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CV Harquail (she/elle) researches, teaches and consults about applying feminist principles to business. She’s the author of “Feminism: A Key Idea for Business and Society” and the creator of the Feminist Business Model Canvas, which brings together Lean Startup tools and feminist values.
Discussed this episode:
CV’s relationship with the word feminist
Why feminism must be “collective, inclusive, and transformational”
Balancing giving people space for exploration with offering wisdom
How business and feminism intersected on CV’s professional journey
The fundamental differences between feminism and capitalism
Why “beating them at their own game” won’t work
What’s different when a business is feminist (what they do and don’t do)
Why “feminist approaches to business are profoundly creative”
Big and small ways to put feminist values into action as a business owner
Entrepreneurship can change “business as usual”
Extractive profit vs. generative profit (ie, why not all profit is bad)
It’s never too late to make your business more feminist
The system is designed to make it hard to connect with other feminists
CV’s theory of change (or how CV puts feminism into practice in her own business)
Resources mentioned:
“Feminism: A Key Idea for Business and Society” by CV Harquail
Dr. Kimberly George’s Feminism School
BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100) in Chicago
Assata's Daughters in Chicago
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