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Happy Space Podcast with Clare Kumar[Encore] How DEI Betters Business - with Subha BarryIn this curated selection from the Happy Space Podcast, I’m bringing back voices that challenge, inspire, and expand our thinking about designing for inclusion and accessibility. These encore episodes highlight conversations that continue to resonate—on neurodiversity, workplace design, and the small shifts that can make a big difference. Whether you’re tuning in for the first time or revisiting a favourite, I hope these episodes offer fresh insight into how thoughtful design can help everyone show up and perform at their best.President & CEO of Seramount, Subha Barry tells us about her connections with neurodiversity, her wi...2025-05-2749 min
Office Hours With EABHow the Student Readiness Gap Is Impacting Colleges and EmployersEAB’s Carla Hickman joins Seramount President Subha Barry to review the findings of a new paper that explores the rapid decline in student readiness. That decline is causing unprecedented numbers of young adults to either forgo college completely or enter college without the skills needed to be successful. Carla and Subha share advice for leaders working in higher education and corporate America on how to adapt to this new reality.2024-09-1734 min
Happy Space Podcast with Clare KumarHow DEI Betters Business - with Subha BarryPresident & CEO of Seramount, Subha Barry tells us about her connections with neurodiversity, her widely recognized Autism Intern program, and gives practical advice on how to advance your DEI efforts in today’s corporate world.A trailblazer in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Subha Barry shares a wealth of insights through her work as President and CEO at Seramount. Barry shares her personal and professional journey from India to the United States, and her pioneering initiatives at Merrill Lynch and Freddie Mac, including her widely recognized Autism intern program at Freddie Mac. Key topics include the importance of em...2024-07-3049 min
Drink Like a Lady Podcast“How Can I Be More Inclusive?” – Making a Business Case for Diversity with Subha BarryThe CEO of Seramount, Subha Barry here presents the business case of diversity, offering tips and insights into how to bring greater diversity into the workplace, in a way that is beneficial to all.Barry begins by contrasting the situation in 2021 with how it was ten years ago, when she was a senior executive at investment bank Merrill Lynch. Then, diversity was a governmentally mandated program, with EEOC Requirements forming a basis for a lot of the DE&I work. Much of the focus was on the market side – targeting more diverse groups of customers and clients.2023-10-091h 02
Political RewindPolitical Rewind: A Year After Pledges And Promises, Have Companies Delivered On Workplace Equity?Tuesday on Political Rewind: It has been more than a year since many Americans were shaken into action by the police shootings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other Black Americans. In response, millions took to the streets to demand an end to systemic racism, police brutality and injustice in American society.
Meanwhile, corporations, universities and other institutions began evaluating internal practices that perpetuate discrimination against people of color in hiring and promotion.
But as the summer of 2021 begins, it is time to ask whether there has been real progress in achieving the promises made by big businesses and o...2021-06-1550 minPolitical RewindPolitical Rewind: A Year After Pledges And Promises, Have Companies Delivered On Workplace Equity?Tuesday on Political Rewind: It has been more than a year since many Americans were shaken into action by the police shootings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other Black Americans. In response, millions took to the streets to demand an end to systemic racism, police brutality and injustice in American society.
Meanwhile, corporations, universities and other institutions began evaluating internal practices that perpetuate discrimination against people of color in hiring and promotion.
But as the summer of 2021 begins, it is time to ask whether there has been real progress in achieving the promises made by big businesses and o...2021-06-1550 min
Anything & EverythingWomen of Color Catalysts with 6 dynamic trailblazing womenHear from 6 dynamic trailblazing women of color to include: comedian/actress Luenell; Working Mother Media’s President, Subha Barry; Global Fashion Design Expert, Sandra Wilkins; former Ambassador of Uruguay appointed by President Barack Obama, Julissa Reynoso, and the House of Representatives Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Kemba Hendrix. The conversation will be moderated by moderated by Hallema Sharif, host for ‘Anything & Everything.’2021-03-221h 48
Anything & EverythingWomen of Color Catalysts with 6 dynamic trailblazing womenHear from 6 dynamic trailblazing women of color to include: comedian/actress Luenell; Working Mother Media’s President, Subha Barry; Global Fashion Design Expert, Sandra Wilkins; former Ambassador of Uruguay appointed by President Barack Obama, Julissa Reynoso, and the House of Representatives Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Kemba Hendrix. The conversation will be moderated by moderated by Hallema Sharif, host for ‘Anything & Everything.’2021-03-221h 48Political RewindPolitical Rewind: The Disproportionate Impact Of The Pandemic On Women — At Work And At HomeFriday on Political Rewind: The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequities across society. One example is the severe economic and personal toll coronavirus has had on women — both at work and at home.
