Trailblazers: Women Leading the Way

Intelligence Squared

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🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Women of colour have to navigate a world of work where they are often discriminated against because of their race as well as their gender. But despite the challenges, they are increasingly making their way to the top and carving out a new ‘normal’ for younger generations. To celebrate their success and share how they got there, Intelligence Squared partnered with gal-dem, an award-winning media platform that spotlights the creative work of women of colour and non-binary people of colour, to bring together pioneers from the worlds of media, politics and culture. We were joined by Diane Abbott, Shadow Home Secretary and Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington; Yomi Adegoke, Award-winning journalist; Corinne Bailey Rae, Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician; Bernardine Evaristo, author and Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, who earlier this week became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize; and Mishal Husain, Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. The event was chaired by writer, journalist and broadcaster Ash Sarkar. Gal-dem has a new podcast called Growing up with gal-dem which you can listen to here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Intelligence Square listeners, producer Fayy Adobeitha here.
0:04.0	I just wanted to let you know about our first Intelligence Squared collection, Black History and Culture.
0:10.0	We're revisiting some of our favorite live events and podcasts from the past 20 years, showcasing
0:16.3	great creators and thinkers, including the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement,
0:21.4	Alicia Garza, poet and activist Benjamin Zephania, and playwright, novelist,
0:27.0	critic and broadcaster Bonnie Greer.
0:30.1	We also delve into debates such as, should the West pay reparations for slavery and hip-hop versus
0:36.0	Shakespeare. Just search, Intelligence Squared, Black History and Culture wherever you get your podcasts.
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