Girls Night #89: How to Embrace your Strength as a Woman (at Work and at Home)
IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How to embrace your strength as a woman at home and at work
How to pursue your career without losing yourself along the way
What it looks like to live a confident, courageous, and connected life
What gender inequality and gender bias look like in the workplace these days
How to know if you’re experiencing gender bias (and what to do when you are!)
What it looks like to be a mother and a successful career woman — and why we believe it’s possible to do both
(You can also listen right here!👇)
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!
Our guest for today’s episode is Dr. Sasha Shillcutt. Sasha is a renowned cardiac anesthesiologist, mom to 4, wife, TedX Speaker, and CEO & Founder of Brave Enough. Through Brave Enough, she leads more than 10,000 female physicians on how to live confident, courageous and connected lives. She is INCREDIBLE. I’m so excited for you to hear from her!
Sasha actually just came out with a new book called Between Grit and Grace, where she talks about what it means to be both feminine and formidable, both graceful and strong as a woman and as a believer, and I just knew I had to have her on the show to talk to us about this.
I think for so many of us, we have no idea what it means to be a strong Christian woman. As a woman are we supposed to be quiet? Are we supposed to be submissive? Are we supposed to be feminine? What does any of that even mean? And can we be those things and also be a strong leader? How do we tap into our full potential and make the difference in the world we were truly created to make? And can we do that while also being feminine? Again, what does that even mean? And if we’re crushing it at work, what does that mean for our home lives, for our family? Can we knock it out of the park at work while also being a great mom? How do we invest in our careers and personal lives at the same time? Do we have to choose one or the other?
And what do we do about the resistance we sometimes come up against as women?
We’re hearing about gender bias in the workplace, and so many of us have experienced it. But what are we supposed to do about it?
How do we embrace our strength as a woman both at home and at work?
Yikes, right? These are huge, important questions, but I’m so excited to start talking through some of them together.
In today’s episode, Sasha shares the obstacles she faced as a woman on her own path to success and she teaches us what to do if we find ourselves in similar situations. We talk about what it looks like to be a mother and a successful career woman — and why she believes it’s possible to do both. And that’s just the beginning.
Like I said, these are huge questions, this is a really tough topic, and we’re just scratching the surface here today. But I’m so grateful we have such an incredible big sister in Sasha to share with us what she’s learned.
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LINKS FROM THE SHOW
Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)
Steph’s new prayer journal, Every Single Moment
Sasha’s book, Between Grit and Grace
Statistics Sasha Mentioned:
87% of leaders in healthcare are men
83% of workforce is women
Women are paid 67% on average for every dollar that a man is paid for the same work
Average women doctor makes $17,000 less than male counterpart
Benevolent sexism:
Example Sasha gave: Hiring managers assume a woman doesn’t want a job or promotion because she is pregnant
Quotes Mentioned:
"When we can connect with other women and we can tell our story...you don't feel so isolated" - Sasha
"Just because we have all these traditional career routes doesn't mean we can't alter them" - Sasha
"Just because one part of your life may feel a bit behind, it's probably a bit behind because another part of your life is a bit ahead" - Stephanie
"Every single one of us have gender bias" - Sasha
"We really need our friends" - Sasha
"Every woman needs to give herself grace for the seasons of life" - Sasha
"You have to find the person who you care more about their success than yours" - Sasha
"You have to find the person who really wants to see you succeed in life" - Sasha
"Your marriage is what makes you good parents" - Sasha
“We need your voice and your ideas” - Sasha
CONNECT WITH SASHA
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WHILE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT
here’s another resource I know you’ll love!
Every Single Moment
A 100-day prayer journal to help you savor the present and prepare for the future!