Data that has emerged during the COVID-19 crisis underlines a stark economic reality for women. Since the beginning of the economic shutdown last year, 2.1 million women have dropped out of the workforce in the United States. According to the National Women's Law Center, women accounted for 55% of U.S. jobs lost in the last year. That jeopardizes the economic and societal progress women have made, particul...2021-03-0552 minPolitical RewindPolitical Rewind: The Disproportionate Impact Of The Pandemic On Women — At Work And At HomeFriday on Political Rewind: The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequities across society. One example is the severe economic and personal toll coronavirus has had on women — both at work and at home.
Data that has emerged during the COVID-19 crisis underlines a stark economic reality for women. Since the beginning of the economic shutdown last year, 2.1 million women have dropped out of the workforce in the United States. According to the National Women's Law Center, women accounted for 55% of U.S. jobs lost in the last year. That jeopardizes the economic and societal progress women have made, particul...2021-03-0552 min
Showing Up as a LeaderEp. 1 Subha Barry, President at Working Mother MediaWINGS for Growth presents "Showing up as a leader" with Subha Barry. Subha talks to us about how she overcame the cultural barriers and biases as a first-generation immigrant while ensuring that she stayed true to her authentic self. She says both men and women leaders must learn when to pull out the tough and bold side of you and when to be empathetic, nurturing emotional self. A good leader knows how to be both. We will also hear her break the myth of work-life balance, talk about the importance of women supporting women, and leading with a generosity...2021-02-1749 min
The Power of Owning Your Career PodcastS5 Episode 9: Try Something NewThis week's guest is Subha Barry, President of Working Mother Media, overseeing Working Mother magazine, workingmother.com, Diversity Best Practices, the National Association for Female Executives, and Culture@Work. Subha shares her inspiring career journey with Simone. She talks about coming to the United States and bold career moves that continue to keep her in the driver's seat. Hear how she tackled health challenges that threatened to derail her personal and professional life. You don't want to miss this week's episode with the one and only Subha Barry. >>>Stay connected with Subha on LinkedIn. To join...2020-10-2746 min
Women@WorkLaura Zarrow with Subha Barry on the Best Companies for Executive WomenSubha V. Barry is Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Working Mother Media. She oversees Working Mother magazine, workingmother.com, Diversity Best Practices (the leading corporate membership organization supporting diversity and inclusion), and the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE).Subha’s career spans 30 years of experience in front-line business, operational, and leadership roles where she has built cohesive and productive teams to be agents of change. She has shown how strong and inclusive leadership can drive business results and profitability.At Freddie Mac, Subha was Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer with oversight of of Diversity & Inclusion, Su...2018-03-2753 min
Women WorldwideHow the Blending of Work and Home is Changing Company PoliciesToday's episode is part three of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies.
And our guest is behind the scenes with it all. Subha Barry is the SVP and Managing Director at Working Mother Media. Subha joined as Vice President and General Manager at Working Mother Media back in January of 2015. Her career spans 30 years in frontline business operations and leadership roles. S...2017-11-0625 min
Women Worldwide with Deirdre BreakenridgeHow the Blending of Work and Home is Changing Company PoliciesToday's episode is part three of a special series. We're podcasting live from Working Mother Media's Work Beyond Summit in New York City at the Marriott Marquis. The conference focuses on work-life balance, with a lens on evolving next generation strategies, and it also salutes the 2017 Working Mother 100 Best Companies. And our guest is behind the scenes with it all. Subha Barry is the SVP and Managing Director at Working Mother Media. Subha joined as Vice President and General Manager at Working Mother Media back in January of 2015. Her career spans 30 years in frontline business o...2017-11-0625 min
ABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk NetworkABA Journal: Asked and Answered : Is Diversity All Talk?Diversity at law firms, especially at the higher levels of partnership continues to be a hot topic of discussion. But is that all that it is, a discussion item? To this day, fewer than 20 percent of equity partners are women and even fewer are lawyers of color. This has been the case for more than a decade even though there are now more women in law school than men. Molly McDonough, editor of the ABA Journal, spoke about this issue with Subha Barry, of Working Mother Media, Vivia Chen of the Careerist blog, Lynn Charytan...2017-08-2523 min
ABA Journal: Asked and AnsweredIs Diversity All Talk?Diversity at law firms, especially at the higher levels of partnership continues to be a hot topic of discussion. But is that all that it is, a discussion item? To this day, fewer than 20 percent of equity partners are women and even fewer are lawyers of color. This has been the case for more than a decade even though there are now more women in law school than men. Molly McDonough, editor of the ABA Journal, spoke about this issue with Subha Barry, of Working Mother Media, Vivia Chen of the Careerist blog, Lynn Charytan...2017-08-2525 min
Women@WorkLaura Zarrow with Subha Barry on inclusion at law firmsPart 1 of 2.Aired August 2, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2017-08-0327 min