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The WOW Podcast celebrates everything that women and girls are doing, and takes a frank look at the obstacles in their way.
Brought to you by The WOW Foundation, this new podcast is full of stories of inspiring women from across the globe; featuring in-depth interviews, highlights from WOWs around the world, fun and mind expanding conversations, and insights into the lives of people you've heard of - and those we know you'll love meeting.
The WOW Foundation is the charitable organisation behind the global movement that is WOW - Women of the World Festivals.
Series 2 of The WOW Podcast - How to Change the Conversation is supported by WOW's Global Founding Partner Bloomberg.
Series 1 is produced by Alice Williams; Series 2 by Content is Queen.
The sixth and final episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks: How much power do women working in the media really have? As diversity drives slowly change the demographic of who we see in the news and on screen, is there similar change happening behind the scenes, in the places of real power and influence? We bring this series to a conclusion asking are women able to define their own model of leadership and power, or do they have to behave in a certain way to survive?
WOW Founder CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers to find out. You'll hear from Sarah Sands, journalist and former editor of the Evening Standard and the Today Programme; Pat Mitchell, Media executive, producer and curator of TEDWomen; and June Sarpong, Director of Creative Diversity at the BBC.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram @WOWGlobal to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list here.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:
Francine Lacqua
Sarah Sands
Pat Mitchell
June Sarpong
The fifth episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks are women’s stories and voices as prevalent as men’s in the media? How well are women represented on screen and in the news? And have women working in the media seen changes in the content broadcast during the pandemic?
WOW Founder and CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers Caroline Criado-Perez, Ayesha Hazarika and Madeline di Nonno to see what they think about representation, women and the media.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram @WOWGlobal to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list here.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:
Francine Lacqua
Caroline Criado-Perez
Madeline Di Nonno
Ayesha Hazarika
The fourth episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks what’s at stake if women aren’t involved in the future of innovation? Is it possible to make changes within a Big Tech company that is already very successful as it is? How are the powerful women who’ve succeeded in Tech able to ensure more women work alongside them?
WOW Founder and CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers to find out. You'll hear from Katrine Marçal, author of The Mother of Invention, How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built By Men; and Tech industry leaders Nicola Mendelsohn and Martha Lane-Fox.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram @WOWGlobal to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list here.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:
Francine Lacqua,
Caroline Criado-Perez,
Abadesi Osunsade
Aleks Krotowski
Seyi Akiwoko
This series is produced by Imriel Morgan at Content is Queen
Written by Jude Kelly and Amber Lee
Research by Amber Lee
Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry and Amber Miller at Content is Queen
Music by Raisa Khan
Thanks to the WOW team
The third episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks: why do so few women work in Tech? A nascent industry with indomitable power and wealth seems to have taken off without half of the population on board. Why is the quit rate twice as high for women as men? How do we make the internet a safer and more welcoming place, so that women’s voices aren’t stifled online?
WOW Founder and CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers Caroline Criado-Perez, Abadesi Osunsade, Aleks Krotoski and Seyi Akiwowo to find out.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram @WOWGlobal to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list here.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:
Francine Lacqua,
Caroline Criado-Perez,
Abadesi Osunsade
Aleks Krotowski
Seyi Akiwoko
This series is produced by Imriel Morgan at Content is Queen
Written by Jude Kelly and Amber Lee
Research by Amber Lee
Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry and Amber Miller at Content is Queen
Music by Raisa Khan
Thanks to the WOW team
The second episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks: What are the priorities for women leaders in Finance? Does the boys’ club prevail? How can women-led businesses get more funding? With few women in positions of power in Finance and the biggest pay gap of any industry, things look tough at the top. Can women with power in Financial institutions find leverage for substantial change and influence?
WOW Founder and CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers to find out. You'll hear from Bloomberg Television's Francine Lacqua, Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Special Advisor at Moody's Corporation, Alastair Lukies, Chair of the Fin-Tech Alliance and Inga Beale, first woman CEO at Lloyds about undertaking major changes in Financial institutions and next steps for the future.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram @WOWGlobal to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list here.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:
Francine Lacqua
Arlene Isaacs-Lowe
Alastair Lukies
Inga Beale
This series is produced by Imriel Morgan at Content is Queen
Written by Jude Kelly and Amber Lee
Research by Amber Lee
Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry and Amber Miller at Content is Queen
Music by Raisa Khan
Thanks to the WOW team
The first episode in our new limited series How to Change the Conversation asks: How do you feel about your financial future? Do you talk about money with your friends? How many women do you know that work in Finance?
However much progress has been made making money more accessible and manageable, the world of Finance is still very much male-dominated, and women tend to keep it at arm's length. Why? And what can be done to change this?
