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Women And Social Media: Why Are Women Treated So Badly On Social Media?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In the latest episode of Shooting The Sh!t, Hannah are Rachel are joined by Jo, and they are discussing women and social media. Why are women treated so badly on social media, and is there anything we can do about it? #socialmedia #women #bias

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Check out the resources mentioned:

https://www.alignplatform.org/resources/blog/social-media-violence-and-gender-norms-need-new-digital-social-contract

https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/news-blogs/what-is-the-manosphere-and-why-is-it-a-concern/

https://gehweb.ucsd.edu/social-media-sexist-online-gender-based-violence/

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/03/online-violence-against-women-chapter-1-1/

https://webfoundation.org/our-work/projects/tackling-online-gender-based-violence-and-abuse-against-women/

https://www.cigionline.org/articles/what-can-we-do-to-combat-online-gender-based-violence/

Breastfeeding In The Workplace: What Do Workplaces Need To Do To Enable Women To Breastfeed Their Babies Whilst Working?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, Hannah are Rachel are joined by Samara Barnes, breastfeeding advocate, to discuss #breastfeeding in the #workplace. What do workplaces need to do to enable women to breastfeed their babies whilst working?

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Women, Mental Health & Toxic Positivity: Are The Wellness Industry & Instagram Affirmations Really Helping Women's Mental Health?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Shooting The Sh!t is back today after our little break for the summer holidays!

And the girls are starting off with a good one...Toxic Positivity and asking the question; are the wellness industry & Instagram affirmations really helping women’s mental health?

Want to know what #ToxicPositivity is, how it can be harmful, where it's mostly found and how to eradicate it to create supportive, empowered workplaces?

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Increasing Diversity In The Workplace: How Do We Get More Diverse Women Into The Workplace?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, Hannah, Rachel & Saj are talking diversity in the workplace. Why is it still so poor? How does increased diversity help? What can we all do to make our workplaces more diverse? #Business #WorkplaceDiversity

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Women Refugees And The Workplace: What Issues Do Women Refugees Face And How Can We Support Them, Both In The Workplace And Domestically?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

It's #WorldRefugeeDay22, so the STS girls are back to discuss women refugees and the workplace. What issues do women refugees face and how can we support them, both in the workplace and domestically? #Feminism #Business #RationChallenge

Here are the links mentioned;

Refugee Actions – Ways To Help Refugees - https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/heres-can-help-refugees/

Rescue Works – Unlocking Refugee Women’s’ Potential - https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Unlocking-Refugee-Womens-Potential.pdf

Refugee Council – The Experience Of Refugee Women In The UK - https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Briefing_-_experiences_of_refugee_women_in_the_UK.pdf

Ration Challenge - Rachel’s Ration Challenge Dashboard - https://www.rationchallenge.org.uk/rachel-weinhold

Amnesty International - 5 Things Businesses Can Do - https://www.amnesty.org/en/i-welcome-community-2/what-you-can-do/things-businesses-can-do/

Groundwork - Supporting Refugees Into Work In The UK - https://www.groundwork.org.uk/supporting-refugees-into-work-in-the-uk/

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Women And Abortion: Why Are Abortion Rights Going Backwards Around The World?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 09 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, the girls were asking what's going on with abortion rights around the world? And are we going backwards instead of forwards? #Feminism #AbortionRights

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Women And Health: To Mark World Health Day; Why Are Women Not Believed And How Do We Tackle It?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:30:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, the girls were talking all about women and health in the workplace due to it being World Health Day on 7th April. How do we ensure health equality for employers and employees? #WorldHeathDay

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Toxic Femininity: What Is It & How Do We Remove it From The Workplace?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:30:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, we're discussing toxic femininity. What is it? How does it manifest? And how do we remove it from the workplace? #Feminism #Business #ToxicFemininity

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International Women's Day Special: #BreakTheBias

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:30:00 +0000

In today's episode of STS, the gang are here with our annual #InternationalWomensDay special! #IWD22

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Valentine's Day: Why Do We Keep Falling For The Old Romantic Tropes?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:30:00 +0000

In today's episode of STS, we're talking #romance and #feminism again and asking the question; Can we be both feminist and romantics, or are the two things mutually exclusive?

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Workplace Romances: Are They OK or Are They Exploitative? How Should We Manage Them In The Workplace

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of STS, we'll be asking the question; are workplace romances ever legit? A good idea? Or even legal? Join Hannah and Reish as they discuss!

