Season 2, Ep 6: P is for the Art of Practicing Respectful Communications
Workplace communications are powerful - they can make and break careers, incent us to give our all, or cause us to run for the hills and join the Great Resignation. In this episode, we discuss inclusive communication tips for everyone including leaders and allies, as well as strategies when you find yourself in cultures where it is difficult to be seen and heard.
Season 2, Ep 5: Solutions for a Workplace Welcoming to All, Part 2 of a Conversation with Karen Catlin
After 25 years as a senior leader in tech, Karen Catlin saw a decline in the numbers of women in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, Karen became an author and coach focusing on helping women navigate the male-dominated tech industry and coaching men to be better allies. In this episode, we discuss hiring for a “culture add” and other tips to create a more inclusive workplace.
Season 2, Ep 4: Privilege, Parity, and Pie: Part 1 of a Conversation with Better Allies Author Karen Catlin
After 25 years as a senior leader in tech, Karen Catlin saw a decline in the numbers of women in tech. Frustrated but galvanized, Karen became an author and coach focusing on helping women navigate the male-dominated tech industry and coaching men to be better allies. In this episode, Karen gives us 10 tips to be better allies.
Season 2, Ep 3: How to Spot and Snuff Out Gender Bias
In this episode, we discuss how to gender sleuth so you can detect when people are responding to the often hidden pressure of gender stereotypes. When we unwittingly conform to gender stereotypes, women face increased gender bias, particularly in male-dominated workplaces and as they move up the career ladder. We offer solutions with 4 action steps so women and male allies can snuff out gender bias.
Season 2, Ep 2: How to Close the Pay Wage Gap with TEA - Transparency, Education, and Audits
Despite the pay equity win by the U.S. Women's Soccer Team, the gender wage gap persists. In this episode, we discuss how the pay gap is measured, how some companies like L'Oréal, Starbucks, and Salesforce are making a difference, and how TEA - Transparency, Education, and Audit - can reduce the gap.
Season 2, Ep 1, How to Break the Bias with Guests Lilian Agyemang-Yeboah and Ashia Johnson
We’ve been called bellicose, belligerent, and bombastic, and connected with male allies at banana stands, and through these experiences, we have solutions for you to break the bias. Together with guests Lilian Agyemang-Yeboah and Ashia Johnson, we offer nearly 20 ways that you can break the bias, the 2022 International Women’s Day theme.
Season 1, Ep 12: Unconscious Bias, a Stick of Dynamite, and More As We Look Back on 2021
In this final Episode of 2021, Cathy and Deborah share their favorite tips for achieving parity, discuss the latest data on women in the workplace, and look forward to 2022 and blowing up the status quo.
Season 1, Ep 11: The World Is Bigger Than Your Backyard, Interview of Tracy Edmonds
In this episode, Tracy J. Edmonds, the author of Wild Hair and the owner of TJE Coaching and Consulting, explains how authenticity can disrupt gender bias, help us connect with others, and transform women into more effective and visible leaders.
Season 1, Ep 10: How to Discover and FLEX Your Authenticity at Work
Women receive mixed messages to be authentic but also to conform, fall in line, fit in. It’s a challenging tightrope to walk but we have solutions. In this episode, learn how to discover your own authenticity, and then how to FLEX so that you can contribute at work in a way that reflects who you are.
Season 1, Ep 9: Only Wonder Women Need Apply - Solutions for Working Moms
Juggling work and motherhood is a bone-weary challenge unless you’re Wonder Woman. While women’s skills grow after becoming mothers, we often face biases that stall careers. The pandemic made the situation more dire but now is a golden opportunity to find solutions with the Parity Prescription.
Season 1, Ep 8: Eight Signposts of Workplace Cultures Where Women Thrive
Business culture can make or break your career. It’s that invisible but ever-present force that determines whether you are seen and heard, welcomed and respected. In this episode, you will learn the eight signposts of a robust culture where women-- and everyone --can thrive.
Season 1, Ep 7: The Treasure Trove of EI - Interview with Dr. Nithila Peter
Emotional Intelligence - understanding ourselves and relating to others - will help us achieve parity. Join us as we interview Dr. Nithila Peter of eiLeads to learn how to improve your emotional intelligence and how EI helps us implement the Parity Prescription.
Season 1, Ep 6: 5 Steps to Achieve Increased Leadership by Women
A majority of people rate women higher than men for leadership skills. Studies show that women excel in most of the core competencies necessary for success as a leader. Despite this, men are more often awarded the coveted positions of power. In this episode, we will explore why and propose 5 steps to promote women into more leadership roles.
Season 1, Ep 5: How Male Allies Can Lean In for Measurable Gains to Achieve Parity
Women are frequently encouraged to “lean in,” but we can only lean in so far before we lose our balance. Men, we need you to lean in as allies and meet us halfway.
Season 1, Ep 4: How to Have Tough Conversations at Work
Want to talk about gender inequality at work? Having those tough conversations is critical to achieving workplace parity, and in this episode, we will give you a framework so you can consider when and how to start.
Season 1, Ep 3: Five Action Steps to Shake It Up with Greater Gender Diversity and Inclusion
In this episode, we will lay out the business case for diversity and inclusion and give you 5 action steps so that everyone feels welcome, connected, and included in your organization.
Season 1, Ep 2: How to Understand Unconscious Bias so we can See Women
In this episode, we will examine the science and culture which causes unconscious bias which can make women seem invisible, and we will bust some myths along the way. Spoiler Alert: Women don’t talk too much!
Season 1, Ep 1: How to Fight Gender Inequality with our Parity Prescription
In the premiere episode of the Parity Podcast, we discuss the dismal state of workplace gender equality, explore the working world by looking at the numbers, and make the case for our signature Parity Prescription.