WOW Founder and CEO Jude Kelly talks to experts and changemakers to find out. You'll hear fromB loomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua, “Invisible Woman” Caroline Criado Perez, Selina Flavius from Black Girl Finance, Olga Miller from female financial platform Smartpurse and Jennifer Rademaker from WOW's Global Partner MasterCard to find out.
Let us know your thoughts - tweet @WOWisGlobal and follow us on Instagram to comment.
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com and sign up to our mailing list.
The WOW Podcast is supported by Bloomberg.
Featured guests are:Francine Lacqua,
Caroline Criado Perez,
Selina Flavius
Olga Miller
Jennifer Rademaker
This series is produced by Imriel Morgan at Content is Queen
Written by Jude Kelly and Amber Lee
Research by Amber Lee
Editing and Sound Design by Joseph Perry and Amber Miller at Content is Queen
Music by Raisa Khan
Thanks to the WOW team
The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly Series 2: How to Change the Conversation
For series 2 of WOW's podcast, join us and host Jude Kelly on a journey to discover how the often hidden forces of tech, media and the economy shape women’s lives.
To understand how this fundamental trio affect us, over the series' six episodes, Jude will talk to entrepreneurs, execs, experts, founders, pioneers, trailblazers and changemakers.
From celebrating the significant progress women have made in these industries to asking the question "is it enough?" and "who's really in charge? - this is a rallying cry for change and a frank and urgent look at what it would take to do things differently.
Expect laughter, lightbulb moments and the urge to change things yourself. We’ll provide the tools.
Series 2 of The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly is supported by Bloomberg.
To end Series One of The WOW Podcast with Jude Kelly, listen now to this very special bonus episode featuring legendary activist Angela Davis.
Speaking during lockdown in response to Covid 19, Jude interviewed Angela about her thoughts on the pandemic, her hopes for the future and the importance of the Black Lives Matter. Timely, powerful and inspirational, this conversation is a must listen.
You can also watch this interview in full on our YouTube channel here:
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams, featuring original music by Raisa Khan.
Our final episode of Series One with Emma Dabiri, young activists Mila Bagdach and Monalika Tiwari, and Muthoni Drummer Queen
On the first day of 2020's Black History Month, we look back to the 2020's WOW Festival in London to listen in to academic, author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri's conversation with Hannah Azieb Pool about her ground-breaking book Don't Touch My Hair - a personal look at the history and politics of Black hair. Next up, for the second time this series we hear from two young activists honoured at 2020's With and For Girls Awards - the annual prize which celebrates young women and girls achieving extraordinary things from across the globe.
Mila Bagdach, a 19-year-old from Germany, talks about being one of the first members of HOLLA, an organisation that teaches girls about sexual health, helps them with creative projects and supports those facing both sexism and racism. She's joined by 26 year-old Monalika Tiwari from India; a Project Director at Udan Women’s Empowerment Welfare Society, which works to prevent and liberate girls from caste-based slavery and caste-based commercial sexual exploitation in Madhya Pradesh. Don't miss Mila and Monalika's moving and inspirational conversation.
Plus, Maria Patsalos, an expert in Immigration Law. She works regularly with human rights organisation Liberty and founded and supervises Pink Law, a free legal advice service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals run via Queen Mary University.
We end with the final performance of Series One and it's a WOW favourite from WOW Global 24 - the staggering Muthoni Drummer Queen! The musician and music entrepreneur from Nairobi performs 'Power'.
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You can buy Emma Dabiri's Don't Touch My Hair here
Find out about Holla here
Find out about Udan Women’s Empowerment Welfare Society here
The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams, featuring original music by Raisa Khan.
Just before lockdown, Jude Kelly interviewed one of WOW's longtime friends, actor, comedian and activist Liz Carr. Listen now to hear about her life and career, why she thinks women find it hard to shout about their talent, and her role in the forthcoming Hollywood blockbuster Infinite.
We then move to explore what impact Covid-19 has had for people undergoing or in need of fertility treatments. Family lawyer Emma Willing, from law firm Mishcon De Reya, discusses the subject with Jude. We end this week with a performance by producer and songwriter Fehdah, who performs an acoustic version of their single Day in Shock - accompanied in lockdown by her younger brother on the guitar. Watch their performances and hear more from our WOW Sounds programme of female musicians here
Follow Liz Carr on Twitter at @TheLizCarr
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams, featuring original music by Raisa Khan.
In this episode you'll hear two of the most talked about events at WOW London in 2020, featuring author, journalist and feminist activist Naomi Wolf, and writer and illustrator Flo Perry.
First up, Flo Perry gives a hilarious and insightful speech about How to Have Feminist Sex. Inspired by her illustrated book of the same name, Flo's talk debunks myths, looks at the weird and wonderful ideas we've inherited about sex, and asks how we're bringing feminism into our sex lives.
