How do women gain social influence?
Understanding this is crucial because research shows they often face unique challenges in having their voices heard and their expertise recognized, even in highly qualified fields like medicine.
The consequences of this could be dire, both for female patients and their healthcare providers.
On this week’s episode of Well ... Show More
Dec 2025
Death, Sex & Money | Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for Self-Compassion
After the blockbuster success of her first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat felt pressure to follow it up with something big. But when depression and grief hit, she was forced to slow down and accept help (and cooking) from people around her. In this episode, Samin talks ... Show More
59m 37s
Nov 2024
Likable Badass (Respect & Influence In The Office) | Alison Fragale
In today's episode, we cover the art of negotiation, power dynamics, and effective leadership with Dr. Alison Fragale, a leading authority in organizational behavior. As a distinguished professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel H ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 2024
Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)
Behavioral scientist Alison Fragale offers powerful new insights and a practical playbook for women to advance in any workplace, full of tips, tricks, and strategies to help secure that elusive corner office.
Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychol ... Show More
44m 23s
Oct 2024
722: The Playbook for Winning the Status Game (with Alison Fragale, Distinguished Scholar of Organizational Behavior)
Welcome to an interview with the author of Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve, Alison Fragale. In her book, Alison addresses the recurring questions from high powered and early career women alike: How do women thread the needle of kindness and competence in t ... Show More
47m 29s
Mar 2018
79 Trust Us When We Say We’re Sick
Today I’m joined by Maya Dusenbery, a writer, the editor of Feministing.com, and the author of the new book Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick, which explores how gender bias in the medical system is harming ... Show More
56m 23s