Women and Work
Women and Work
Podcast Description
The workplace can feel very different for women than for men. Women often feel they have to prove themselves, that they’re evaluated by how they look, or that their opinions are not respected. They feel Mom Guilt for leaving their kids while they pursue a career and worry about taking a job that fuels their passion instead of their pocketbook. We examine these real life challenges of women who are climbing the corporate ladder, growing their own business, and navigating the complex juggle of work and family. We explore how women like you can make work fit your life, not the other way around.
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The podcast focuses on themes related to women's experiences in the workplace, including identity challenges, work-life balance, and mental health. Episodes like those featuring Dr. Maria Malayter dive into personal stories of overcoming adversity, while others showcase entrepreneurial journeys like that of Jen Mendoza, highlighting resilience and redefined success in unexpected career paths.
The workplace can feel very different for women than for men. Women often feel they have to prove themselves, that they’re evaluated by how they look, or that their opinions are not respected. They feel Mom Guilt for leaving their kids while they pursue a career and worry about taking a job that fuels their passion instead of their pocketbook. We examine these real life challenges of women who are climbing the corporate ladder, growing their own business, and navigating the complex juggle of work and family. We explore how women like you can make work fit your life, not the other way around. If you are an ambitious working mom who wants to share your story of success on a future episode of Women and Work, you can book your interview here: https://giospr8qzxuj.trickle.host/publicity.html
Sheryl Hauk spent more than four decades in music education, building award-winning choir programs, mentoring thousands of students, raising four children, and navigating a career where she was often the only woman in the room.
But behind that successful career was a childhood experience she kept largely private for decades.
In this episode of Women and Work, Sheryl opens up about surviving childhood trauma, becoming a parent determined to break the cycle, and learning how awareness, empathy, and safety can change the way we raise and support children.
Her story also takes us from the classroom to advocacy. After retiring from a 41-year teaching career, Sheryl wrote *Piece by Piece: A Memoir of Survival, Resilience, and the Power of Creativity* and began using her story to advocate for children and survivors.
Topics they tackled:
– Being a woman in a male-dominated area of music education
– Persistence when you feel like an outsider
– Building a career while raising four children
– Breaking generational patterns of trauma
– Recognizing triggers and creating safe environments
– Supporting students experiencing abuse
– Why children need adults who will listen
– Turning a personal story into advocacy
– Writing a memoir later in life
– The importance of empathy and accountability
What happens when you take the pieces of your life and choose to build something new?
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