The podcast episodes provided highlight the significant impact of gender inequality on women's participation and progress in the workforce.

The first episode Brokerages need to pick up the pace discusses how the burden of childcare responsibilities and costs disproportionately affects women's ability to work longer hours and fully participate in the workforce.

The second episode S04 E05: SHE-cession delves deeper into the gender-based inequalities and challenges faced by women in the workforce, such as the gender pay gap, occupational segregation, and the increased burden of unpaid care work during the COVID-19 pandemic.