Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace
46 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 469 ratingsIf you've ever had a job, you know what we're talking about. Being talked over. Being passed over. Being told you're too intimidating or not authoritative enough. Racism and sexism at work might not look the way it did a generation ago, but it's still very real. Jeannie Yandel and Eula Scott Bynoe break down how sexism and racism shows up in the modern workplace. And with humor, smarts, and help from some badass experts, they bring you real tactics you can use to push back.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Running Out Of Words
June 06, 2022 07:15 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBAfter the latest series of national events where, as Eula says, the country has "played us for f***ing fools", Eula and Jeannie have decided it's time for a break. Like so many of us, they need some quiet and some rest. They're taking a break for the summer but hope to be back in the fall. If you have a podcast you want to share with our listeners, shoot us a message at [email protected]. We're happy to see if we can drop it in our feed. And we're still reachable on Twitter and Instagram ...
Firing The Voice Police (Part 2) With The Vocal Fries
May 23, 2022 07:15 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWhen we asked the BTSW Facebook group whether they'd ever been voice policed on the job, we got a ton of stories and responses. So many that we decided we needed to dedicate a whole episode just to those stories. So today is Part 2 of our conversation with the hosts of the excellent podcast https://vocalfriespod.com/ (The Vocal Fries) - the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Megan Figueroa is a linguist, writer, and research scientist, and Carrie Gillon is also a linguist and the langu...
Firing The Voice Police (Part 1) With The Vocal Fries
May 09, 2022 07:15 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWe usually ask folks to support our show on Patreon. Today, we wanted to suggest places to support crucial abortion services. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/ (Planned Parenthood ) https://shoutyourabortion.com/ (Shout Your Abortion) https://prochoice.org/ (National Abortion Federation ) **NOTE: During this episode, we refer to Rachel Jeantel by her last name only. We wanted to clarify and use her full name here. Rachel Jeantel was a primary prosecution witness at Trayvon Martin's murder ...
A BTSW Tactic In Action: Going Public About A Pay Gap
March 07, 2022 07:15 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBHi! We love making BTSW - and if you love listening, help us make it! https://www.patreon.com/btsw (Become a patron of the show) or https://poweredbyshunpike.org/c/PBS/a/everythingsonfire (make a tax-deductible donation). "BREAKING: Schwing quits the Northwest News Network. The reason? My male colleagues make tens of thousands of dollars more for the same work. And TBH, making this public scares the S-H-star-T out of me. " That was a tweet https://twitter.com/emilyschwing?lang=en (reporter E...
Old Boys' Clubs, Dress Codes, And "Feminists": Advice With Keita Williams AKA Success Bully
February 07, 2022 07:15 - 37 minutes - 48.3 MBOver the course of making this podcast, we have gotten a lot of messages from listeners asking for help, perspective, and advice on crappy work situations. Eula and Jeannie rounded up a bunch of those messages and brought in some deep expertise to help respond - in the form of the fantastic Keita Williams, founder and head of the elite accountability practice http://www.successbully.com/ (Success Bully). She brings insight and tons of tactics for sticky (wait! we mean sexist and racist) workp...
Diversity Guests: A Chat With TBTL's Luke Burbank And Andrew Walsh
January 24, 2022 07:15 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWe have often talked *about* straight cis white dudes on this show. But the number of times we've talked *to* them on the show? Next to never. So we wanted to revisit this bonus episode from the Before Times with two of our favorite dudes, Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh, the co-hosts of the long-running daily podcast https://www.tbtl.net/ (Too Beautiful To Live). We talked about allyship and their own evolving thoughts about racism and sexism on the job. Luke also hosts https://www.livewirera...
How One Woman Of Color (Specifically, Eula) Ended Up Leaving Public Radio
January 10, 2022 07:15 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBEarlier this week, https://twitter.com/audiecornish/status/1478398877787111424?s=21 (longtime NPR host Audie Cornish announced she's quitting her job). Soon after, public media Twitter started re-asking questions it's been asking for a while now: why are so many people of color leaving public radio? Audie's co-host https://twitter.com/arishapiro/status/1478386081016033290?s=10 (Ari Shapiro) tweeted a thread about it, including re-tweeting https://twitter.com/samsanders/status/1436025093872885...
