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23/09/2022

Our last episode in season 2 is out now. Trailblazing her career as a TV anchor for over 20 years, Nidhi Razdan has witnessed a slow transormation of the industry. From explicit jokes in editorial meetings, throuigh the movement, to now seeing a gneration of young people demanding more inclusion and better work-life balance.

Listen now for Nidhi's powerful reflections on a career shaping the news stories - and dealing with the newrooms - that have shaped our world.

Head to https://buff.ly/3BsXlrT to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

20/09/2022

Nidhi Razdan knows how to choose her battles. In today's new podcast episode, the rockstar NDTV anchor speaks with Aditi and Christina about why there is such a strong representation of women in the ranks of journalism, saving lives while live broadcasting via a selfie stick, and why online harassment says more about the person throwing shade then the recipient.

Nidhi is an award-winning journalist with NDTV where she has worked for over 20 years reporting on politics and diplomacy from countries like Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. She has also anchored NDTV’s key prime time shows. She’s currently the anchor of ‘No Spin’, which airs Monday to Thursday at 9:30pm.

Head to https://buff.ly/3BsXlrT to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

16/09/2022

If you haven't listened yet, Kiss Nuka's episode of Women In Labour yet is a lesson in taking the time to listen to yourself, as a woman and an artist.

Head to womeninlabour.com to listen to the full episode now - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

13/09/2022

New episode today! This week, Anushka Manchanda drops in for a conversation. Under her moniker Kiss Nuka, she is a multi-disciplinary artist-producer who combines her art with activism. With a keen interest in visual artistry, Anushka also produces and directs her own music videos and photo essays, deploying them as tools to carry her message into the world.

In this episode, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about listening to ourselves and why spending time in solitude leads to finding our own truth - as well as why women make amazing technicians (and we need more!) and why to always go with blue jeans over red jeans.

Head to womeninlabour.com to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

11/09/2022

This Tuesday we welcome Anushka Manchanda - yes, she of Popstars and Viva fame, now Kiss Nuka, a multi-disciplinary artist-producer who combines her art with activism.

She will be finding common ground with our host Aditi Mittal on why we all need to find time to be alone - and why being alone and being lonely are not the same thing.

Launches Tuesday, September 13th, on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

09/09/2022

Have you listened to this week's episode yet? Here's what our co-host Aditi Mittal had to say about it:

"Because of the poverty of choice, because the choices we have are so limited is that women across the intersections have learned how to compromise with the patriarchy. And the thing that stays with me in this is that every woman then is experiencing a different kind of patriarchy, the pressures of, you know, living in a patriarchal world are different for every single woman out there. And it's clearly called to be less judgemental of each other as women, because we do not know the version of patriarchy that they are dealing with. I think that's incredibly powerful. "

Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

06/09/2022

New episode today! Shrayana Bhattacharya is easily the most fun economist we know. Working at the World Bank’s Social Protection and Labour unit for South Asia, she is also the author of a bestselling book, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence.

Shrayana spent 15 years exploring women’s economic independence through the lens of actor Shah Rukh Khan. Why? Because an SRK movie is a form of escape - and for many women, a luxury - in a life of navigating the patriarchy.

In this episode, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about bargaining with the patriarchy, the loneliness that can come from seeking out independence, the hope she has for India’s gender norms, and why we all need to be a lot less judgemental–and a lot more supportive—of one another along the way.

Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

04/09/2022

This Tuesday's episode is honestly SO GOOD. We have the amazingly sharp and unreasonably funny economist, Shrayana Bhattacharya, joining us. Shrayana's book, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence, isn't (only) an ode to the man himself. It's a 15 year journey that follows a diverse group of Indian women and the choices they make as they navigate family, home, intimacy, relationships and, of course, work.

What really hits home, is the "hidden tax" women pay for the choices they make - especially the choice to be more independent. Get ready for some thought-provoking and heart-stirring conversation about loneliness, courage, independence and our favourite topic, patriarchy.

Tune in on Tuesday for more. Head to the link in bio to listen all episodes. Also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

02/09/2022

One of the most powerful things we can do as women is to lift each other up. Whether it's as friends, as mothers, as colleagues or professional acquaintances, we need more women with louder voices in every room. Who can you lift up this week?