Up next, listen to Naomi Wolf rousing speech exploring her iconic book The Beauty Myth three decades on. Speaking at the 30th anniversary of its publication, she revisits it's then ground-breaking themes about society's destructive obsession with 'beauty' and the detrimental nature of the advertising industry. While it's undoubtedly an inspiring call to arms for the work still to be done, Naomi also pays tribute to the incredible progress generations of women and girls have made. Plus, don't miss a short conversation with Alexandra Whiston-Dew, a specialist on revenge porn advice services from our podcast supporters, the law firm Mishcon De Reya. Alexandra is also part of the legal support service Spite - visit here to find out more about its services. We end this week with the incredible Indian singer Anandi Bhattacharya, singing “Vrindavani Sarang”. She is accompanied by Pandit Tanmoy Bose, a world renowned tabla maestro and her father Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya, a famous slide guitar maestro. This performance was taken from WOW Global 24, which included WOW Sounds, a music programme featuring amazing women from around the world. Watch their performances here
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You can buy Flo's How to Have Feminist Sex here
Buy Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth here
The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams, featuring original music by Raisa Khan.
For centuries women have been locked out of financial decisions – it was only in 1975 where women in the UK could open a bank account in their own name and there is no country in the world where men and women have official economic equality. In this episode we explore finances - understanding money and personal finance brings opportunities, benefits and freedom. First up there is a clip 'Your Money or Your Life: Personal Finance' from 2020's WOW Festival in London. Money Saving Expert’s Kirsty Good, co-founder of SmartPurse, Olga Miller and WOW's Daniella Jenkins, a researcher in pension inequalities, discuss what financial resilience means to them and how we can take control of our finances.
Next up is an interview with Mary Portas, retail expert, broadcaster, author & founder of Mary’s Living & Giving charity shops. She talks to Jude Kelly about life in lockdown, her incredible career to date, and reimagining a non-patriarchal system in the world of business.
Plus, don't miss a performance by Sarah Yaseen, a Manchester based Sufi Singer and songwriter. Sarah's raw acapella / cantata style takes the audience into her world of emotions and feelings of love, faith and personal struggle a new album coming out very soon. Listen to more of her work here http://sarahyaseen.com/
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams.
What does it mean to be queer in 2020? Author and journalist Amelia Abraham leads this week's look back at WOW London earlier this year with a fascinating panel discussion featuring model and activist Munroe Bergdorf, Executive Editor of VICE UK Zing Tsjeng and campaigner Owl Fisher. Today, the options and freedoms available to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But at what cost does this acceptance come? Is same-sex marriage, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it’s cracked up to be?
Following the extract from the festival, Jude Kelly caught up in lockdown with Amelia to hear how Covid-19 has affected queer people, from facing isolation to watching trans rights being rolled back in the US.
Plus, don't miss a short interview with Mishcon de Reya's Emma Woollcott who founded the firm's Pride Network and was celebrated as one of the Telegraph's LGBT Top 50 Executives two years running.
And there's a performance by Emel Mathlouthi of 'Everywhere We Looked Was Burning.' Emel's song Kelmti Horra (My Word is Free) generated millions of views during the 2011 Tunisian Revolution. The song served as the anthem for the Arab Spring and she performed it at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Listen to more of her work here
Amelia Abraham's book 'Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture' is available here
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams.
Climate Justice: A Man-Made Problem with a Feminist Solution - what does this actually mean? Listen in to a group of the world's leading climate change and social justice activists to discover why the collective action of women is fundamental to addressing the climate crisis. Speakers include Mary Robinson, First female President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Hindou Ibrahim, Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change.
Next up is an unmissable intimate conversation between two inspiration young women working for organisations recognised at this year's With and For Girls Awards at WOW. 16-year-old Sontee Davis from Jamaica talks about her work with Eve For Life, an organisation founded in 2008 in response to a dire need for support for women and children living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. She's joined by 19-year-old Favour Chukwugolum from Nigeria's Girls Voices Initative, a nonprofit that works to educate adolescent girls and women about their rights in law. They talk about what motivated them to get into their fields, from gender based violence to witnessing the stigma of living with HIV.
Plus, don't miss a performance by Shingai ofWar Drums. Shingai, the platinum-selling front woman and bassist from Noisettes, has a new album coming out very soon. Listen to more of her work here
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams
Featuring Jordan Stephens, a discussion on how to bring up boys and a performance by Hope Masike
This episode features an insightful and candid interview with long-time WOW supporter and speaker Jordan Stephens, a writer and one half of music duo Rizzle Kicks. Speaking to Jude Kelly just before lockdown, they discuss the idea of toxic masculinity, race, and men's responsibility to check in on each other's behaviour.