How To Stand Up For Your Co-Workers - And Yourself
December 13, 2021 07:15 - 35 minutes - 34.2 MBHave you ever found yourself in a situation where you wanted to be an effective ally or advocate for a co-worker, but when a situation arises that seems like you should be doing or saying something, you worry that you won’t do the most helpful thing? That your actions or words might actually make things worse for your co-worker? How do you know you’re actually helping? This is a dilemma that comes up a lot in emails from listeners. And in the Before Times, we talked to someone about exactly ...
When Eula Met Jeannie
November 29, 2021 07:15 - 24 minutes - 24.3 MBLove BTSW? Help keep it going - https://www.patreon.com/btsw (become a patron)! How did you two meet? When it comes to this podcast, that's the question Eula and Jeannie get asked the most. And it's one of their favorite stories to tell. So on this episode, we're doing something a little different. We're having them tell the story of how they met and their friendship. Big thanks to our Senior Producer Kyle Norris for suggesting we make this a podcast episode! https://www.wbur.org/hereandn...
We'll Be Back On November 29th!
November 15, 2021 07:15 - 1 minute - 1.75 MBSome stuff broke, and we need a minute to regroup. We'll be back in two weeks! In the meantime, if you miss us, there's a whole bunch of fresh bonus content https://www.patreon.com/btsw (on our Patreon) for supporting members.
Why Imposter Syndrome Is Starting "To Sound Like Bulls**t"
November 01, 2021 07:15 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBLove BTSW? Help keep it going - https://www.patreon.com/btsw (become a patron) and we'll thank you with all kinds of cool benefits, from AMAs with the hosts to show swag. "Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white guy". This was a tactic we heard in our https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-the-patriarchy-makes-you-feel-like-an-imposter/id1391206534?i=1000416486363 (Season 1 episode on Imposter Syndrome). If you haven't yet, give this episode a listen. It's our most download...
Sometimes Invisibility Isn't A Superpower
October 18, 2021 07:15 - 34 minutes - 33.6 MBWe love making this podcast, but it costs money to keep going! Help us keep the show alive - https://www.patreon.com/btsw (become a patron) and get all kinds of special thank-you goodies. There's a phenomenon researchers have observed among many women in the workplace that they call https://hbr.org/2018/08/why-women-stay-out-of-the-spotlight-at-work ("intentional invisibility"). It happens because for many women, they are both aware that they must be visible at work to get ahead - own their ...
Britney
October 04, 2021 07:15 - 37 minutes - 36.2 MBHelp support the show! https://www.patreon.com/btsw (Become a patron now) and get all kinds of extra goodies. Even before the conservatorship, Britney Spears had to figure out how to navigate a stunningly sexist workplace. The kind of workplace where it was considered charming for a fully adult Ed McMahon to compliment your "pretty eyes" and ask if you have a boyfriend...when you're ten years old...and on national television. Jeannie and Eula have a heart-to-heart about the public narrative...
Part 2: "Telling The Whole Truth" About Grief At Work
September 20, 2021 07:15 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBWe can't make the show without you! https://www.patreon.com/btsw (Become a patron) and get all kinds of extra goodies. When Marisa Renee Lee's mother passed away, Marisa tried to do everything right. She continued to work hard at her job. She saved her asks for time off and support at work for when she really needed it. And she tried to make sure all the tasks that surround a loved one's illness and passing were completed in an efficient way. Her lesson: you can't project-manage and hustle y...
Part 1: Yes, Your Workplace Is Grieving - Even If You Don't Realize It
September 06, 2021 07:15 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBWe can't make the show without you! https://www.patreon.com/btsw (Become a patron) and get all kinds of extra goodies. A few months ago, we asked members of the BTSW Facebook group whether they were experiencing grief, and what they were grieving. We got dozens of answers - people were grieving their lives before the pandemic. Live music and theater. Child care. Friends, family, and partners. Jobs. Relationships. Those answers made something very clear - we are all grieving. Many of us are g...
Surprise! You're An Essential Worker!
