#38 - Evolving Careers, Part 2: How Careers Aren't Working for Women

The Fairer Cents: Women, Money and the Fight to Get Equal

This is the second in a two-part series on the evolving nature of careers, especially as it pertains to women and people of color, today focusing on the myriad ways our current work world doesn't work for women. We've talked before about the economic disadvantages that mothers face in the workplace and across their entire careers, as well as the costs of beauty double standards, but we're now layering in the costs of disability -- which will affect 1 in 4 women during our lifetimes -- and how our economy forces many women to be seen as disruptors whether they want to be or not. Our guests are Tiara Mercius, who has a legal career and advocates on behalf of disabled people, and Christabel Nsiah-Buadi, a journalist working to share stories from unrepresented voices, but who has had to create her own path to do so.

Links from the show:

• Ecuador FI retreat with Kara & Tanja
• Tiara Mercius's blog
• Tiara's blog post: An ADA Fail
• Christabel Nsiah-Buadi on Twitter
• Christabel Nsiah-Buadi's website
• My Lens Media pieces on PRX
• The Media Disruptors on PRI
• CDC Statistics on Disability