Gabrielle Union on Standing Up For Yourself

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

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Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Gabrielle Union hit her big break as an actor more than 20 year ago. Today she’s a household name in pop culture, as well as an advocate and author. And along the way, she’s had to learn one of the biggest (and hardest) career lessons: how to stand up for yourself. From navigating toxic workplaces, to challenging inequity and bias in Hollywood, to speaking out about pay parity, Gabrielle’s a hero to many for standing up to broken systems - and for how open and honest she is with her fans and her readers. In this episode, Gabrielle shares: Realizing when vulnerability can be a superpower Standing up for yourself — and others — at work Navigating your professional reputation Knowing your value in pay negotiations Why you need to talk about money Using preparation to counter anxiety

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0:00.4	What if all of these vulnerabilities that you're trying to hide away are actually
0:06.9	your superpowers? I don't lose anything by being honest and being open. I gain community and
0:13.7	I literally regained my soul. I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to 9-5-ish with the
0:21.6	skin. We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:28.9	and we got it from women who'd been there. And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.4	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:38.9	leaders we know. Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5. All right, let's get into it.
0:48.0	Today our guest is Gabrielle Union. We followed her acting journey since her breakout roles in
0:53.3	10 Things I Hate About You and bring it on. And over 20 years later, she's added author and
0:59.5	advocate to her resume as well. Her latest book You Got Anything Stronger is out now. Gabrielle,
1:06.3	thanks so much for joining us. We are big fans. Really excited to have this conversation. Welcome
1:12.0	to 9-5-ish. Thanks for having me. Okay, before we get into the conversation, we want to do a little
1:18.0	warm-up lightning round. So quick questions, quick answers. You ready? First job on your resume.
1:26.7	Sunglass Hut. Where's job on your resume? Sunglass Hut.
1:30.8	Were you like a salesperson or were you doing like eye exams? Just selling sunglasses. I knew nothing
1:38.3	about. Didn't even wear sunglasses. Are you a meeting person or email? Text? Yeah, we agree with that.
1:45.3	We're actually the same. Early bird or night owl? Night owl. What's the last show you've been
1:50.2	watched? The chair. Oh, it's a girl. Oh, it is. It is. I mean, I'm a Sandra O'Fan. I am too.
1:57.4	I mean, we need for killing you to come back. What is a secret hobby or skill that people would be
2:01.8	surprised you have? Being able to recite all of the words in Greece. Oh, do you want to start? Yeah.
2:08.4	Trotsie Di Gregorio. The best dance. The St. Bernardettes. With the worst reputation.
2:15.0	Carly also is completely obsessed. So I don't think I ever would say that you and I have the same
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