Slate Gender and Society

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.

Business
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The Waves: Brittney Griner and the Problem With...
She’s a star of her game—and this is how she’s treated?
27 min
377
How To Orgasm
Ev’Yan Whitney on sexuality, pleasure, and staying true to you.
34 min
378
How To Stand Up for Your Kid When Society Won’t
A mom learns to embrace her child’s nonbinary identity.
28 min
379
Sponsored: How Can We Adapt to Meet Evolving Cu...
29 min
380
Sponsored: You Have My Attention with OkCupid C...
In Episode 2 of The Relentless, we’re talking to someone who is an expert in standing out when selling yourself online: Melissa Hobley, the Chief Marketing Officer of the popular dating app OkCupid.
22 min
381
Katrina Adams
Allison Benedikt talks to Katrina Adams, former president of the U.S. Tennis Association, about the pressures for Americans to win championships, how being the first black woman leader of the USTA shaped the way she did the job, and that infamous Serena and Osaka tennis match.
38 min
382
Madeline Bell
Allison Benedikt talks to Madeline Bell, president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, about creating a culture of innovation in a culture where mistakes can be dangerous, the difference between talking to donors and politicians, and how the power dynamics between nurses and doctors are changing.
35 min
383
Sharon Brous
Allison Benedikt talks to Sharon Brous, the senior and founding Rabbi of the Los Angeles Congregation, IKAR, about the financial challenges of running a synagogue, how women are faring in Jewish institutions, and how to manage difficult rabbis.
44 min
384
Ai-Jen Poo
Allison Benedikt talks to Ai-Jen Poo, director of the National Workers Alliance, about how to build an advocacy organization, why visibility is such an important part of leadership, and the practical challenges of representing a diverse group of women.
38 min
385
Sara Errington
Sara Errington, District Chief of Syracuse Fire Department, about when to trust science over your gut when making tough calls, how she handles being a boss in a male dominated field, and the importance of team bonding when fighting fires.
41 min
386
Kristine Guillaume
Kristine Guillaume talks about the pressures of being a ‘first’ and how to get the most out of an all-volunteer staff.
37 min
387
Anna Allanbrook
Anna Allanbrook talks longevity and standardized tests at The Brooklyn New School
45 min
388
Virginia Johnson
This season returns with Allison Benedikt as your host and we kick off the first episode talking with Virginia Johnson, the artistic director and founding member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
40 min
389
Introducing: Who Runs That?
38 min
390
Julia Turner
40 min
391
Ellen Stofan
40 min
392
Nadja West
33 min
393
Jen Agg
44 min
394
Ana Mari Cauce
36 min
395
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
39 min
396
Aline Brosh McKenna
41 min
397
Coming Sept. 17: Women in Charge
2 min