August 23, 2021 07:15 - 45 minutes - 45.1 MBWe can't make the show without you! https://www.patreon.com/btsw (Become a patron) and get all kinds of extra goodies. Even in the Before Times, the restaurant industry had problems. Seventy percent of its women and femme employees said they'd experienced sexual harassment on the job. The EEOC took in more harassment complaints from restaurant workers than any other workplace. And then there's the federal minimum wage for tipped workers - a whopping $2.13 per hour. Then Covid hit. Jeannie an...
BTSW Season 3 Starts August 23!
July 20, 2021 23:52 - 2 minutes - 3.05 MBWe're baaaaaaack! Friends, we're so excited to bring you Season 3 of Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace. This season, we'll take a deep look at grief (surprise! The way we handle grief is sexist!), revisit imposter syndrome, discuss what it takes (and costs) to be your authentic self at work, and we look at what may be the most sexist workplace in America: restaurants. We've missed you so much and can't wait to bring you this new season. The guests are brilliant, the tactics are fire, ...
BTSW Live: Who gets to be the hero?
November 26, 2019 15:01 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBThere's no shortage of hero stories in our books, on TV, and in movies. And for a long time, most of our heroes, from flawed to super, had something in common: they were either white dudes or femme fatales. (Or in Superman's case, a space alien who passed as a white dude.) But wait! That doesn't mean we're doomed to have the same kinds of stories or the same kinds of heroes forever. Join Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel, hosts of KUOW’s Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace pod...
Patriarchy hurts men too. Liz Plank wants us to talk about that.
November 05, 2019 15:01 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBLiz Plank is an award-winning journalist and the author of the new book *For the Love of Men. *She talks to Jeannie Yandel about why we need to have more conversations about the patriarchy that include men’s voices.
Madam Pomfrey (Women of Harry Potter)
October 22, 2019 14:01 - 25 minutes - 35 MBOn this week's podcast, we share an episode from a podcast we love, Women of Harry Potter a feminist podcast that looks at the women characters in the series. —- It’s Vanessa’s turn to bless a female character of Harry Potter, and she’s chosen to bless Madam Pomfrey for her invisible labor. Ariana invents a game about woman doctors in America.
Himpathy (from Scene on Radio)
October 08, 2019 14:01 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBOn this week’s podcast, we share an episode from a podcast we love, Scene on Radio. The episode explores the idea of ‘himpathy,’ or the disproportionate empathy that men receive compared with other groups. —- Several years after Janey was sexually assaulted by her former boyfriend, Mathew, she told some of her closest friends, and her mother, what Mathew had done. Janey was so troubled by her loved ones’ responses, or lack thereof, that she went back to them years later to record c...
Getting dressed for work is a minefield. So get in character instead
September 24, 2019 14:01 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBDress for the job you want. Dress for success. We have all been looking for that the magic combination of clothing that projects “I’m smart yet approachable yet not looking for inappropriate attention AT ALL yet totally a team player yet absolutely a boss yet not too bossy.” Businesses like Stitch Fix, MM LaFleur and Armoire exist because they promise to grapple with this problem for us and deliver solutions in the form of curated clothing. But what if you don’t think throwing a ton ...
"I'm the best boss I've ever had": Lessons from Celeste Headlee on freelancing
September 10, 2019 14:01 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBHate your sexist boss? Ok, so why not be your own boss? This is one of the draws of pursuing freelancing as a career. While freelancing offers wonderful plus sides, it also comes with new uncertainties and pressures that many traditional jobs don’t have. And it comes with many of the same gendered and racial biases found in traditional jobs too. Award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee knows this dilemma well and shares her insights with Eula and Jeannie.
The reason why so many IRL Michael Scotts are bosses
August 27, 2019 14:01 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBHave you ever wondered why so many people have had experiences with bad bosses? Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel talk about this with Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, who explains that while it’s a problem that there aren’t enough women in leadership across fields, a major contributor to that problem is an acceptance incompetent leaders, who are often men. Love this podcast? Support KUOW Public Radio and BTSW by donating here: https://kuow.org/donate/btsw?utm_source=shownotes&utm_c...
