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Your Construction NetworkPaving the Way for Gender EquityIn this episode of the Sparky Life podcast, host Lia Lamela interviews Brenda Tackaberry, a gender bias specialist and podcast host of Busting Gender Bias. Brenda shares her experience growing up with a father in the trades, studying engineering, and working in male-dominated industries. The conversation sheds light on the importance of addressing gender bias in the workplace and creating equal opportunities for all. Brenda also discusses the challenges that men face in the workplace due to societal expectations placed on them from a young age. The episode highlights the importance of language and perception in the workplace, and...
2025-07-241h 03
Sparky LifePaving the Way for Gender EquitySend us a textIn this episode of the Sparky Life podcast, host Lia Lamela interviews Brenda Tackaberry, a gender bias specialist and podcast host of Busting Gender Bias. Brenda shares her experience growing up with a father in the trades, studying engineering, and working in male-dominated industries. The conversation sheds light on the importance of addressing gender bias in the workplace and creating equal opportunities for all. Brenda also discusses the challenges that men face in the workplace due to societal expectations placed on them from a young age. The episode highlights the importance of language...
2023-06-081h 03
Busting Gender BiasHelpful vs. Harmful Ideas of Manhood - With Jeff Perera of Higher UnlearningJeff Perera is leading the field in conversations on manhood and gender based violence and in today's discussion we get down to the root of it, with a lot of laughter on the way. Jeff has written many articles, given many keynote presentations, and even done a TedX talk on helpful vs harmful ideas of manhood, and he is a master of using analogies to make complex ideas and topics very relateable and understandable.
We talk about the origins of manhood as it is traditionally defined, how mansculinty has a direct impact on people of other genders, a...
2023-02-2356 minBusting Gender BiasThe Power of Women in the Trades - with Lia LamelaLia Lamela is a medical esthetician turned electrician who is using her podcast "Sparky Life" to encourage more women to enter the trades. We talk about barriers to women entering and staying in the trades, and the benefits that are being seen with having women tradespersons on construction crews. These barriers and benefits are not all that different to the ones we see in the corporate world, but Lia shows us that a career in trades is a super fulfilling, accessible, and rewarding. Lia says "If you can use a vacuume, you can use a power tool" - and she...
2023-02-1551 minBusting Gender BiasHow Gender Bias and Patriarchy Impact our Nervous System - with Brenda WinkleBrenda is a coach, energy healer, and intuitive, and we talked alllllllll about the nervous system, what is going on when we are in fight/flight/fawn/freeze, and how to tap back into our body when we are experiancing stress or trauma. She gives us incredible tools for our toolbelt as we learn to navigate using our voice and setting better boundaries! Lets bring those nervous systems back on line!!
Brenda does talk breifly, and at a high level, about an abusive relationship and childhood trauma that led her to the work she is doing today s...
2023-02-081h 04
Radical ResilienceBusting Gender Bias with Brenda TackaberryBrenda Tackaberry got sick of glass ceilings and constantly being undervalued and underestimated. She is resilient and this is her story.Learn more about The Global Resilience Project, read the stories of resilience, sign up for newsletter and submit your story here: https://theglobalresilienceproject.com/ Trigger Warning: The Resilience Project provides an open space for people to share their personal experiences. Some content in this podcast may include topics that you may find difficult. The listener’s discretion is advised.About the Guest:After 20 years of coming up against the glass ce...
2023-02-0330 minBusting Gender BiasGay-Dad Surrogacy, Authenticity and Belonging, and Creating Inclusion with NFTs - with Austin KeuchleAustin is a mechanical Engineer turned gay-dad blogger and NFT creator. We talk about the adoption and surrogacy process for queer parents, and some of the benefits to parenting without gender roles. Austin shares with us the importance of being able to live authentically and do what you are passionate about, and gives us an approachable crash course on NFT's and the inclusive spaces that they can create.
NFT Project: galacticgaylords.com
Quiz: galacticgaylords.com/quiz
Gay-dad Blog: Austinplease.com
Instagram: @austnplz
Surrogacy Agency: https://worldcenterofbaby.c...
2023-02-0154 minBusting Gender BiasMasculinity and How Gender Bias and Patriarchy Impacts Boys and Men - with Veronika Ilich from Next Gen MenToday I talked with Veronika Ilich - Commnity Manager for Next Gen Men. "A small but mighty nonprofit working towards a future where boys and men feel less pain and cause less harm"
They are doing fantastic work building a strong community for men and boys, giving them the space to explore masculinity and understand how the expectations we place on men to 'be a man' are often harmful to themselves and others. A beautiful, personable, and enlightening conversation.
Here are all the links we discussed and how to get connected with Next Gen Men!...
2023-01-2552 minBusting Gender BiasCreating Safety in Sport and Understanding Harm and Cultures of Abuse - with Allison ForsythToday we have a very real conversation with two time Olympic athlete and 8 time Canadian National Alpine Ski Champion, Allison Forsyth. Allison is a survivor of sexual abuse in the Canadian sport system and is helping create change through safe sport advocacy and education. Her company ITP Sport provides independant complaint management for allegations of abuse and maltreatement in sport, as well as consultancy and education to organizations and their participants.
We talked about sexual abuse in the Canadian sport system, the importance of independant third party organizations in the role of reporting and investigating abuse allegations, w...
2023-01-1847 min
Busting Gender Bias50 Years of Gender Bias and Sexism - with Nancy DavisNancy and I talk about gender bias and sexism over the last 50 years - how some things have changed, and how other things havent. Nancy's podcast, Fire After 50, shares the stories of many women who are killing it in life and in business in their 50's, and Nancy embodies that herself. We talk about the deprogramming of cultural norms that she has gone through, and compare that to the deprogramming that both men and women need to undergo to make the world a more equitable place. She shares with us the wisdom she has gained over the last 5 decades on...
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