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Women In Teaching: Why Are Women In The Classroom Whilst Men Are Making The Policy?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of STS, we'll be discussing #women and #teaching. Why are most #teachers in the classroom #female, yet #FeministPedagogy is still a thing? Why are most policy makers male? How do we teach our children to be more #feminist? Big questions and not enough time - as ever!

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Women, Work And The Pandemic: What Does 2022 Hold?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

The pandemic is starting to bite again and, as we all return to work after the new year, it means women are left juggling work, childcare and other caring responsibilities. And that's on top of all the other challenges we're already facing. So, what might 2022 hold for women and the world of work?

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Shooting The Sh!t Looks Back at 2021

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000

It's the final STS of 2021, join Hannah, Meriesha & Jo as they look back at what's happened this year and see if there are any positives we can take forward into 2022. #Feminism

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Dealing With Gender Based Violence In The Workplace

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

We're in the middle of the 16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Based Violence, so what is the significance of this campaign and who supports it?

In today's episode, Rachel, Hannah and Meriesha will look at the recent rise in gender based violence around the world, as a result of the global pandemic, plus we'll ask what should workplaces do to help deal with this issue, both for their staff and in the world more widely. #16Days #EndGenderBasedViolence

The following resources were mentioned in the show;

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International Men's Day 2021

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Friday 19th November will be #InternationalMensDay, so we're here with our annual special edition of Shooting The Sh!t - WITH AN ACTUAL MAN!

In this episode, Hannah, Meriesha and Rachel are joined by Rob Pinder, to discuss #ToxicMasculinity, #MaleBodyImage and how the recent news stories about female safety have made men feel. Plus much more besides.

It's a bumper edition, so tune in and get the male perspective on destroying the #patriarchy!

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Raising Feminist Boys

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

We've talked about this before, but we're returning to it again as it's been in the news a lot recently. And we will likely keep returning to it time and again anyway, as it's such a meaty subject! But this week, Rachel, Hannah and Meriesha are joined by special guest, Gina Jackson, to talk about raising feminist boys.

We'll ask why do we need to raise feminist boys, what's the upshot if we don't, what are some of the pitfalls and - practically speaking - how do we do it?

It's a cracking episode, so tune in to find out what we can all do to ensure our boys are #feminist allies.

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Menopause In The Workplace

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, Rachel, Hannah and Meriesha and joined by our very special guest, Bev, who is an advocate and trainer for #menopause awareness in the workplace.

We'll discuss what the menopause is, how it can impact #women in their daily lives, what we can do to start a more open discussion, and how we can improve awareness and provision in the #workplace. It's a good one!

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Victim Blaming

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In the wake of the Sarah Everard case recently, there has been a lot of advice to women on how best to not get raped and murdered. There's also been a narrative of 'she did everything right'. All of which smacks of victim blaming.

So, this week, Rachel, Hannah, Jo and Chloe will explain what victim blaming is and why we do it, and look at why it's so often applied to women. We'll end by asking what we can all do, practically speaking, to start to end this damaging narrative once and for all.

Warning, we might get a little bit cross at times!!

Here's a link to the Canary article we mention in the session - https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2021/09/28/why-she-was-just-walking-home-feeds-a-victim-blaming-narrative/

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Sexism In Search And Tech

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In today's episode of Shooting The Sh!t, Rachel and Hannah and joined by our very special guest, Anjali, to geek out about SEO and search.

Why is the world of #SEO, #SearchMarketing and #Technology so rife with sexism? What is algorithmic bias and how does it impact the lives of everyone, even if you're not in #Search? Are things getting better or are they just more subtle? And how do we eradicate this once and for all?

Join three #WomenInSearch for a forthright and honest discussion about what's wrong with our world and how we put it right.

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Back To School: Juggling Work And Childcare

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

In today's episode, Rachel, Meriesha and Hannah are returning to a subject we talked about right at the beginning of STS - childcare and work. It's the start of September, so the kids have gone back to school, which really should mean more time and attention for work. But does it?

For all parents, the issue of childcare over the past 18 months, thanks to the global pandemic, has become even more challenging that it was before. And it was challenging before! And it's not just parents; the extra pressure on those with kids naturally ripples out to those without.

So join us for a moan and the inevitable question - what are we going to do about it?

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Can We Have Power AND Femininity In The Workplace?

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On this week's episode of STS, Hannah, Rachel and Jo are joined by friend of the show, Teri Moran, to discuss whether or not women can be feminine and have authority and power. Traditionally, 'power' has been associated with very masculine traits, so how do we, as women, bring more traditionally 'feminine' traits into the workplace?

