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International Women's Day 08th March 2024 - How do women support women?

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Show Notes

Mairead and Stephanie discuss:

What does International Women's Day mean to us? Mairead and Stephanie share their own personal and workplace experiences with women - positive and negative. How can women work against women and be an obstacle to each other? What kind of woman are you for other women - how do they feel in your company and when they leave your company? How do women support each other! Are there times that we expect too much of each other or too little? The toxicity of gossip and how to disengage from it. The part women play in holding women back. How women compete with each other, in obvious and subtle ways! When does normal healthy competition become toxic? A day to consider reflecting on the kind of woman, friend you are for other women! The special times women need women- as a young mother, after a breakup, grief times, after divorce, unemployed for a long time, after illness, seeking a partner for a long time. Role models and why they matter. How you can supplement the gaps in the early role models of your life. The role of fathers and men as supporters of daughters, wives, women and colleagues. The gift of our young generation of men who are unbiased to women

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