Ep. 24: Countering Slow-cooked Misogyny: A Coaching Chat w/Cat Peterson

EQ: How can we understand the slow cooked misogyny of male-dominated professions?

Guest: Catherine Peterson, Physics Teacher & Soccer Coach, one of the hosts of Flounders B-Team Podcast and Teachers United “Cat Peterson Award for Courage”

The beloved and fabulous Cat Peterson joins us to talk about working in male-dominated spaces: science education and soccer coaching.  Cat shares her story about...

Growing up in a small town and the importance of female role modelsFalling in love with soccer and science in high school, college, and beyondThe intense demands of coaching and teaching at the same timeThe BS she puts up with as a female coachEquity issues in soccer and other high school sports - who has access and who doesn’t?The overwhelming whiteness in high school coaching

Guilty Favesies:

Annie: white bread - especially English muffinsHope: KetchupCat: Candy all the time!

Do Your Fudging Homework:

Annie: Positive Coaching AllianceCat: Find female coaches and follow, retweet them @CM_PetersonHope: Support LHS Girls Soccer by donating from their Amazon wish list