The Great Leveler: The Place Where No Woman Escapes

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Sally Kohn: It's been impressive to see how a male dominated sexist industry has made me so much more of a feminist than I was before I got into it. She says the judgment that we have of women who are victimized or mistreated as in whatever way being different from us, is very hard afterwards not to feel some sort of shame about what you might have done to bring it on yourself. "It just made everything so much more obvious when it was done," she said.

Pioneering sports journalist – the brilliant, hilarious, badass Sarah Spain – joins us to reflect on:

1. One of our most popular episodes – Episode 147: The Episode That Wasn’t – when we ended an interview after the guest was disrespectful to our team member;

2. The constant indignities and inequities in male-dominated fields;

3. To report or not to report harassment – and what actually happens when you do report?; and

4. How to help ourselves – and come together to help each other – secure safer and more just work spaces.

CW: sexual harassment

About Sarah:

Sarah Spain is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist. In her 12+ years at ESPN she has worked as a radio and podcast host, writer and TV analyst. She's a minority owner of the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL, a co-founder of “Hear The Cheers,” which provides hearing aids and equipment to kids so they can continue participating in sports, and is on the board of Embarc, a program that provides community-driven experiences and learning opportunities to low-income Chicago high school students.

TW: @SarahSpain

IG:@spain2323

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