Episode #31: On Being Openly and Honestly Ambitious - An International Women's Day Panel with the WME Founders

The Working Mother Experience team is proud to celebrate its third International Women's Day together! In celebration of this day, we virtually connected to discuss the Tallest Poppy Syndrome study findings - what we thought, our own experience as tall poppies, and our call to action to men and women to help lift others up versus tear them down. We delve into discerning the difference between criticism and feedback, what it means to "too much" or "too ambitious", how we participate in our own criticism or deprecation, and attempt to understand and unpack how men might handle criticism. We talk about the impact or threat of disconnection from the 'herd' or community to potentially or even partially explain why women may feel the pain of criticism more acutely than we assume our male counterparts do. We end with a call to action; asking everyone to give at least one genuine kudos to anyone in their life. We do believe that a rising tide does lift all boats and that while it may be more tiring to go high when someone goes low, that there is incredible power within us to shine and lift others up, even when it's hard. Celebrate International Women's Day with us, enjoy a good laugh with us on the podcast (we make everything fun), and let your inner goodness and magnificence shine through on this special day. Tall Poppy Syndrome Study https://www.womenofinfluence.ca/tps/