Slate Gender and Society
Slate Podcasts
A feed drawing from Slate’s podcast network, including The Waves and Outward, featuring episodes that take a critical eye to the world around us, how we define ourselves, and how gender itself is defined.
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Oct 1, 2018 • 38min
Ana Mari Cauce
What’s it like to be a woman who leads a university of 55,000 students? On this episode of Women in Charge, Julia Turner talks to Ana Mari Cauce, the president of the University of Washington, who progressed from assistant professor to president, all at the same institution.You can email us at womenincharge@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24, 2018 • 41min
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
What’s it like to be a woman who’s worked at the helm of multiple Internet-based companies? On this episode of Women in Charge, Julia Turner talks to Sukhinder Singh Cassidy—someone who worked her way from investment banking at Merrill Lynch, to heading up sectors at Amazon and Google, and finally taking on the role of President of StubHub. You can email us at womenincharge@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2018 • 43min
Aline Brosh McKenna
What’s it like to be the woman at the helm of one of the most beloved contemporary TV comedies? On the first episode of Women in Charge, Julia Turner talks to Aline Brosh McKenna, the co-creator, showrunner, and head writer of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, about day-to-day life making a hit TV show. McKenna speaks about how she went about forming a team she can rely on and an environment in which everyone can succeed. You can email us at womenincharge@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 13, 2018 • 3min
Coming Sept. 17: Women in Charge
In this new series, Slate editor-in-chief Julia Turner will ask other women in charge about the nitty-gritty details of their work lives—what do they do every day, how do they do it, and how are things changing for women in their fields? How does Aline Brosh McKenna, the showrunner of TV’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, make personnel decisions? How does Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg grow a successful business? How does StubHub president Sukhinder Singh Cassidy make herself available to the company’s employees? Launching Sept. 17, 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
