Future Women with Jamila Rizvi
by Future Women
The Future Women podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. We’re on a mission to make you better at work. Each week you’ll meet inspiring guests, discover more about gender equity, hear real life stories of working women and learn clever, practical tips to help you get ahead. We’ll get you laughing and keep you thinking all at the same time.
Episodes
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SPECIAL: Turia Pitt on being "too combative" and owning it
Turia Pitt is one of Australia’s most inspirational women. She is a wearer of many hats - an author, speaker, business owner, ambassador. She is also a runner. Running changed her life forever when, while competing in an ultramarathon in remote Western Australia, she was caught in an out of…
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SPECIAL: Catherine Livingstone was told she was "too inexperienced"
Catherine Livingstone is the Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She’s also an extraordinarily accomplished businesswoman who has served as the President of the Business Council of Australia, and has served as Chairman of Commonwealth Bank, Telstra and CSIRO. In this episode,...
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SPECIAL: Feminist icon Dr Anne Summers on caring about "too many" things
Can you care about too many things? Or is a prolific professional drive an asset? Dr Anne Summers is a celebrated author, journalist and feminist leader. She played a pivotal role in the women’s movement, co-founding Australia’s first women’s refuge, Elsie, in the 1970s. She’s advised two Prime...
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SPECIAL: Professor Georgina Long on keeping professional passion alive
Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Professor Georgina Long shot to national attention when she was named Australian of the Year. Her research on melanoma - known as Australia’s national cancer - has saved thousands of lives. In this episode,...
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SPECIAL: Moana Kidd on thriving at work when you're "too open"
Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Moana Kidd never imagined she’d be a Senior Constable with Victoria Police. As a woman of colour who’d been working in the arts, she was used to attending rallies - not patrolling them. But when an unexpected...
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SPECIAL: Brooke Blurton on accepting she was "too complex"
Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Brooke Blurton is best known for being the first Black and bisexual woman on The Bachelorette. She’s also a youth worker, an author, a podcaster and a mental health advocate. In this episode, she joins Helen...
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SPECIAL: Chanel Contos on the personal cost of being "too disruptive"
Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Chanel Contos was just 21 years old when she launched an online petition that sparked a movement and propelled her into the global spotlight. Teach Us Consent triggered a national conversation and led to...
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SPECIAL: How Matildas star Lydia Williams embraced being "too humble"How Matildas star Lydia Williams embraced being "too humble"
Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. In it, our founder and managing director Helen McCabe speaks with high-achieving women who bucked trends, disrupted systems and refused to quit. Women who built careers by forging their own paths. Does…
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#9 Summer special: What to do when your super ain’t super
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. How much superannuation do you have? How much have you got in the bank for retirement? How much do you plan to put away in the future, be it over…
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#8 Summer special: How to get hired
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Have you heard of The Great Resignation? Apparently, we're in it. Community Content Coordinator, Madison Howarth describes the current job market...
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#7 Summer special: Baby hold on! We're going on leave.
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. There is nothing quite like pregnancy and birth to bring on all the emotions. You might be elated, you might be concerned, you might be upset, you...
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#6 Summer special: I'm not bossy, I'm the boss
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Stepping up to a management role for the first time can be daunting and overwhelming. Jamila speaks to experts and leaders to for surprising tips on...
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#5 Summer special: Til 5pm do us part
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Do you have a work wife? Someone who has your back in the office, is always up for a sneaky flat white at 3pm and whom without work would simply be...
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#4 Summer special: Please sir, can I have some more?
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Community Content Coordinator, Madison Howarth brings you some new research on gender and pay rises. Spoiler: women are asking just as often as men!...
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#3 Summer special: We need to talk about the cupcakes
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Question: How many blokes does it take to organise a birthday cake and card for a beloved colleague? Answer: None. Kara already has it covered…
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#2 Summer special: Step aside please, Andrew
This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode with an updated introduction from a member of the Future Women team. Hear from Future Women's Senior Content Director Sally Spicer before Jamila Rizvi tackles the stark gender divide at the top of the corporate…
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#1 Summer special: Welcome to the Club
Three and a half years ago, former Australian Women's Weekly editor-in-chief Helen McCabe launched Future Women: a professional network helping women connect, learn and lead. A community fighting for gender equality. This summer, we're revisiting our first ever podcast: re-releasing each episode...
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Introducing Power Move by Future Women
A new podcast all about investing but not in a scary way - in a way that will make you feel smart and confident to boot. In this three-part series hosted by Nine News Reporter Alice Monfries, you’ll learn investment basics from the experts who explain things in a simple and jargon-free way…
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Bonus Episode: Julie Bishop
Jamila is sneaking back into your podcast feed to share the audio of an incredibly special speech given by former Foreign Minister and Deputy Liberal Leader Julie Bishop. Addressing a packed room of 350 women in Sydney, Bishop reflects candidly on her time in politics, shares insights into the...
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#9 What to do when your super ain’t super
How much superannuation do you have? How much have you got in the bank for retirement? How much do you plan to put away in the future, be it over the next two, ten or thirty years? This stuff matters. It’s critical you take an interest in it before retiring. In fact, the earlier you get serious...
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#8 How to get hired
There’s no two ways about it, job interviews are terrifying. Like jumping out of planes or public speaking, anyone who says they have always and do always just love them and oh no they never get nervous – is flat out lying. But just like a public speaking, applying for a new job is a skill and…
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#7 Baby hold on! We're going on leave.
There is nothing quite like pregnancy and birth to bring on all the emotions. You might be elated, you might be concerned, you might be upset, you might be excited but regardless of what else comes, there is always – at least – a tinge of fear. Jamila dives into starting a family, how it impacts...
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#6 I'm not bossy, I'm the boss
Stepping up to a management role for the first time can be daunting and overwhelming. This week Jamila speaks to experts and leaders to for surprising tips on being a better leader and suggestions on taming that inner voice who whispers “you’re not good enough”.
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#5 Til 5pm do us part
Do you have a work wife? Someone who has your back in the office, is always up for a sneaky flat white at 3pm and whom without work would simply be unbearable? This week Jamila tackles workplace friendships, why they matter and how they might actually make you better at your job.
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#4 Please sir, can I have some more?
Do you know how much your best mate earns? How about the bloke sitting in the cubicle beside you at work - what’s his salary? What does your boss take home each week? The dirty business of money has never been the stuff of polite conversation and women especially tend to report that they feel…
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#3 We need to talk about the cupcakes
Question: How many blokes does it take to organise a birthday cake and card for a beloved colleague? Answer: None. Kara already has it covered because she ‘remembers that sort of thing’. Jamila talks office housework, emotional labour and why it might be time for you to retire.
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#2 Step aside please, Andrew
There are more men called Andrew running Australia’s top 200 companies than there are women. Is it going to take more than good intentions to smash through that glass ceiling once and for all? Jamila talks quotas, targets, and KPIs.
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#1 Welcome to the Club
Join our editor-at-large Jamila Rizvi as she goes behind the scenes of Future Women, speaking to Annabel Crabb, Marina Go and Tracey Spicer about how it got off the ground just as #MeToo was breaking around the globe.
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Future Women with Jamila Rizvi
The Future Women podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. We’re on a mission to make you better at work. Each week you’ll meet inspiring guests, discover more about gender equity, hear real life stories of working women and learn clever, practical tips to help you get ahead. We’ll get you laughing and...
About this show
The Future Women podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. We’re on a mission to make you better at work. Each week you’ll meet inspiring guests, discover more about gender equity, hear real life stories of working women and learn clever, practical tips to help you get ahead. We’ll get you laughing and keep you thinking all at the same time.
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