A historic number of women left their jobs in 2021, resulting in their lowest workforce participation since 1988. Author and activist Reshma Saujani confronts the “big lie” of corporate feminism in her book Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think), and she presents a bold plan to address the systemic biases impacting working women. On this episode of the Gartner Talent Angle, Reshma explains how the cost of inaction — for families, the economy, and women themselves — is too great to ignore. To fuel this urgency, she shares strategies to create lasting change.
Reshma Saujani is a leading activist and the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms. She is the author of Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think). Reshma has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and most recently advocating for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic. Reshma is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach girls, bravery not perfection,” has more than five million views globally. Reshma began her career as an attorney and Democratic organizer. In 2010, she surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. Reshma lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their sons, Shaan and Sai, and their bulldog, Stanley.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2022 interview.
SPOTLIGHT: Adopting an Employee Experience Mindset to Drive Growth, With Tiffani Bova
SPOTLIGHT: Stop Sending Mixed Signals, Rethink Incentives With Uri Gneezy
SPOTLIGHT: Ushering in a Postgenerational Workplace With Mauro Guillen
Sizing the Impact of Skills-Based Hiring, With HBS’ Joseph Fuller
SPOTLIGHT: Building, Breaking and Repairing Trust, With Peter H. Kim
Spotlight: Planning for Generative AI’s Impact on Jobs
Embracing Failure to Cultivate Innovation with Amy Edmondson
SPOTLIGHT: Quantifying the Impact of Inclusivity, With Netta Jenkins
SPOTLIGHT: Rethinking the Frontline EVP, With PepsiCo Foods North America CHRO Patrick McLaughlin
SPOTLIGHT: Redefining the Manager’s Role, with Former Kimberly-Clark CHRO Liz Gottung
Thriving on Conflict with Amy Gallo
SPOTLIGHT: Sustaining High Performance, With Commvault Chief People Officer Martha Delehanty
Capturing the Upside of Uncertainty with Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr
Fueling Performance With the Human-Powered Enterprise
SPOTLIGHT: Striving for HR Functional Excellence, With Vail Resorts CHRO Lynanne Kunkel
Making Sense of the Labor Market with Gad Levanon
Boosting Workforce Productivity with Booking Holdings CHRO Paulo Pisano
SPOTLIGHT: Maximizing HR Technology Investments, With Marcia Morales-Jaffe
SPOTLIGHT: Building a Culture of Well-Being, With Richard Safeer
SPOTLIGHT: Ignite Commitment to Keep Top Talent With Joe Mull
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The emPOWERed Half Hour
Bank of America Treasury Insights
Human Capital Leadership
The Power of Music Thinking
BusinessWISE
Business Wars