do to stop it. We debate how women can authentically take up space, get angry about NASA's treatment of its female astronauts and ultimately agree that, like most things we discuss on the show, a culture shift needs to take place in order to truly support women on their career path.
- Historical "evolution" of women's bodies taken from Danielle Friedman's October 2019 article for Forge entitled "What Happens When Women Start Taking Up Space?"
- Amy Morin's March 2019 article for INC. entitled "Women Really Do Apologize More Than Men. Here's Why (and It Has Nothing to Do With Men Refusing to Admit Wrongdoing)" which explores the differences between how men & women apologise
- 2010 study published in Psychological Science entitled "Why Women Apologize More Than Men: Gender Differences in Thresholds for Perceiving Offensive Behavior" from which statistics were taken on the different ways in which men & women apologise
- Kristin Wong's April 2019 article for the New York Times article entitled "No, You Don’t Have to Stop Apologizing" from which information for how to re-frame apologies
- Priya Fielding-Singh's, Devon Magliozzi's and Swethaa Ballakrishnen's August 2018 article for the Harvard Business Review entitled "Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work" which was drawn from during the discussion about "intentional invisibility" and authenticity in the workplace
- NASA cancelling the all-female space walk because the right size suits weren't available taken from Jacey Fortin's & Karen Zraick's March 2019 article for the New York Times entitled "First All-Female Spacewalk Canceled Because NASA Doesn’t Have Two Suits That Fit"
- Sara Coughlin's July 2017 article for Refinery 29 entitled "How 7 Women Take Up Space In Their Everyday Lives" for personal experiences from women about how they choose to take up space
- Caroline Castrillon's July 2019 slightly confusing article for Forbes entitled "How Women Can Stop Apologizing And Take Their Power Back" whose suggested actions for women we didn't agree with
- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an incredible female author
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