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Well, Now: Being a “Likeable Badass” Could Improve Your Health

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.56K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How do women gain social influence?  Understanding this is crucial because research shows they often face unique challenges in having their voices heard and their expertise recognized, even in highly qualified fields like medicine.  The consequences of this could be dire, both for female patients and their healthcare providers. On this week’s episode of Well, Now, Kavita and Maya talk with psychologist Alison Fragale about the science behind effective social influence. Her new book is Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve. If you liked this episode, check out: Who Cares for the Caregivers? Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel. Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com. Want to listen to Well, Now uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Well, Now and all your other favorite Slate podcasts.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/wellplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to Well Now Slate's podcast on Health and Wellness. I'm Maya Feller.

1:10.3

And I'm Kibita Patel. Today we're diving

1:12.6

into a fascinating topic, the science behind how women can gain social influence, particularly

1:18.4

when it comes to health and wellness. This is an important area because research shows that women

1:23.7

often face unique challenges in having their voices heard and their expertise recognized,

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even in fields where they are highly qualified. For example, a study published in the Journal of

1:34.9

Applied Psychology found that women's ideas are often overlooked in group settings, even when they

1:40.4

have more expertise than their male counterparts. I'm sure you can believe this, but can you believe this?

1:47.9

I mean, Kavita, I'm just shaking my head and I can believe it and I have experienced it.

1:54.8

And it can have real consequences, especially in health care.

1:59.7

For instance, in a 2018 study in the proceedings of the

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