logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2022
57m 41s

Best of Design Matters: Anita Hill

Design Matters Media
About this episode
Thirty years ago, Anita Hill became a household name when she told the world about her experience with sexual harassment in the workplace. Today, she joins to talk about her extraordinary life and new book, “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.”

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Jul 7
Jennifer Pastiloff
Jennifer Pastiloff is a bestselling author of the memoir On Being Human and travels the world with her workshop, blending writing, yoga, and radical honesty. She joins to discuss turning pain into purpose, the power of vulnerability, and her new book, Proof of Life.Want to help s ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 30
Pride 2025 with Carol Leifer, Sonya Passi, Paul Tazewell, Leisha Hailey, and Kate Moennig
In celebration of Pride Month, we’re revisiting conversations with accomplished LGBTQ+ guests—Carol Leifer, Paul Tazewell, Sonya Passi, Leisha Hailey, and Kate Moennig—about the journeys that led them to fulfilling professional lives and the influences that shaped who they are to ... Show More
43m 30s
Jun 23
James Dyson
James Dyson is a visionary inventor, designer, educator and founder of Dyson, a global company transforming ordinary household appliances into design and engineering marvels. He joins to discuss his iconic career, the role of failure in the creative process, and how good design c ... Show More
42m 42s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2022
Anita Hill on Believing Women
Glory talks to lawyer and educator Anita Hill about her latest book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence. In this episode, they converse about the need to believe women when they are brave enough to speak their truth, and about the work Hill does with the Ho ... Show More
39m 54s
Nov 2021
Episode 466: Anita Hill
Anita Hill is a professor and author. Her new book is Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence. "I really do feel that my life now has purpose. And my responsibility really is to live out that purpose as much as possible. The reason that this isn’t entirely daunt ... Show More
45m 8s
Jun 2016
#14 Jessica Valenti - Talking Feminism & How To Deal With Online Abuse
Jessica Valenti is an awesome woman. She has been called one of the Top 100 Inspiring Women in the world by the Guardian and is a daily columnist there. She is the author of six books on feminism, most recently Sex Object: A Memoir (2016) which came out this month. She founded Fe ... Show More
28m 45s
Oct 2021
Anita Hill on her book Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.
We hear from Professor Anita Hill who thirty years ago faced an all-male, all-white Senate Judiciary Committee—led by the then, Senator Joe Biden—to testify that her boss, Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas, had sexually harassed her. It was a landmark moment for these ... Show More
57m 45s
Jun 2019
#205 Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley: How To Let It Go
Dame Stephanie Shirley ​is tech pioneer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She also goes by the name "Steve" which she used to sign business letters to potential clients when they were not responding to her.​ If you haven't already, go and watch her Ted Talk it is funny and moving ... Show More
23m 59s
Nov 2023
S6 Ep23: Bookshelfie: Anita Rani
Award-winning broadcaster Anita Rani tells Vick about finding a new confidence in her 40s, taking Woman's Hour to Glastonbury and why she needed to write her own story.  Well known as one of the lead presenters on BBC One’s Countryfile, and a range of shows for both Channel 4 and ... Show More
45m 13s
Dec 2023
When the ‘Good Girls’ Revolted
The men in the office called them “Dollies,” and they had had enough. In 1970, 46 women who were not allowed to be writers sued Newsweek magazine for gender discrimination – paving the way for generations of women journalists to follow. Jess reflects on discovering that story whe ... Show More
19m 30s
Oct 2020
#292 Caitlin Moran: How To Be A Woman, 10 Years On
Today's guest is the brilliant Caitlin Moran! Award-winning columnist, author, scriptwriter. She is the eldest of eight children, grew up in Wolverhampton and she published her first novel at the age of 16. She then became a columnist at The Times aged 18 and has gone on to be na ... Show More
28m 37s