Mean Girl Culture – it’s widespread and it’s harmful, but it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. The shame is that this same culture is what reinforces the grip of the patriarchy over workplaces all over. Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. She chats with Michelle McGlade about the proliferation of unkind cultures and practices in workplaces. Pulling on her experience, Shirley talks about how she conquered this culture, and how you can beat it in your own workplace.