Check out the podcast interview of Anneli on The MIND MATE PODCAST with TOM AHERN, EPISODE 124, aired 25th October 2020
So pleased to chat with the wonderful Tom Ahern on his The MIND MATE podcast recently.
We talked all things gender equality with a particular focus on the experience of men. In fact, not just men, but the men in the middle.
The men in the middle are not against gender equality; nor are they advocates of gender equality; they are somewhere in the middle. Still making up their minds about what it all means for them, for the women they know and the companies they work at.
I'm particularly interested in the experience of the men in the middle because this is where the greatest opportunity for change lays. This is the group we need to have more conversations with, to hear from and speak with, in an attempt to better understand what they need to really lean in to gender equality initiatives.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr once said,
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
If you're curious, have a listen to the snippet below,
or watch the full episode here:
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