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Topic: Gender Bias

Gender bias refers to the unconscious or conscious prejudices and stereotypes that individuals hold towards people based on their gender.

More on: Gender Bias

The podcast episodes explore various manifestations of gender bias, highlighting how it affects women in different contexts, from sports culture to the workplace and beyond.

For example, the episode 'Sex, Lies, and Hockey Pucks' explores how a persistent rumor about a woman's alleged affair with a hockey player led to her being unfairly scapegoated, showcasing the underlying gender bias in sports culture.

Similarly, the episode 'Sliding into Diem' delves into the gender biases and disparities that the female co-founder of a tech startup encountered in the male-dominated venture capital industry.

Other episodes, such as 'How to get workplace gender equity now (with Sara Sanford)' and 'Episode 09: Gender at Work Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations', address the systemic nature of gender bias in the workplace and the need for data-driven solutions and organizational change to promote equity.

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