Head to womeninlabour.com to listen to this week's episode with Ragini Das, co-founder of leap.club, a community-led professional network for women. Also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts.

30/08/2022

New episode today! Having amazing female networks and support can make a huge difference. If you think you're bad at networking, drop the business cards and find out how to make it both useful and fun. Spoiler: it's easier than you think.

This week we're talking to the formidable Ragini Das, co-founder of leap.club, a community-led professional network for women. A true inspiration both for what she's achieved and the support she's she's creating for all leap.club members. In this episode, she speaks to us about how to make networking a lot less work–and a lot more fun through breaking out of the fixed idea that networking is a boys club business card-exchanging event into thinking about networking as relationship building around activities you enjoy. Much like investing, the earlier you start building these relationships the better.

Head to womeninlabour.com to listen - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts.

28/08/2022

Net net: Women need women. This Tuesday, Ragini Das, co-founder of leap.club, will be sharing some laughs and brilliant advice about being a female founder and how we all need to actively build our networks. The good news is, networking is a lot easier than you think.

We're already super inspired by this episode and can't wait for you to hear it. Tune in on Tuesday for more!

26/08/2022

As our guest Rintu Thomas says in this week's episode, women shouldn't need to be ""brave"" just to work and dream and exist. And yet, for women, it so often does require bravery - because breaking new ground and going beyond society's expectations of what a woman should be is a never-ending challenge.

Whether it's bravery, determination or just plain necessity, here's to all the women who are finding their own path.

Search for "Women In Labour" on your podcast platform or head to womeninlabour.com to listen.

23/08/2022

New episode release today with Rintu Thomas - an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, Director-Producer and co-founder of Black Ticket Films, as well as a brilliantly funny human.

In this episode, Rintu discusses the narrow margin for error women have at work–especially when they are one of few women in their profession. Her documentary Writing With Fire, featuring the incredible women reporters of Khabar Lahariya, was the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In this conversation, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about film, depicting female friendships on screen, and how to create more women-friendly production teams (spoiler alert: better bathrooms!).

Search for "Women In Labour" on your podcast platform or head to https://buff.ly/3BsXlrT to listen.

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Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

21/08/2022

We can't wait for you to hear this week's episode, launching on Tuesday. Rintu Thomas is not only an Oscar-nominated Director-Producer for Writing With Fire, co-founder of Black Ticket Films at 22 years old, and fierce supporter of women in her profession and beyond - she's also a funny, gracious and brilliant human to sit down and get into conversation with. Get ready for some laughs, along with sharp conversation on why the pressure not to fail is so much higher for women than for men - and why we need to create that space order to fuel creativity and experimentation.

16/08/2022

New episode releases today! Dalit History Month co-founder Christina Dhanaraj is also a writer and consultant with over 10 years’ experience at companies around the world.

As a part of several women and minority-led initiatives – focusing on social justice, self-determination, and collaborative models of learning – Christina speaks to Aditi and (our) Christina about channeling the strength to work within a system that’s working against you. A free-flowing conversation about the intersection of caste, commerce, capitalism and mental health, this episode is a primer on the need for caste-based affirmative action in Indian workplaces.

Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

14/08/2022

Wild guess which ones?

Even as women make slow progess to occupy around 17% of all board seats, many are still left further behind through caste exclusion. As our next guest - writer, consultant and Dalit History Month co-founder, Christina Dhanaraj - explains: "Women are not a monolith. The discourse on corporate feminism needs to be expanded. We have to look at it through the lens of caste."

Christina's episode hits on Tuesday - get ready for some hard-hitting conversation with our trademark banter, covering caste in the workplace, why affirmative action matters and how to be an ally to caste-excluded colleagues.

Search for "Women In Labour" on your podcast platform or head to womeninlabour.com to listen.

09/08/2022

New podcast episode release!

This week's episode of Women in Labour features Parmesh Shahani, the founder of the award-winning Godrej India Culture Lab, Queeristan author, and passionate LGBTQ+ advocate.
Parmesh, who has shaped the inclusion policies for many leading companies, talks to Christina and Aditi about the persistent barriers to moving beyond performative inclusivity to taking real action in India’s workplaces - including why hiring is critical, and why every employee should be asking for more equitable work environments for all.

Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

07/08/2022

According to Queeristan author Parmesh Shahani, India's business have a long way to go before they are truly inclusive environments. In fact, much of the data we need to measure their progress doesn't even exist.