First up though, we look back to WOW London in March 2020 to ask 'Are we giving boys the tools they need to contribute to a gender-equal world?' in a discussion on Bringing up Boys. This fascinating conversation features Ellen Bird of Mums Like Us (a network for disabled mums), writer and Black Ballard Editor Jendella Benson, Koen Dedoncker, from Belgium's Men Engage Network, and Aceil Haddad from Pregnant Then Screwed.
Plus, hear from Mishcon de Reya's Elliot Moss about how they support women at their firm and a performance by Hope Masike, a singer, songwriter, Mbira-player and author from Zimbabwe. Her desire is to push the traditional mbira, an instrument labelled 'demonic' during Zimbabwe's colonial era, into new and contemporary spaces. She recently started a fibroid awareness and support campaign inspired by how (contrary to the handling they are given) they are affecting a lot of Black women's livelihoods in her country, including herself. Listen to more of her work here
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon de Reya. Produced by Alice Williams.
Featuring Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest British woman in history and a discussion with Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi on Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto
In this episode we revisit two of WOW London 2020's most popular sessions. Jude Kelly interviews Dina Asher-Smith, the fastest British woman in history, about what it means to her to be a role model, being a woman in sports and what drives her. Then listen to University of Cambridge graduates Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi discuss Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto, their acclaimed book that explores the realities of being a Black girl in white institutions. They're joined by Dr Ronx Ikharia and Flyover Founder Renée Kapuku.
Plus, hear about what it takes to do an Iron distance triathlon and a performance of Eulogy for a Sparrow by Indian musician and poet Ditty. Ditty's projects have included a #StreetsForUs busking tour in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka that explored how art can be used to transform and reclaim the streets. Listen to more of her work here
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
Order Taking Up Space here
The WOW Podcast is created with support from Mishcon De Reya. Music is by Raisa Khan. The WOW Podcast is produced by Alice Williams.
In this special bonus episode, listen to Layla Saad's interview at WOW London in 2020 about her ground-breaking book Me and White Supremacy.
What exactly is white supremacy? Are you able to recognise your privilege but unsure of how to challenge it? Do you want to speak up but feel you haven't got the tools to do so? Back in March, Jude Kelly interviewed anti-racism educator Layla to find out more about her journey from the #MeandWhiteSupremacy viral Instagram challenge to writing her now best-selling workbook that challenges white people to understand their white privilege and the ways in which they are complicit in upholding white supremacy.
At this time in history, more than ever before, people are asking what they can do to help dismantle white supremacy and where to begin. Find out more in this episode and at https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
The WOW Podcast is created with the support of Mishcon De Reya. Produced by Alice Williams. Music is by Raisa Khan.
Caroline Criado Perez's award-winning book Invisible Women exposes the world's gender data bias - from crash test dummies to PPE, the world has largely been designed for and by men with sometimes fatal consequences. In this episode, listen to a short extract from Caroline's event at 2020's London WOW Festival, before Jude Kelly catches up with Caroline during lockdown to see what impact Covid-19 has had on the data gap.
Plus WOW's Programmer, writer and editor Sabeena Akhtar reads an extract from Cut from the Same Cloth, her forthcoming anthology of essays by British Muslim women. And there's a performance from our most recent festival, WOW Global 24, from Palestinian guitarist and singer Rasha Nahas.
The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
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Pre-order Sabeena's book Cut from the Same Cloth here
Order Invisible Women here
The WOW Podcast is created with the support of Mishcon De Reya. Produced by Alice Williams. Music is by Raisa Khan
In our first ever episode, we look back to WOW's 10th anniversary festival in London earlier this year with an extract from Domestic Violence - Everyone's Problem; a powerful panel discussion featuring campaigner Gina Miller, SafeLives' CEO Suzanne Jacobs and SafeLives' Pioneers Naomi Donald and Celia Peachey. Plus, hear a reading by actor Gillian Anderson from legendary American writer, academic and feminist Rebecca Solnit's latest book Hope in the Dark (Published by Canongate Books), and a performance by the first all-girl Roma band Pretty Loud.
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The WOW Podcast is created by The WOW Foundation, which exists to build, convene and sustain a global movement that believes a gender equal world is desirable, possible and urgently required. Find out more at thewowfoundation.com
Order Rebecca Solnit's Hope in the Dark here
The WOW Podcast is created with the support of Mishcon De Reya. Produced by Alice Williams. Music is by Raisa Khan
The WOW Podcast celebrates everything that women and girls are doing, and takes a frank look at the obstacles in their way.
Brought to you by The WOW Foundation, this new podcast is full of stories of inspiring women from across the globe; featuring in-depth interviews, highlights from WOWs around the world, fun and mind expanding conversations, and insights into the lives of people you've heard of - and those we know you'll love meeting.
The WOW Foundation is the charitable organisation behind the global movement that is WOW - Women of the World Festivals.
The WOW Podcast - A Festival in a Podcast, created with the support of Mishcon de Reya.
Produced by Alice Williams.