46: Why We Should Diversify Our Media Intake - with Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Writer, Broadcaster, & Social Advocate

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate. 

Yassmin trained as a mechanical engineer and worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for almost half a decade before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 2016. 

She published her debut memoir, Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House at age 24, and followed up with her first fiction book for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019. 

Yassmin has delivered keynotes and workshops in over 20 countries on unconscious bias and inclusive leadership, working with the likes of IBM, Chevron and Visa. Her TED talk, What does my headscarf mean to you, has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED’s top ten ideas of 2015.

With over a decade’s experience in non-profit governance, Yassmin founded her first organization, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16. She has since served on numerous board and councils, including the Council of Australian-Arab Relations, ChildFund and Electronic Frontiers Australia.

In this episode, Yassmin touches on the idea of unconscious bias, the importance of listening to other communities and different perspectives, reflecting on our information diet, what media we consume and understanding how that affects us subconsciously. With that awareness, we can choose to diversify our media intake and gain a broader perspective.

We also discuss why representation is vital and Yassmin shares how the lack of representation in her life inspired her to be an example for others.

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