Lean In didn't work for her- so she tried anger instead
August 13, 2019 14:01 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBIt’s commonly accepted at this point that the idea of leaning in is at best flawed, at worst myopic, harmful, and privileged AF. But when Jeannie and Eula explored the book Lean In further, they noticed something troubling. Leaning In is a tactic, much like the ones they suggest on the show. Double Shift host and journalist Katherine Goldstein loved* Lean In* at first. She even started her own Lean In Circle. Today, she sees its flaws clearly - but she also thinks many of us are too...
Intent doesn’t matter: how to be a real ally for other women
July 30, 2019 14:01 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBMaybe Madeline Albright is right that there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women. And on BTSW we’ve leaned pretty hard into this idea that we all need to stand up and with our women co-workers. But, as evidenced by notes and stories from our own listeners, we're not all doing that. Eula and Jeannie talk to Leslie Feinzaig of the Female Founders Alliance about why it’s important to help your women and non-binary colleagues and what that actually looks like. ...
Is quitting your sexist job really a tactic?
July 16, 2019 14:01 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBBTSW has shared quitting as a viable tactic on previous episodes. If you can’t change your workplace, find a new one. Eula believes in this tactic– she's a prolific quitter. Jeannie doesn’t - she has literally never quit a job. So when is quitting a wise tactical choice? And what happens when you *DO* quit just to discover your new work reality is just a different kind of toxic? And honestly, if “quitting” is a viable tactic, why isn’t “just suck it up and deal with it” a viable tact...
Coming Soon! BTSW Season 2
July 10, 2019 14:01 - 1 minute - 2.31 MBSubscribe to this feed to get new episodes of BTSW automatically. Season 2 starts July 16th.
BONUS: The Double Shift podcast
May 17, 2019 01:18 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBThis episode comes to BTSW from the podcast The Doubleshift a podcast about working moms, hosted by Katherine Goldstein. Nydia Sanchez runs one of Las Vegas' only overnight, 24-hour child care centers, serving 108 kids. Many of her clients are single moms who work in casinos, and as waitresses, nurses and dancers. We visit to find out how Nydia keeps her business affordable and serves a group of moms that many bosses, and politicians, and other daycare owners just don’t think about...
BTSW Recaps Game Of Thrones: Yes, Westeros Is A Sexist Workplace
May 10, 2019 02:39 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBHosts Jeannie Yandel and Eula Scott Bynoe are dedicated to fighting workplace sexism, but they are also pop culture nerds who see parallels in the shows they love to to the struggles they experience in the workplace. So on this very special episode, Jeannie and Eula recap the latest episode of Game of Thrones, season 8 episode 4 and analyze the sexist workplaces of Westeros with pop culture writer Melanie McFarland. Spoilers galore, listen only if you’re caught up!
Unladylike: How to Slay Sexism Like a Professional
February 08, 2019 00:52 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBBTSW hosts Jeannie Yandel and Eula Scott Bynoe are guests on this episode of Unladylike. Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin talk to author and parenting podcaster Hillary Frank about her skirmish with the "special misogyny" that transformed her career. Then, the co-hosts of Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace take on jobby questions from Unladylike listeners.
Hello and Happy 2019 from BTSW!
January 11, 2019 03:29 - 9 minutes - 8.75 MBThe holidays are definitely over and we’re all definitely back at work. So Eula and Jeannie talk about their own work resolutions and how the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ docu-series has caused each of them to think differently about what workplace sexism can look like.
What Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae and Ripley (yes, from Aliens) can teach us about sexist workplaces
November 27, 2018 15:30 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBWhat does a sci-fi thriller from the ‘80s teach us about workplace sexism? What’s surprising about how Mad Men took on workplace sexism from the ‘60s? How do we deal with films we once loved that have taken on a new meaning in the #MeToo era? Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel dive into sexism and power in some of our favorite films and shows with Melanie McFarland, TV critic for Salon.
Trolls, how do you decide who to harass online? Wait, Taylor Lorenz already knows
November 14, 2018 15:30 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBIf you talked to Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) even three years ago, she would have defended the rights of trolls to say whatever to whomever. But that was before the 2016 election. That was when Taylor started seeing a change online - trolls were becoming much more hateful and violent, and they seemed to multiply exponentially. One reason Taylor saw that change? Many of those trolls came after her. Taylor explains why, even though the Internet just seems to be getting worse, she sti...