So turn your DEI activist volume right up this Tuesday as Aditi and Christina talk about performative and real inclusion with Parmesh - and get some lessons on what not to ask him. Spoiler alert: it involves the words "devil's advocate".

Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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Nidhi Razdan knows how to choose her battles. In today's new podcast episode, the rockstar NDTV anchor speaks with Aditi and Christina about why there is such a strong representation of women in the ranks of journalism, saving lives while live broadcasting via a selfie stick, and why online harassment says more about the person throwing shade then the recipient. Nidhi is an award-winning journalist with NDTV where she has worked for over 20 years reporting on politics and diplomacy from countries like Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, and Iran. She has also anchored NDTV’s key prime time shows. She’s currently the anchor of ‘No Spin’, which airs Monday to Thursday at 9:30pm. Head to https://buff.ly/3BsXlrT to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. #womeninlabour #womeninlabour #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #equity #womenatwork #workingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenleaders --- Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State. @usembassyindia

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New episode today! This week, Anushka Manchanda drops in for a conversation. Under her moniker Kiss Nuka, she is a multi-disciplinary artist-producer who combines her art with activism. With a keen interest in visual artistry, Anushka also produces and directs her own music videos and photo essays, deploying them as tools to carry her message into the world. In this episode, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about listening to ourselves and why spending time in solitude leads to finding our own truth - as well as why women make amazing technicians (and we need more!) and why to always go with blue jeans over red jeans. Head to womeninlabour.com to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhopper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. #womeninlabour #womeninlabour #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #equity #womenatwork #workingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenleaders

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New episode today! Shrayana Bhattacharya is easily the most fun economist we know. Working at the World Bank’s Social Protection and Labour unit for South Asia, she is also the author of a bestselling book, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence. Shrayana spent 15 years exploring women’s economic independence through the lens of actor Shah Rukh Khan. Why? Because an SRK movie is a form of escape - and for many women, a luxury - in a life of navigating the patriarchy. In this episode, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about bargaining with the patriarchy, the loneliness that can come from seeking out independence, the hope she has for India’s gender norms, and why we all need to be a lot less judgemental–and a lot more supportive—of one another along the way. Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. #womeninlabour #womeninlabour #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #equity #womenatwork #workingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenleaders

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New episode today! Having amazing female networks and support can make a huge difference. If you think you're bad at networking, drop the business cards and find out how to make it both useful and fun. Spoiler: it's easier than you think. This week we're talking to the formidable Ragini Das, co-founder of leap.club, a community-led professional network for women. A true inspiration both for what she's achieved and the support she's she's creating for all leap.club members. In this episode, she speaks to us about how to make networking a lot less work–and a lot more fun through breaking out of the fixed idea that networking is a boys club business card-exchanging event into thinking about networking as relationship building around activities you enjoy. Much like investing, the earlier you start building these relationships the better. Head to womeninlabour.com to listen - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts. #womeninlabour #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #equity #womenatwork #workingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenleaders

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New episode release today with Rintu Thomas - an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker, Director-Producer and co-founder of Black Ticket Films, as well as a brilliantly funny human. In this episode, Rintu discusses the narrow margin for error women have at work–especially when they are one of few women in their profession. Her documentary Writing With Fire, featuring the incredible women reporters of Khabar Lahariya, was the first Indian feature documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In this conversation, she speaks with Aditi and Christina about film, depicting female friendships on screen, and how to create more women-friendly production teams (spoiler alert: better bathrooms!). Search for "Women In Labour" on your podcast platform or head to https://buff.ly/3BsXlrT to listen. #womeninlabour #womeninlabour #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #equity #womenatwork #workingwomen #womeninbusiness #womenleaders --- Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

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New episode releases today! Dalit History Month co-founder Christina Dhanaraj is also a writer and consultant with over 10 years’ experience at companies around the world. As a part of several women and minority-led initiatives – focusing on social justice, self-determination, and collaborative models of learning – Christina speaks to Aditi and (our) Christina about channeling the strength to work within a system that’s working against you. A free-flowing conversation about the intersection of caste, commerce, capitalism and mental health, this episode is a primer on the need for caste-based affirmative action in Indian workplaces. Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. #womeninlabour @usembassyindia --- Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

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New podcast episode release! This week's episode of Women in Labour features Parmesh Shahani, the founder of the award-winning Godrej India Culture Lab, Queeristan author, and passionate LGBTQ+ advocate. Parmesh, who has shaped the inclusion policies for many leading companies, talks to Christina and Aditi about the persistent barriers to moving beyond performative inclusivity to taking real action in India’s workplaces - including why hiring is critical, and why every employee should be asking for more equitable work environments for all. Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - also live on Hubhpper, Apple, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. #womeninlabour @usembassyindia --- Women in Labour was created by Aditi Mittal, Laura Quinn and Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.

