Pivot

Andreessen tells Silicon Valley it’s “time to build”, Facebook/Google’s ad market hit, Friend of Pivot Rebecca Traister on women’s leadership

Apr 21, 2020

Rebecca Traister, a Senior Writer at New York Magazine and author of "Good and Mad," joins the conversation to discuss the critical importance of women's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares insights on how female leaders excel in managing crises, advocating for greater representation of women in politics, and examines figures like Elizabeth Warren and Stacey Abrams. The discussion highlights the unique strengths women bring to governance, especially in contrast to traditional male leadership dynamics.

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Rebecca Traister

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Reflections on Health, Education, and the Economy

21min

Building Resilient Businesses and Challenging Leadership Norms

5min

Navigating Gender in Leadership

11min

Empowering Leadership: Women in Politics

9min

Governors Unite: Navigating Pandemic Response Together

3min

Diverse Perspectives on Pandemic Responses and Personal Wins

3min

Kara and Scott talk about Marc Andreessen's manifesto to Silicon Valley. They also discuss the PPP and the big companies that applied for those loans. They dig into Facebook and Google's digital ad market hit in the past weeks, but Scott doubts it slows the companies' growth. Kara asks Scott if he thinks media companies should be part of the next round of Federal bailouts? In Friend of Pivot, we hear from New York Magazine Senior Writer Rebecca Traister about women's leadership in COVID-19, Feminism and the Joe Biden campaign.

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