Theme
Gender & Women at Work
Gender equity, women's progression, and dismantling the barriers that hold half the workforce back.
33 episodes on this theme
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Breaking Free from Limiting Labels
with Dr Khutso Madubanya
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Dr Khutso Madubanya for a wide-ranging conversation about difference, identity, and what it takes to reclaim self-worth when the world keeps trying to define you. Khutso reflects on growing up in apartheid-era…
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Why Human Rights Should Never Be About Winning or Losing
with Jenny Chen
Joanne Lockwood is joined by DEI consultant and former finance leader Jenny Chen for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really takes to choose authenticity over assimilation They explore how political rhetoric and workplace norms…
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From Chaos to Calm and Finding Ease in Modern Parenting
with Sally Bisbee
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Sally Bisbee, a Minnesota-based mum life simplification coach, to explore what it takes to move from daily overwhelm to a calmer, more sustainable rhythm in modern parenting. Sally shares how juggling children…
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Gender Equality, Stereotypes, and Creating Inclusive Cultures
with Christine Boston
In this episode of The Inclusion Bites Podcast, Joanne Lockwood is joined by Christine Boston as they examine what it truly means to break barriers for women in modern society and the workplace. The discussion maps the enduring structural…
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Neurodiversity, Identity, and Breaking Stereotypes in Male-Dominated Industries
with Sonia Pérez
Joanne Lockwood speaks with engineer and energy-industry leader Sonia Pérez about what it means to navigate a biased world while holding multiple, sometimes competing identities. Sonia reflects on her experience as a woman in a…
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Empowering Women Through Visibility and Genuine Self-Expression
with Raimonda Jankunaite
Joanne Lockwood is joined by visibility and empowerment mentor Raimonda Jankunaite to explore what it means to be seen, heard and unapologetically yourself. Raimonda shares her personal journey, from growing up in Lithuania and later…
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How PR Shapes Authentic Change in a Noisy World
with Sara McCracken
Joanne Lockwood is joined by PR and communications specialist Sarah McCracken to explore how public relations can be used as a genuine tool for meaningful change, rather than “spin.” They unpack how organisations and individuals can align…
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Rediscovering Purpose and Connection
with Anna VanAgtmael
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Anna VanAgtmael, founder of Wandering Roots, to explore what it looks like to step off the career conveyor belt and build a life around purpose, connection, and managed risk. Anna shares how building a…
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From Buzzwords to Belonging: Simplifying DEI
with Julie Kratz
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Julie Kratz to explore what “allyship in action” looks like when DEI faces backlash and misunderstanding. Julie shares how her own corporate experience led her to focus on belonging, psychological safety, and…
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Bridging Brands and People
with Samta Datta
Joanne Lockwood is joined by brand marketing consultant Samta Datta for a wide-ranging conversation about why genuine connection matters more than polished branding. Samta shares how her work centres on understanding people’s insights,…
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From Personal Growth to Professional Triumphs
with Sheena Yap Chan
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Sheena Yap Chan to explore what persistence really looks like behind the scenes—moving past the myth of overnight success and continuing to take action through rejection, setbacks, and self-doubt. Sheena…
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Gender Equity and Inclusive Workplaces: Moving from Performative Acts to Authentic Support
with Valentina Jaramillo
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Valentina Jaramillo to discuss what the future of gender equity should look like when it moves beyond a strict women-versus-men framing. Valentina explains key distinctions between sex assigned at birth, gender…
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Understanding and Overcoming Cultural Barriers in the Workplace
with Ritika Wadwha
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Ritika Wadhwa, founder and CEO of Prabhaav Global, for a wide-ranging discussion on Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and why it has become a practical capability for modern leadership. Ritika breaks CQ down into…
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Serving with Pride and the Battle Against LGBTQ+ Discrimination in the Military
with Emma Riley
Emma Riley joins Joanne Lockwood to recount her experience of serving in the Royal Navy at a time when being gay in the military was illegal, and how that forced silence shaped her sense of belonging and safety. Emma describes the…
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Breaking Barriers: Female Advancement in Male-Dominated Spheres
with Mark Bateman
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Mark Bateman, CEO of WeQual and author of Disruptive Leadership, to explore how meaningful workplace change is led from the top. They discuss what leadership looks like in practice, how leaders shape culture,…
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Beyond Binaries: Unpacking Gender Diversity
with Cynthia Fortlage
Joanne Lockwood is joined by gender diversity speaker and consultant Cynthia Fortlage for a wide-ranging conversation about how binary thinking has shaped society and workplaces, and what it takes to build cultures where people can belong.…