If you're a sexist internet troll, Celeste Ng might tell your mom
November 13, 2018 15:30 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBFor the last four years, two things have happened to novelist Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing) while using social media. She's gained more and more followers, and online harassers have repeatedly targeted her. She says the constant harassment feels like being in the middle of a storm with no shelter. The trolls target her son, too. Ng tells BTSW why, despite withstanding years of racist, misogynistic trolling, she still tries to respond to trolls with empathy...even while wishing she cou...
Everyone gets mad at work. Guess who gets penalized for it
October 30, 2018 14:30 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBDid you know the character The Incredible Hulk was inspired by a woman? A mom who lifted the back of a car off her small child? Turns out it was a smart move to turn the Hulk's alter ego into a white dude - research shows white men actually see their statuses rise at work for showing emotion. The opposite happens for women, though. Hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel delve into why not even Serena Williams can safely show anger on the job, and we'll share a boatload of tactics ...
The danger of bringing cupcakes to work
October 16, 2018 14:30 - 22 minutes - 31.6 MBOffice housework is the undervalued, cleanup work that isn’t officially part of the job. According to scholars who study office housework, women are socialized and pressured to do it. Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore the various types of housework, how it can harm your career and strategies to avoid it. Guest: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings
The problem no workplace has fixed
October 02, 2018 14:30 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBSarah Schacht wanted to make a career out of using the internet to make democracy stronger. She joined the Howard Dean presidential campaign in an effort to do that. During Sarah’s time there, something happened that would follow her for the next 15 years. Now she’s trying to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen to anybody else.
The workplace was not designed for moms
September 18, 2018 14:30 - 32 minutes - 44 MBThe challenges of pumping breast milk at work, juggling work life and home life and the absurd cost of childcare all tell us one thing: it’s really hard to be a working mom in the United States. Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore this problem and how employers can see motherhood as a value in the workplace. Guests: Brigid Schulte and Angela Garbes
Breakroom episode: Your questions answered
September 04, 2018 14:30 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBWorkplace sexism manifests itself in all sorts of tricky situations. So this week, hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel answer your questions with the help of Keita Williams, the Founder and Chief Strategist of Success Bully. They tackle everything from how to craft an inclusive dress code to the politics of taking sick days.
Men: You have more power than you realize. Here's how to use it
August 21, 2018 14:30 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBThe #metoo era has helped unleash perspectives that have long been overlooked. This has left a lot of men feeling confused about how to act around their women colleagues. Jeannie Yandel and Eula Scott Bynoe explore allyship and share tactics men can use to help create a more inclusive workplace. Guests: Peter Qualliotine and Ruchika Tulshyan
Empowerment is a journey. Just ask Beyoncé
August 07, 2018 14:30 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBBeyoncé Knowles-Carter has built an epic career that shows no signs of slowing down; but, even the Queen Bey has had to overcome obstacles in the workplace and in her personal life. Hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel talk with writer Ginger McKnight Chavers about how one aspect of Beyonce’s life, her feminism, can serve as an example to others struggling to find empowerment in the workplace.
How the patriarchy makes you feel like an imposter
July 24, 2018 14:30 - 26 minutes - 37 MBNearly everybody has grappled with imposter syndrome, the feeling that you’re a fraud or that you don’t belong. But feeling that way has consequences, and for women and people of color those consequences are more severe. Hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore why your brain tricks you into feeling like an imposter and give you strategies to overcome it.
Knock Knock! Who's th— MANTERRUPTING COWORKER
July 10, 2018 14:30 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBInterrupting someone is rude. We all know that. But that doesn’t stop it from happening. Overall, men tend to interrupt women more. Hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore why manterruption happens and look at strategies to get your ideas heard.
Want a Raise? First call your cable company
June 26, 2018 14:30 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBHosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore the gender wage gap. It’s bigger and more complex than you think. They also explore tactics that will help you and your coworkers constructively discuss and fight the gender wage gap at work. Talk. About. Pay. Guests: Ruchika Tulshyan, Ijeoma Oluo and Jacqueline Twillie
Trailer
May 29, 2018 22:13 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBJeannie Yandel and Eula Scott Bynoe break down how sexism works in the modern workplace. And with help from some badass experts, they bring you real tactics you can use to fight back.