S4 EP14: When Women Don't Support Other Women at Work

Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 4:15 a.m.

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In 2015, Katharine Zaleski wrote an op-ed for Fortune that went viral called\\xa0I\\u2019m Sorry to All the Mothers I Worked With. In it, the former media exec apologized for \\u201ca long list of infractions against mothers,\\u201d whom she\\u2019d assumed couldn\\u2019t handle long hours or weren\\u2019t committed to their career because of parenting duties. One of those mothers was\\xa0ZigZag\\xa0host\\xa0Manoush Zomorodi. On this episode, she and Katharine make amends and track Katharine\\u2019s metamorphosis from a childless boss at the Huffington Post to a mother-of-two and gender-equity advocate as co-founder of the recruiting platform\\xa0Power to Fly. Katharine also shares her company\\u2019s surprising research on why highly-skilled women decide to quit jobs they love or don\\u2019t apply for positions in the first place. It\\u2019s NOT, she says, because women lack confidence.

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**Who You\\u2019ll Hear: **@manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @jpoyant (Jen Poyant, cohost of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions) @kzaleski (Katharine Zaleski, cofounder of Power to Fly.)

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ZigZag is the business show about being human.

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Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.

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If you\\u2019re also interested in Jen and Manoush\\u2019s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

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Thank you for supporting us by using\\xa0special offer codes\\xa0from our sponsors,\\xa0signing up for our free newsletter,\\xa0and subscribing to the show on\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Google Podcasts,\\xa0RadioPublic,\\xa0Stitcher,\\xa0Overcast,\\xa0Spotify, or\\xa0Breaker.

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CREDITS:
\\nMatt Boynton, Audio Engineer and Sound Designer
\\nAnia Grzesik, Audio Engineer
\\nDavid Herman, Composer
\\nMarcy Thompson, Producer
\\nMaria Wurttele, Production Coordinator

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