Christina’s personal hero and nerdy professional crush, journalist Namita Bhandare is our first (and returning) guest on season two. India’s first ever gender editor, with nearly 30 years' work experience, Bhandare says the issue of women and workforce participation has been a little bit of an old obsession for her. So, when we decided to bring Women in Labour back for a second season, we hoped Namita would return too and tell us where India's Female Labour Force Participation Rate stands as of 2022. Spoiler alert: Things are still looking grim on the women-in-work front but there’s a silver lining. Head to the link in bio to listen to the full episode - live on @hubhopper, @jiosaavn, @spotify, @applepodcasts, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Women in Labour is hosted by comedian Aditi Mittal and filmmaker Christina MacGillivray. The podcast is produced by Maed in India, with support from the American Center in New Delhi. However, all opinions, findings and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only - and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State. #WomeninLabour #working #workingwomen #worklife #genderequality #jobswomen #gendergap #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #podcasts #indianpodcast

Kripi Malviya | Women in Labour - In The Time of Coronavirus

"You take the choice element out and it doesn't matter how beautiful your cage is - it's still a cage," says Kriti Malviya, in Episode 19 of the Women in Labour podcast - focussing on the impact of COVID-19 on the country and its women. The psychologist and co-founder of @tatva_center in Goa stresses on the need to acknowledge that we're all living in a collective trauma at this point in time - riddled with uncertainty about how this plays out and what the future holds. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.womeninlabour.com/podcast-feed/episode/ac20beff/episode-18-women-and-work-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-part-2

"If my problems are so big that I'm not able to do justice to the job, then it's not fair to all those people who come to me to solve their problems." In Episode 17, we spoke to IAS officer, Ira Singhal who became the first Person with Disability to top the prestigious Civil Services exam in 2014. Prevented from joining the civil services because of discrimination against her disability, she contested the case, and then went on to earn the highest score in the country. Today, she serves as D.C. of Keshavpuram Zone in North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and is the Brand Ambassador for the Department of Disability, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. And she's committed to her work, solving problems and enabling others.

We are more similar than we are different - and we can learn from each other. This is the idea behind Sheroes, a social media platform for women. A space for networking, learning and venting, the community is now 16 million strong, says founder Sairee Chahal in Episode 16 of Women in Labour podcast. The reason for its success? Helping women across the world find what works for them. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.womeninlabour.com/podcast-feed/episode/671dd5fb/episode-16-finding-what-works-for-you

What does Gulesh mean? "Gulesh, ek prerna hai, Gulesh kuch karna chahti hai." While recording season one of Women in Labour podcast in a pre-COVID world, we asked our guests some silly-good-fun questions (and an occasional toughie) on the spot. The guest on Episode 15, Uber driver, Gulesh Chauhan tackled them all with ease. In this episode, Guleshji talks about the road that led her family towards financial freedom, and the satisfaction that comes from being in the driver's seat. You can listen to it here: https://www.womeninlabour.com/podcast-feed/episode/a5743d15/episode-15-in-the-drivers-seat

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A podcast on women and work. With laughs.

Since 2005, the percentage of Indian women in paid work has dropped from 35% to less than 24%, but no one is talking about why. Till we did, and Women in Labour was born (pun intended).

A comedic take on a serious issue, Women In Labour explores a veritable feast of topics related to women, work, family, power, and everything in between. Why do Indian women do the most unpaid work in the world? What's stopping us from finding our inner boss? Why do we preface our work emails with “I was just wondering...”? And the big one—what’s keeping us away from India's workplaces?

Join co-hosts Aditi Mittal and Christina MacGillivray on a freewheeling ride with a roster of amazing guests—from cricket presenters to authors—in an attempt to answer all these questions, and more.

A big thanks...