Are You 'Too Pretty to Work', or Just a Victi...

What if Carrie White was a victim? And what if Cathy Ames was a girlboss? Booktok and filmtok have united this month to rally against the proposed sanitisation of some of literature's most complicated female characters.This week, hosts Ione and Gina dissect the depictions of the ...  Show more

Trigger warning: sexual assault and misogynyThe internet has been set ablaze by the proliferation of a college campus sexual assault at Cornell university in 2024. After a recent expose by the student newspaper against the fraternity members who were involved as well as the faili ...  Show more

Is "beauty with brains" a compliment? Can a woman be girly, and be smart? In today's episode, I share some of the negative experiences I've had in the workplace and in life that relate to being a woman. 

Some may think of beauty as frivolous and fun, but on this episode, we're examining a few of the ugly ways that its been used to project power.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship ...  Show more

What if beauty is just a sales tactic?Let’s talk about how women, especially from a young age, are targeted by marketing that promotes harsh products and quick fixes that often backfire. From childhood toys like Barbies to teen magazines and early skincare routines, consumerism m ...  Show more

THE SUMMER BONANZA BEGINS. podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat: spiralling on unrealistic and unattainable beauty standards, the evolution of mainstream media, and the normalised patriarchal language used about women's bodies. ✷

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