All1nclusive

Tune in to All1nclusive for a lighthearted discussion of how quickly the future seemed to unravel in 2022 as women got transported back in time! Tracy and Bhavna consider how in some countries women are living in an eerily familiar dystopia, straight out of The Handmaid's Tale. Plus they offer up some actionable advice on 'what can we do about it?!' In another story hear how the M&M choccy wor...

On the latest thought-provoking episode of All1nccusive, we have a warm welcome for new co-host Bhavna. Listen to Tracy and Bhavna's amusing tale on how they first met at an unforgettable Meet-Up! Tracy shares her interpretation of the meaning of Equality and they discuss if success can truly buy you respect. They get stuck into South Korea for abolishing its own Gender Equality Ministry in respon...

This Podcast All1nclusive is about celebrating all diversity and being proud of all that you are.  I chat with my friends as we share stories from news sources and listeners like yourself who have experiences or perspectives that highlight situations in which discrimination occurs today, so they can help us talk more openly about this issue and what we can do to create change. Hosted on...

With 2022 wrapping up, the All1nclusive team are taking some time out -In this thought-provoking feature "What Would You Do?", Tracy and Meenal asked some tough questions last year that made us ponder- have you ever had to make a decision that felt wrong for the sake of appeasing other people? Have you been pressed into changing your name in order to make it more palatable? Or have you taken a sta...

With 2022 wrapping up, the All1nclusive team are taking some time out -In the feature "What Would You Do?", our thought-provoking show, gave us a lot to think about last year. From exploring how we can combat discrimination against marginalized groups like People of Color and the LGBTQIA+ community, to investigating why 'well meaning' phrases such as "I don't see colour" may be taken offensively.....

With 2022 wrapping up, the All1nclusive team are taking some time out - but not without leaving us some amazing highlights! From their feature "What Would YOU Do?" they explored ways to tackle unconscious biases like Maternal Bias, Affinity bias and Performance Bias where they share their own experiences and discuss solutions and ways we can combat these forms of discrimination, so that...

In this week's Episode Tracy and Meenal bring to light a crucial - yet often overlooked - issue of medical inequalities, a topic thataffects so many women around the world.  If you've ever been frustrated by or experienced medical misogyny or inequality you're not alone. Every day more people come together to speak out against it through hashtags #genderpaingap, #medicalin...

In this episode of All1nclusive, Tracy and Meenal chat with Andrew Low, transformation coach and trainer of coaches. Andrew shares his amusing story of landing in the Australian country town of Toowoomba as a student from Malaysia at the age of 21, in search of himself. He had always planned on completing his degree and moving back home to start a family, but his time Down Under changed his w...

This week on the show, Tracy and Meenal dive into the controversial story of when Lady Hussey, a trusted acquaintance of the Royal family, questioned cherished charity boss Ngozi Fulani on her heritage at an event at Buckingham Palace. The black British guest was repeatedly asked where she "really" came from despite having already stated that it was Britain! Tracy and Meenal reveal why Lady Hussey...

In this week's Episode, Tracy and Meenal talk about performance bias in the workplace and take a look at why being a female leader can be so unappealing. Are you a woman who doesn't want to be a leader? You're not alone! According to a recent survey, being a leader is the least favourable attribute for young women today. But why is that? Tracy and Meenal talk about the double standards and abuse t...

In this Episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal take a closer look at the 2022 World Cup currently making news all around the world for the right and wrong reasons. They talk about news reports of fans holding shirts and flags with the name of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was arrested in September for allegedly not covering her hair properly and 3 days later died in custody. This...

In this Episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal are discussing the audio recordings that were leaked to the press, revealing Police Officers casually using offensive racial slurs and offensive language whilst working in holding cells. They reveal their shock and concern at the audio recordings and discuss the potential impact on the community as a whole. Whistle-blower Steve Marsha...

In this Episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal relay their shock and devastation at the recent news of young Cassius Turvey's murder - a 15 year-old aboriginal boy who was brutally attacked walking home after school with his friends. A 21-year old white man has been charged with murdering Cassius and assaulting another boy.  Our hearts go out to Cassius's family and community...

In this episode of All1nclusive, Tracy and Meenal chat with Steff Fenton, pastor, writer and advocate for gender queer Christians. Steff shares their powerful story of coming out as gay, their journey of gender affirmation and what it was like to experience abuse and gaslighting for being who they are, a queer, gender fluid faithful Christian. Steff's story is one of courage and determin...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal talk about positive discrimination and how it can play out in society. We all want to be treated fairly, no matter what our ethnicity or background may be. But for some people their ethnicity helped them get a job. Is that a good thing? Is this a case of political correctness going too far or is it necessary to level out the play...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal chat about what it means to be a successful women in today's corporate world. If you're an ambitious women who's been called a "girlboss" you used to be able to take this as a compliment, but not any more.  The term "girlboss" was once used to describe powerful and successful women, but now it's become an insult. Why? Because some wom...

Meenal shares a story that highlight's quite a common and more accepted form of "ism" in ageing Australia, Ageism. With the announcement of the 60 something radio presenter Fran Kelly's appointment as presenter of a new ABC talk show, Frankly, the ABC was the target of criticisms suggesting that older people shouldn't be getting new gigs. They discuss how Ageism is unfortunately qui...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal chat with Dublin-born filmmaker Sinéad McDevitt about her teenage crush on the Home and Away actress Rachael Blake, her journey to filmmaking and her experiences of bias and discrimination. Sinéad is a gifted storyteller, with a wicked sense of humour who has Tracy and Meenal laughing out loud as she talks about being called bossy, why she changed c...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal discuss the serious repercussions of the Danish birth control scandal.  We all know that birth control is a sensitive topic. But what happens when it's used as a tool to control an entire population? That's the shocking story they share about when Inuit Greenlanders as young as 13 were fitted with contraceptive IUDs without their fami...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal have a conversation about the sometimes difficult and complex choice between family, culture and identity and in particular for some Chinese women who return to China after studying in countries like Australia and New Zealand. Tracy and Meenal talk about the paradox of being expected to obtain higher education while giving up opportunities...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal praise Disney for their selection of a black actress to play Ariel in the new live action movie of Little Mermaid. They discuss how the release of the trailer was targeted by internet trolls criticising the casting of a black actress with claims it wasn't authentic to the character in the original Hans Christian Andersen story while others...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal pay respect to the late Queen's Elizabeth who was a powerful and influential woman, but did you know that she was also a little bit of a feminist?  They share the tragic story of Zahra (Sareh) Haamedani, a lesbian forced to marry and tragically one of the first LGBT women to be sentenced to death in Iran in 2021. Sareh's dream was to&...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal chat about the tennis champion Serena Williams who has recently retired from tennis after a glittering career, reportedly to grow her family, which may leave you wondering whether women really can have it all. Meenal educates Tracy on the meaning of the term G.O.A.T and Tracy shares a local story about about how Australian g...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal discuss the Hindi festival, Raksha Bandhan and Meenal has yet again forgot her Raki.  They talk about the gender double standards in society highlighted by the social media frenzy when a video of the Finnish Prime minister having fun at a party goes viral.  We talk about Protests outside libraries in Rochdale (UK) over...

In this episode of All1nclusive Tracy and Meenal discuss the Manly Sea Eagles Pride Jersey controversy and how public opinion was split. They also talk about their non-anglo names and share funny stories about how they handle it when people just can't get it right. There is a shout out for wear it purple day - theme - Still me, still human and a discussion about the James Bond actor Daniel Craig v...