Are you ‘too much’? You’re in excellent company with FW’s new podcast

For every woman has been labelled ‘too something’ at work.

By FW

For every woman has been labelled ‘too something’ at work.

By FW

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In FW’s latest podcast, Too Much, eight high achieving women share the suffocating stereotypes they’ve faced at work. Whether they were labelled “too outspoken”, “too emotional”, “too gentle” or “too young”, these female leaders were subject to discrimination or prejudice that shaped their careers and their sense of self.

Too Much host, and FW founder, Helen McCabe said “at a time when Australian businesses are grappling with gender pay gaps being made public and a lack of representation in senior roles, hearing stories that explain why women choose to leave male-dominated industries is crucial”.

“Every woman has been labelled ‘too something’ at work. The Too Much podcast is a chance for them to share their stories – often for the first time – as well as provide practical advice to other women about how to overcome stereotypes and find success in spite of them”.

The series begins with acclaimed international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson. For the first time, Robinson has publicly shared the discrimination she faced early in her career. The London-based barrister says she was treated with enormous disrespect by a senior colleague, describing the encounter as ”Like, go away little girl, you’re too young to be here.”

Other upcoming guests include former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, Hollywood producer and Made Up Stories co-founder Jodi Matterson and former Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop.

Too Much is FW’s 12th podcast for women. Other successful releases include the award-winning podcast There’s No Place Like Home, Mindset, Shortlisted, FW Leadership Series, Future Women with Jamila Rizvi, Next Generation Innovators, whose third season of which was hosted by Nine’s Brooke Boney, and Drive, which was hosted by Nine’s Georgie Gardner and Leila McKinnon during its first two seasons.

Too Much is proudly supported by Victoria Police, who are looking for more women to join their ranks. Episodes drop weekly from Tuesday March 19.