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Empowering Female Entrepreneurs
with Elsa Caleb
Joanne Lockwood talks with business strategist Elsa Caleb about what it takes to turn setbacks into comebacks, especially for women whose careers and income were disrupted by Brexit, Covid, and the cost of living crisis. Elsa explains how…
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Advancing Diversity in the Workplace: Challenging Meritocracy
with Belinda Riley
Joanne Lockwood is joined by diversity and inclusion consultant and clinical hypnotherapist Belinda Riley for a wide-ranging conversation about what it takes to go “beyond the barriers” that limit people at work. They explore impostor…
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Outright Optimism
with Lisa Braithwaite
Joanne Lockwood is joined by public speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite to unpack what she calls “outright optimism” and how it fuels a pushback against narrow, outdated ideas of what “professional” is supposed to look like. They explore…
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Creating balance and representation in technology
with Nicole Hardiman
Nicole Hardiman, a software and data engineer, reflects on two decades in tech and the persistent lack of gender balance she’s experienced—often being the only woman in the team, and at times the only woman in the building. She and Joanne…
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Domestic abuse must not be tolerated
with Andrew Pain
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Andrew Pain to discuss why domestic abuse must not be tolerated, drawing on Andrew’s experience as a long-term victim in a former marriage and his subsequent campaigning work. They explore how domestic abuse…
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Equality is not just a ‘nice to have’, it is a must
with Niels Brabandt
Joanne Lockwood is joined by leadership and sales specialist Niels Brabandt to challenge the idea that equality, diversity and inclusion is a “nice to have” in organisations. They discuss how EDI is frequently underfunded and treated as a…
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Losing the Labels
with Briana Tucker
Briana Tucker describes what it feels like to live under constant scrutiny as a woman of colour in Wisconsin, where everyday situations can carry the risk of being stereotyped, labelled, or treated as a threat. She shares stark examples of…
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Freedom for Everybody
with Lulu Minns
Joanne Lockwood is joined by coach and retreat specialist Lulu Minns to explore what “freedom for everybody” really means, and why it matters for inclusion. Lulu reflects on her former career as a criminal defence lawyer and the…
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Being a woman in a man’s world
with Mandy Hickson
Mandy Hickson, a former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 pilot, joins Joanne Lockwood to talk about being one of the first women allowed to fly fast jets on the front line and what it meant to build a career in a strongly male-coded culture.…
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Viewing gender through a fresh perspective
with Antoinette Dale Henderson
Joanne Lockwood is joined by TEDx speaker and author Antoinette Dale Henderson to explore gender through a wider lens, starting with women’s experiences of confidence, imposter feelings, and being heard at work. They discuss how early…
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Freeing women from being prisoners of their pain
with Diksha Chakravarti
Diksha Chakravarti, a long-practising therapist, explains how she uses “pain” as a wide lens that includes physical discomfort alongside emotional, mental, societal and spiritual suffering. She describes an integrated approach that brings…
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None of us are included fully in the world until all of us are!
with Stacy Hart
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Stacey Hart to explore what it really means to say that none of us are included fully in the world until all of us are. Together they unpack how discrimination and exclusion harm everyone, and why a “bit of the…
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Being inclusive means leaving no one behind
with Dr Jacqui Taylor
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Dr Jacqui Taylor, a web scientist and IoT innovator, to explore what “leave no one behind” means in practice as technology reshapes society. Jacqui traces her path from aerospace engineering into deep tech and…
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Why is it so hard for women to get into the boardroom
with Gillian Jones-Williams
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Gillian Jones-Williams to explore why women continue to be underrepresented in boardrooms, and what needs to change for progress to accelerate. They discuss the structural and cultural barriers that keep…
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Finding your courage and voice to speak out
with Madeline Black
Madeline Black joins Joanne Lockwood to talk about what it took to find the courage to speak publicly about being gang raped at 13, and how shame and fear kept her silent for decades. She describes how victim-blaming culture and gaps in…
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Diversity fatigue through the lens of a middle aged white guy
with Scott McArthur
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Scott McArthur to explore “diversity fatigue” and what happens when inclusion conversations become polarised, overly labelled, or reduced to training and statistics that don’t shift culture. Scott shares…
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It's the Brain Stupid
with Dr Lynda Shaw
Joanne Lockwood is joined by Dr Lynda Shaw, a cognitive neuroscientist specialising in unconscious emotional processing and behavioural change, to explore how the brain forms shortcuts and why those shortcuts can become bias. They discuss…
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