#92 A Camouflage Fanny Pack and Size M Spacesuit

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Extending a bit from the man box, this episode looks at the impact of design on women – this time, with a designer in the conversation, as Sam comes back for another conversation. This week’s challenge: observe the world around you and who it is – and is not – designed for.

Resources in this episode:

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men – a review.”

Aimee Cunningham, “‘Invisible Women’ spotlights a gaping and dangerous gender data gap.”

Matthew Schwartz, “NASA Scraps First All-Female Spacewalk For Want Of A Medium-Size Spacesuit.”

Cara Kelly, “NASA’s spacesuit issue is all too familiar for working women.”

Ritu Prassad “Seven ways the world is not designed for women.” 

All The Good Ones Are Taken

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Should you have women on your corporate board? Studies and a current bill winding its way through California’s legislative process say yes. This episode explores some of the complaints raised about putting women on a board and shares resources for where to find female board members (once you’re convinced it’s a good idea … or required by law to do it) and where women interested in board service can get plugged in. Spoiler: all the good ones are NOT taken.

Resources mentioned in episode:

    Boardlist.com
    Women2boards.com
    2020wob.com
    womenserveonboards.com

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