Women@Work

Jenna Fisher is the Global Corporate Officers Sector Leader of Russell Reynolds Associates. Jenna Fisher leads the Corporate Officers Sector globally and specializes in leading senior financial officer assignments, serving clients across various sectors, including the technology, consumer, healthcare and retail industries. Jenna's clients include Fortune 1000 corporations, middle-market private eq...

In this special episode of Women@Work live from the Wharton People Analytics Conference 2018, Adam Grant and Laura Zarrow talk with Mary on her career, management style, and support for diversity in the workplace. Mary Barra is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Company. Under Barra’s customer-centric leadership, GM has focused on strengthening its core business of developing g...

Leah Fessler is a reporter at Quartz, The Atlantic's global business sister-site, where she covers gender, relationships, and work culture. She also writes on the intersection of feminism and tech, and is a nationally acclaimed expert on hookup culture. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Prior to Quartz, she worked in management at...

Jennifer Freyd is a Professor of Psychology at the University of OregonJennifer J. Freyd, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and an author, consultant, and speaker. She is known for her influential theories about sexual assault and harassment including her theories of betrayal trauma, institutional betrayal, institutional courage, and DARVO (Deny, Attack, & Reverse Victi...

Lauren Smith Brody is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and the author of 'The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby (Doubleday)', a simultaneous #1 best-seller in the Amazon categories of Motherhood, Women & Business, and Cultural Anthropology. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN.com, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Busin...

Subha 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 lead...

Elena Botelho, Co-author of "The CEO Next Door" and Partner in leadership advisory firm ghSMART, talks with Laura Zarrow about how you can tap into your unique strengths, and grow into being a more successful and impactful leader, regardless of where you started. Elena L. Botelho is co-author of "The CEO Next Door", founder and co-leader of the CEO Genome Project, and a partner at leadership advis...

Dr. Dawn Graham, career expert and author, talks with Laura Zarrow about practical tips for switching careers. She is a contributing writer for Forbes and her first book “Switchers: The Smart Professional’s Guide to Changing Careers and Seizing Success” is in press (AMACOM) and due in stores in summer 2018.She is one of the country’s leading career coaches, with almost two decades of experience in...

Dr Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Professor of Sociology and Distinguished Scholar, talks with Laura Zarrow about the gender gap, her book, "The Cost of Being a Girl," and what we can do as parents and employers to get our girls back on track. I am a Professor of Sociology and Distinguished Scholar. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I am currently serving as the Book Review Editor of Gender & Society. I recei...

Joanne Lipman, author of 'THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together.' Picking up where LeanIn left off, Joanne and Laura talk real data and real solutions to the gender gap. Joanne Lipman is the author of 'THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together,' published by William Morrow (January 30,...

Kelly Dittmar, Center for Women in Politics & Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University-Camden, discusses getting women into politics on both sides of the aisle. Kelly Dittmar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University–Camden and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. She is the author of Navigatin...

Sarah Lacy, founder of Pando.com and author of 'A Uterus is a Feature, Not a Bug', talks with Laura Zarrow about looking squarely at institutionalized sexism and the lies and myths about working mothers that hold us all back. Sarah Lacy is the founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of the investigative tech news site Pando.com. She has been covering technology news and entrepreneurship for over 15 year...

Josh Levs talks with Laura Zarrow about gender equality and activism in America. Levs is a communications consultant, gender equality activist, author, and journalist. The Financial Times named Levs one of the top 10 male feminists. U.N. Women named him a Global Champion of Gender Equality. He is the author of 'All In: How Our Work-First Culture Fails Dads, Families, and Businesses--And How We Can...

Lisa Thomas-Laury joins Laura Zarrow to talk about her personal and professional journey. She went from reporting on other people's stories to telling her own. They explore the contents of her empowering new book 'On Camera and Off: When the News Is Good and When It’s Not.' Aired November 29, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrice Banks, Owner & Founder, talks with Laura Zarrow about Girls Auto Clinic. Patrice is a female entrepreneur taking the the automotive industry by storm. Once a self proclaimed “auto air-head”, Patrice took her engineering degree, became a certified automotive technician, and started a business that defies gender stereotypes while encouraging women to feel comfortable about their car repair....

Morra Aarons-Mele, founder & writer, talks with Laura Zarrow about introversion, anxiety, and the pursuit of business. Morra Aarons-Mele is the founder of award-winning digital agency Women Online and its database of women influencers, The Mission List. Morra is the author of 'Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Roadmap to Getting Out There(When You’d Rather Stay Home).'Aired on November 1, 201...

Ellen Ullman, coder and author, talks with Laura Zarrow about 'Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology.' She explores the power and implications of the digital revolution – with a critical eye, and deep humanity. Aired on October 25, 2017 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Zarrow speaks with Dr. Andrea Bastiani Archibald, Chief G.I.R.L. & Parent Engagement Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA & Julia Bache, a Wharton student and Girl Scouts alumni, regarding The Girl Scouts. This organization currently supports 1.8 million girls annually across the U.S. This episode explores how the program has evolved to help girls take challenges and maximize their contribution...

Laura Zarrow speaks with Dorie Clark about her book "Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, host Laura Zarrow and producer Patty Hall, attend the 2017 PA Women's Conference and provide an inside glimpse of the keynote conversation between Shonda Rhimes and Michelle Obama. In the conference audio, Rhimes and Obama discuss imposter syndrome, using your seat at the table, time shifting without sacrificing respect or pay, and many other topics women currently face in...

Jennifer Riel, Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto's Rottman School of Management, talks with Laura Zarrow about creative thinking and decision making. Riel and her long time thinking partner, Roger L. Martin, wrote 'Creating Great Choices: A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aired August 30, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iris Bohnet, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, talks with Laura Zarrow about how behavioral design can de-bias how we live, learn and work. Bohnet is the author of the book, 'What Works: Gender Equality by Design'.Aired on September 6, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, talks with Laura Zarrow about how businesses can leverage their power for environmental activism. Aired August 16, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of 2. Aired August 2, 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.