Light Work by Dear Patriarchy
An intersectional feminist guide for women trying to survive the (corporate) world. Jen & Lisa are sisters with over 2 decades spent working in the male-dominated industries of Construction, Tech and Finance. They delve into the pitfalls and the gas-lighting people who identify as women experience in the patriarchal construct of traditional corporate environments, sharing their personal experiences along with statistics relating to how misogyny, racism, queer-phobia, fatphobia, ableism and other forms of discrimination present in the workplace. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re not getting ahead at work (or getting as far as you want), they'll explore why (spoiler alert: it’s not your fault) and what you can do about it.
Episodes
71 episodes since 2020
Kat Courtney: Ayahuasca, Plant Medicine & the Patriarchy
Welcome to season 5 of the Dear Patriarchy Podcast - we're back, baby!Season 5 is the beginning of our evolution of the Dear Patriarchy offering. A year and a half ago, we stepped away to start healing and we're bringing back what...
April 29, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:29:35
Nila Varman: The Joyful Activist
Welcome to the ninth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, Lisa chats to the fabulous Nila Varman, host of the Nila Extract, an award winni...
June 28, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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44:46
✨Beltane Re-Release✨Shifra Nerenberg: Using intuition to overcome the Patriarchy
Welcome to the eighth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In honor of Beltane (roll on summer!), this week’s episode is a re-release of our amazing conversation ...
May 01, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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57:48
RE-RELEASE ❤️ Joshua Jernigan: The truth about gender-affirming care for trans children
Welcome to the seventh episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.Due to the unprecedented onslaught of anti-trans legislation and the steep rise in anti-trans and anti...
March 23, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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51:32
Joshua Jernigan: The truth about gender-affirming care for trans children
Welcome to the sixth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting the incredible Joshua Jernigan, a trans rights activist and philan...
December 21, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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50:59
Rainbow Connections: Jessica Olzak and Shannon Collins Share Their Overflowing Cups
Welcome to the fifth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Jessica Olzak and Shannon Collins, creators and co-hosts of Rainbo...
December 05, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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51:12
Trans Awareness Week
Welcome to the fourth episode of series 4, where we’ve been focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us. However, because this week is Trans Awareness Week, we're taking a short break from hosting guests to fo...
November 16, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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25:43
Shifra Nerenberg: Using intuition to overcome the Patriarchy
Welcome to the third episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Shifra Nerenberg (she/ her), owner of Spiral Intuitive & a lif...
November 07, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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57:48
Sasspatch: Good stuff is always worth the wait
Welcome to the second episode of series 4 where we’re focusing on the educators, activists and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Gonzy, the fabulous owner of sustainable, feminist British brand Sa...
October 26, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:36
Uju Asika: The work is more important than your comfort
Welcome to the first episode of series 4 where we’re focusing on the educators, activists and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting the incredible writer Uju Asika. She’s based in London, runs the “Ba...
October 12, 2022
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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46:28
Series 3 Finale
Welcome to Episode 20, the finale of series 3! This is our series recap where we discuss which episodes were the most important to us and how we feel the series progressed. We talk about the short-sightedness of the term imposter syndrome, the ...
August 03, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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18:35
Mini-breakdown: Eugenics & Forced Sterilization
Welcome to episode 19(ish) of series 3 where Lisa does a mini-breakdown on eugenics and how it relates to reproductive healthcare, specifically forced sterilization. She starts by explaining what eugenics, and scientific racism, is at a high le...
July 05, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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12:27
Roe didn’t fall in a day
Welcome to series 3, episode 18 where we talking about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the US Supreme Court. We talk about how we got here, starting with the election of Donald Trump who was voted in overwhelmingly by White women. While the ...
June 28, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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47:11
Raising Good Kids
Welcome to episode 17 of series 3 where we’re talking about how to raise good kids, which involves educating them (and yourself) about diversity, inclusion and consent. Jenni shares an experience she had with her daughter and Lisa talks about r...
June 14, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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14:34
Mini-breakdown: Social Media Allyship
Welcome to episode 16(ish) of series 3 where Jenni does a mini-breakdown on social media allyship. She starts by running through how important an inclusive mindset is to have and how “un-learning” is the place we all need to start from and cont...
May 31, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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10:54
Mini-breakdown: Mass Shootings & The Patriarchy
Welcome to episode 15(ish) of series 3 where Lisa does a mini-breakdown on the connection between mass shootings and the Patriarchy. There is a clear link between toxic masculinity, misogyny and violence and this mini-sode focused on connecting...
May 26, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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9:03
Pull the Thread
Welcome to series 3, episode 14, where we’re talking about all things reproductive and social justice. We start by discussing the potential impact if Roe vs. Wade is overturned, particularly the impact on Black women and women of Color, which l...
May 18, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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32:59
Girlboss Toxicity
Welcome to series 3, episode 13 where we’re discussing the toxicity of the girlboss mentality and how it sets out to use feminism as a cloak for capitalism. We talk about how prominent “girlboss” companies and figureheads successfully weaponise...
May 10, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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18:00
Reimagining Success
Welcome to episode 12 of series 3, where we’re discussing what success and achievement look like, particularly for people who identify as women. We break down what society says women need to have to "have it all" and discuss our experience of w...
May 05, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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31:52
Internalized Misogyny
Welcome to episode 11 of series 3, where we’re breaking down internalized misogyny, often misnomered as “toxic femininity.” Before we started our main conversation, we discussed Debanhi Escobar and the global problem of femicide as well as the ...
April 27, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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40:47
Mini-breakdown: Imposter Syndrome
Welcome to episode 10(ish) of series 3 where Lisa does a mini-breakdown of Imposter Syndrome and why its use as a catch-all term is problematic. Lisa discusses a tweet posted by @theconsciouslee from Juana Hollingsworth (@jewelsfromjuana)...
April 20, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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8:29
The Reckoning: Get a Job Your Way (Part 3)
Welcome to episode 9 of series 3, where we’re closing out our "Get a Job Your Way" series. We open the discussion by breaking down the perception that setting out your requirements and coming from an empowered place where you know what you dese...
April 14, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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39:57
Mini-Breakdown: White Feminism
Welcome to episode 8(ish) of series 3 where Lisa does a mini-breakdown of White Feminism and why it’s so problematic. All the information used to inform this conversation is from @everydayracism_ on Instagram and we urge you to follow this acco...
April 06, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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5:50
The Reckoning: Get a Job Your Way (Part 2)
Welcome to episode 7 of series 3 where we’re (still) talking about applying for jobs. We start by discussing how to follow up after an interview and a few ways to stand out from the crowd. We share personal stories about how we’ve navigated the...
March 29, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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46:56
The Reckoning: Get a Job Your Way (Part 1)
Welcome to episode 6 of series 3 where we’re talking about applying for jobs. We start by discussing how to lose the mindset that companies are owed our labour and be aware of the obstacles that exist for those who identify as women and disprop...
March 21, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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36:56