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Women At The Olympics

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000

What on earth is going on with the status of women at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?! Every story we hear about seems to be completely bonkers. 'But how long are their leotards?'! 'How much testerone do they have?'! 'WHY AREN'T THEY DOING AS THEY'RE TOLD?'!?!

Argh!

We're so cross and angry that it prompted the four original Shitters - Rachel, Hannah, Jo and Meriesha - to jump on and do a special Olympics edition. And we got a bit cross. And quite Northern.

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Eating Disorders

Rachel Weinhold — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On today's episode we're talking eating disorders - restrictive eating (anorexia), binge and purge eating (bulimia), over-eating and everything else in-between.

Rachel, Hannah and Jo are joined by speacial guest Teri Mather, to talk about our own relationships to food, how we define eating disorders, and how we can help our friends and colleagues who are suffering. We'll also take a look at what employers can do to help employees in the workplace. It's a good one!

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Waves Of Feminism

Rachel Weinhold — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Intergenerational Feminism: 3 generations of feminists talk about second wave feminism, third wave feminism and fourth wave feminism. What's the difference between them all, what has changed and why are we still having the same conversations 40 years later?

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Want to contact the Shooting The Sh!t team to suggest a subject or be a guest? Email Rachel at rw@growtraffic.co.uk or Hannah at hw@growtraffic.co.uk.

#Feminism #Business

Dressing To Feel Good

Rachel Weinhold — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

NLP practitioner, mental health nurse and stylist, Natasha from Savvy Style, joins us to discuss how our clothes can impact our mental health, how we can all dress to feel better, and how we bring these principles into the workplace. Natasha gives us advice on how to dress to make ourselves happy and confident, however that may be. Want to wear heels and dresses? Go for it! Want to wear joggers and hoodies? Awesome!!

Intersectional Feminism

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On this episode of STS, Rachel and Hannah are joined by Samara Barnes - friend of the show, local councillor and feminist extraordinaire - to discuss intersectional #feminism.

Very few people have even heard of #IntersectionalFeminism, so what is it? Why are we all intersectional #feminists? Why do none of us know that we are? And how are we going to bring the intersectional message to the #feminist masses?

*Please forgive the rather random beginning to this podcast episode. At the request of our community, we're uploading back editions of STS, but they weren't recorded to be podcasts, so they're a bit sketchy in places. Please bear with us - the content is awesome and we'll get better at the official podcast format shiz!*

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Sexist Workplace Colleagues

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Let's be honest, if you're a woman who's ever had a job, it's likely you've experienced a sexist workplace friend at some point in your career. We've all been there. But how do you deal with them sensitively whilst still pointing out their ignorance (becasue it often is just ignorance, rather than malicious intent)?

Fear not, because the STS team - Rachel, Hannah, Jo and Meriesha - are here with another episode full of practical advice to help you make feminist friends, not misogynist enemies.

*Again, please forgive the rather random start to this podcast episode. At the request of our community, we're uploading back editions of STS, but they weren't recorded to be podcasts, so they're a bit sketchy in places. Please bear with us - the content is awesome and we'll get better at the official podcast format shiz!*

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Women In Sport

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 31 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Canada's 4 times arm wrestling champion, Annie Beals, joins Rachel and Hannah to chat about women in sport; the barriers, opportunities, and attitudes.

Contains strong language, strong opinions, and strong arms!

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Tackling Transphobia

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 17 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On this episode of STS, usual Shitters, Rachel and Jo, are joined by Helena Daniels and her Dad, Miranda, to talk about trans women and the workplace. Miranda transitioned in her 50s, after her career as a civil servant had ended. She shares her story with us and we ask how the worklace can be made more accomodating to trans women generally.

*Please forgive the rather random beginning and the terrible sound quality throughout this podcast episode. At the request of our community, we're uploading back editions of STS, but they weren't recorded to be podcasts, so they're a bit sketchy in places. Please bear with us - the content is awesome and we'll get better at the official podcast format shiz!*

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Incels and Femcels

Shooting The Sh!t — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On this week's episode of Shooting The Sh!t: Feminism + Business, Rachel, Hannah and Meriesha are delving into the murky online world of incels and femcels. What are they? What do they believe in? And what happens if you find one lurking in your workplace? Join us to find out.

Mentioned in this episode are the following books;

*Don't forget that this was one of our early episodes, so you'll have to forgive the sound quality. These episodes weren't recorded to be podcasts.*

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