How can we help women advance at work, with Dee Poku-Spalding, of WIE

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week's Girlboss Radio guest has made it her mission to help other women succeed—which makes for an especially poignant conversation ahead of International Women's Day. Tune in to hear Sophia chat with Dee Poku-Spalding, the founder and CEO of WIE Network, a platform for women leaders from around the globe. Hear how Dee went from studying math to marketing big-time Hollywood films and what led her to found a women's empowerment organization. Plus, Dee shares some advice on tricky workplace scenarios from listeners. To learn more about WIE Network, visit: https://www.wienetwork.org/ To keep up with Dee on social, follow her at: https://www.instagram.com/deepoku/ Sign up for the Girlboss Daily to receive tips on work, life, and how to chase (and reach!) your dreams: https://bit.ly/30A14AL Have feedback on the show? Email us at [email protected]

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Sophia Amruzzo, founder and CEO of Girl Boss, and you're listening to Girl
0:10.9	Boss Radio. Thank you so much for joining us on this week's very special episode of Girl Boss Radio you may or may not know but in a
0:24.6	few days on March 8th it will be International Women's Day.
0:28.9	I know it could seem like there are a lot of these quote-unquote holidays or special moments marked on our calendars, but this
0:34.4	one is especially important and that's because it's an opportunity for all of us to pause and
0:40.5	reflect on the progress we've made towards gender equality.
0:45.0	And it's also a time for us to talk and think about how we can continue making progress for women's rights.
0:51.0	Which is why on today's show I wanted to chat with a woman who has
0:55.1	made it her mission to help other women reach success. Her name is D. Poku Spalding
1:00.6	and she's the founder and CEO of an organization called Wee.
1:04.6	We is an influential membership network and platform for women leaders from around the globe.
1:10.0	Dee founded Wee back in 2010 as the We Sym Symposium and it was one of the first modern conferences focused on giving women the tools to succeed in their careers.
1:19.0	Since then, WEE has attracted numerous business and cultural leaders to its events.
1:24.4	We're talking people like Diane von Fristenburg, Nancy Pelosi, Naomi Campbell, Melinda Gates,
1:30.5	and so many more.
1:32.0	You also hear from your fellow listeners about their tricky work
1:35.4	situations. We asked some of you on Instagram about moments you've experienced
1:39.0	gender discrimination at work and you told us how you've been ignored by male colleagues or not included in meetings and so much more.
1:46.0	So we talk about that and D gives us some advice on how she would handle it all.
1:51.0	All right, let's get to it. Here's my conversation with D.
2:01.8	D. Welcome to Girl Boss Radio.
2:03.4	Thank you.
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