January 16, 2018
In this six-episode podcast, HBR editors and guest experts untangle some of the knottiest issues around being a woman at work. Through frank discussion and surprising research, each episode tackles a different idea. The goal? To help leaders who can’t always control how they’re perceived; employees who’ve had to sit through too many ineffective HR trainings; and managers who want to be fair, but aren’t always sure they succeed.
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NICOLE TORRES: Did you know that if there’s only one woman in a pool of job finalists, you have essentially no chance of being hired? Did you know that some men are more likely than women to pretend to work long hours? And have you heard about the study that used tracking badges to see how men and women really behave at work?
AMY BERNSTEIN: At Harvard Business Review, we publish a lot about research and insight into gender issues and what work is like for women.
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: Now, we’re launching this new, limited-run podcast, “Women at Work.” Six episodes, each covering one of the big issues we as women have to deal with on the job.
NICOLE TORRES: Like figuring out how to talk so that our ideas get heard.
AMY BERNSTEIN: The challenges of being a female leader and why women aren’t advancing.
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: And sexual harassment. Here’s what Netflix’s former chief talent officer, Patty McCord, had to say about that.
PATTY MCCORD: People have been politely mentioning this stuff for—I mean, I’ve been at this for 30 years. You know, if it’s gonna take a scream now, women are gonna scream.
NICOLE TORRES: We’ve asked socio-linguist Deborah Tannen about the power of talk.
DEBORAH TANNEN: I observed that women frequently said “we” when talking about something they had personally done or accomplished.
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: We’ll be interviewing many more female business leaders and researchers about women and work.
AMY BERNSTEIN: We’ll also give you tools and insights to make a difference in your career and at your workplace. I’m Amy Bernstein, editor of Harvard Business Review.
NICOLE TORRES: I’m Nicole Torres, associate editor.
SARAH GREEN CARMICHAEL: I’m Sarah Green Carmichael, executive editor.
AMY BERNSTEIN: Join our conversation.
