Women, Work & Money: Ambition, Household Equality and Raising Financially Smart Kids | Full Episode

Why do ambitious women keep getting penalized at work even in 2026? In this episode of Moolala: Money Made Simple, host Bruce Sellery sits down with author Stefanie O'Connell to dig into her data-driven book The Ambition Penalty, which reveals how corporate culture tells women to step up and then pushes them back down through biased performance reviews, salary negotiation backlash, and the "paradox of meritocracy." Then, financial journalist Alicia Adamczyk from The Purse shares real-couple stories from her Division of Labour series, exploring how household responsibilities are (or aren't) being shared equally. Finally, Karen Holland, founder of Gifting Sense, walks us through Spending Ed: Driver's Ed for Money,  a practical kit designed to give kids the money skills they need before they need them most. To find out more about the guests check out: Stefanie O’Connell: Instagram | Threads | TikTok | LinkedIn | Substack | The Ambition Penalty Alicia Adamczyk: thepurse.co | Instagram | TikTok Karen Holland: giftingsense.org | School’s Out. Time for Spending Ed: Driver’s Ed for Money! | Instagram Bruce Sellery is a personal finance expert and best-selling author. As the founder of Moolala and the CEO of Credit Canada, Bruce is on a mission to help you get a better handle on your money so you can live the life you want. High energy & low B.S., this is Moolala: Money Made Simple. Find Bruce Sellery at Moolala.ca | X | Facebook | LinkedIn