The Glass Shovel Brigade

Call Your Girlfriend

Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

We let our aggressive word nerd selves out to play. Why the Glass Cliff is an imperfect metaphor for women who get promoted after men fail (glass shovel, anyone?). Al Franken and what's next for #metoo men. Plus, your questions: is it okay to call a group of women "hey guys"? how do you deal with a fragile male ego at work? And, you donated 580 pints of blood in our drive, enough to save 1700 lives!

Reading list:

“The glass cliff”

Laura McGann on Al Franken + letters she’s gotten from men who miss him

Kate Manne on what misogyny is really about

Leeann Tweeden’s statement

What’s next for ‘Me Too’ men?

#MeToo doesn't lack nuance. Its critics do

The writings of Andrea Dworkin

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Call Your Girlfriends!
0:02.0	A podcast for long distance festies everywhere.
0:04.8	I'm Amina Tussot.
0:06.3	And I'm Anne Friedman.
0:07.8	On this week's agenda, why the glass cliff is an imperfect metaphor?
0:12.2	Al Franken and what's next for me to men?
0:15.6	Plus listener letters about using the phrase, hey guys,
0:18.7	and what to do about managing a bruised male ego in the workplace.
0:30.0	Time you had the talk.
0:33.8	Give your reasons.
0:37.6	Say it's not her fault.
0:41.4	Ready you just met somebody new.
0:48.0	Telling not to get obsessed again.
0:51.1	Hello Anne Friedman.
0:53.4	Hey Boo.
0:54.2	Hey.
0:55.0	How you doing?
0:55.9	You know, I'm doing pretty good actually.
0:58.5	You like kind of helped me recalibrate when you were like,
1:01.4	maybe don't live a gross freelance life and consider taking a shower today.
1:05.7	So I'm back.
1:08.0	Are you kidding?
	...

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