After six podcast episodes, including many discussions with men and women in different fields and at different levels in their careers, co-hosts Melaine Ho and Carla Hickman discuss the top five takeaways for gender equity from the book BEYOND LEANING IN. These are concepts shared in the book and discussed in previous episodes; key ideas that resonate with the early readers that are fundamental to keeping the conversation about equity moving forward: Mental Autocompletes, Points vs. Assists, Generational Differences, Creating Empathy with a Novel and Organizational Impatience. Join this conversation with Melanie and Carla to reflect on everything we’ve learned on this six-episode journey!

Welcome to BEYOND LEANING IN, a podcast designed to inspire candid discussion about gender gaps in the workplace. All too often, the “real talk” about the challenges that professional women face happens behind closed doors. Author Melanie Ho is on a mission to change that through her new book, BEYOND LEANING IN. She is joined in this podcast by co-host Carla Hickman as the two longtime friends discuss the ideas and research that inform Melanie’s book. You will also be invited to listen and join the conversation with early readers, women and men across generations and a wide range of professions, as they reflect, discuss and debate the ideas in the book. Also, don’t forget to get a copy of BEYOND LEANING IN in any of its formats, now available on Amazon. 

Resources

Get the book Beyond Leaning In by Melanie Ho

See and share Melanie’s 31 Days of #BeyondLeaningIn Webcomics 

Follow Melanie Ho on Instagram or Twitter

Follow Carla Hickman on Instagram or Twitter

How Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding

Training to Stop Anti-Asian/Amerian and Xenophobic Harassment

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(00:39) - The 5 most important concepts to take away from BEYOND LEANING IN - “What I love about the novel is that it gave people from different perspectives a way to engage in these really complex and often emotionally charged topics.” 

(04:32) - #1 Mental Autocompletes - “If someone thinks CEO and automatically thinks of a male person, it's not because they mean to be biassed, it's because of all of the programming throughout their life, since childhood.”

(08:08) - #2 Points vs. Assists - “Men are socialized to speak up more and highlight their own voice, and women are socialized more to listen and amplify others.”

(11:34) - #3 Generational Differences - “Gen Xers and Boomers in the workplace, really understanding the sacrifices that they made in order to shatter glass ceilings, to make it into the C Suite.”

(13:04) - #4 The benefits of a novel - “The...