Envisioning a Feminist Economy with CV Harquail

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/NOTE: Feminist Founders is a listener-funded podcast. Your contributions enable me to continue bringing you these important conversations. To support the mission, sign up for a paid Substack subscription at https://feministfounders.substack.com/  -----  CV Harquail (she/elle) researches, teaches and consults about applying feminist principles to business. She’s the author of “Feminism: A Key Idea for Business and Society” and the creator of the Feminist Business Model Canvas, which brings together Lean Startup tools and feminist values.  Website | LinkedIn   Discussed this episode: CV’s relationship with the word feminist  Why feminism must be “collective, inclusive, and transformational” Balancing giving people space for exploration with offering wisdom How business and feminism intersected on CV’s professional journey The fundamental differences between feminism and capitalism Why “beating them at their own game” won’t work What’s different when a business is feminist (what they do and don’t do) Why “feminist approaches to business are profoundly creative” Big and small ways to put feminist values into action as a business owner Entrepreneurship can change “business as usual” Extractive profit vs. generative profit (ie, why not all profit is bad) It’s never too late to make your business more feminist The system is designed to make it hard to connect with other feminists CV’s theory of change (or how CV puts feminism into practice in her own business)   Resources mentioned: Feminist Business Model Canvas “Feminism: A Key Idea for Business and Society” by CV Harquail Feminist Enterprise Commons Kelly Diels Dr. Kimberly George’s Feminism School BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100) in Chicago Assata's Daughters in Chicago FULL GUEST READING LIST FOR SEASON 1   Learn more about accountability coaching with host Becky Mollenkamp at https://beckymollenkamp.com   FULL TRANSCRIPT