29: Anger, Emotions And Gender Stereotyping With Soraya Chemaly

Soraya’s book Rage Becomes Her was published in 2018, and in this episode she talks about the premise of her work; that society conditions children’s emotions to respond in particular ways, and as a result, girls are not just discouraged but often punished for being angry, which goes on to have serious repercussions in adult life, at work and in politics.   In a year that has left many women feeling incredibly angry on both sides of the Atlantic, Soraya talks about whether or not change is afoot.     Follow Soraya on Twitter @schemaly Find out more about her work http://www.sorayachemaly.com/ For more information about our coaching programmes and what we do, please see www.careeringintomotherhood.com  

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