Reshma Saujani

It's like, how do we ask and demand what we need? I mean, you see it even in promotions. Men will not, if they leave the workforce, they will go back and they will not compromise on their salary. Whereas women are like, all right, you want to pay me 20% less? Okay, fine. Thank you. Right.

It's like, how do we ask and demand what we need? I mean, you see it even in promotions. Men will not, if they leave the workforce, they will go back and they will not compromise on their salary. Whereas women are like, all right, you want to pay me 20% less? Okay, fine. Thank you. Right.

Well, listen, I love exposing cons. And I think one of the things with all of these things that are in common is one, what do you mean girls can't code? Yes, they can. And they can build incredible things. And what do you mean we can't redesign workplaces for women? Yes, we can. We need to pass child care and paid leave.

Well, listen, I love exposing cons. And I think one of the things with all of these things that are in common is one, what do you mean girls can't code? Yes, they can. And they can build incredible things. And what do you mean we can't redesign workplaces for women? Yes, we can. We need to pass child care and paid leave.

And, you know, the work I'm doing on my podcast right now, My So-Called Midlife, was like, I was in that inflection point between Girls Who Code and Moms First. There was no third baby, right? I was seeing wrinkles on my face that I hadn't seen before. My body was changing because of perimenopause. And I was just feeling like my best years are behind me.

And, you know, the work I'm doing on my podcast right now, My So-Called Midlife, was like, I was in that inflection point between Girls Who Code and Moms First. There was no third baby, right? I was seeing wrinkles on my face that I hadn't seen before. My body was changing because of perimenopause. And I was just feeling like my best years are behind me.

And I started working with my monk, Razanath. And that's when I started reading the Bhagavad Gita because I realized like all the things that were holding me back and the things that I were holding on to. And it just opened up such this incredible moment of one, rethinking midlife for women. Because I think the view about midlife is so different for women and men.

And I started working with my monk, Razanath. And that's when I started reading the Bhagavad Gita because I realized like all the things that were holding me back and the things that I were holding on to. And it just opened up such this incredible moment of one, rethinking midlife for women. Because I think the view about midlife is so different for women and men.

And we need to change it because we are living longer than we ever expected. Ever expected. And I don't know if you knew this, but the largest gender pay gap is for women above 50. I have so many friends now who are approaching 50 and who are like, I can't get that promotion. I can't become a partner at that venture fund. I can't start that business.

And we need to change it because we are living longer than we ever expected. Ever expected. And I don't know if you knew this, but the largest gender pay gap is for women above 50. I have so many friends now who are approaching 50 and who are like, I can't get that promotion. I can't become a partner at that venture fund. I can't start that business.

The way we perceive women, their potential and their opportunity, and I call it the midlife penalty for women, really changes. And so... To me, I think I will continue to do this work, right? I will continue to do this work about women. I have made the realization, though, Megan, we may not win in our lifetimes. Meaning what?

The way we perceive women, their potential and their opportunity, and I call it the midlife penalty for women, really changes. And so... To me, I think I will continue to do this work, right? I will continue to do this work about women. I have made the realization, though, Megan, we may not win in our lifetimes. Meaning what?

Meaning that I might die with women having less rights than they had when I was born. That we may not see a female president in my lifetime. That your daughters, my nieces, may still be fighting the same fights that we're fighting.

Meaning that I might die with women having less rights than they had when I was born. That we may not see a female president in my lifetime. That your daughters, my nieces, may still be fighting the same fights that we're fighting.

And for me, that was a really hard reality to face in midlife because we went through all the things we sacrificed to our health, our family, and we have to say, God, is it worth it? Like, what is the point? What is the point if we keep dismantling progress? And I think I've realized that probably me, you, were put on this earth just like those suffragettes to just keep hope alive. Keep fighting.

And for me, that was a really hard reality to face in midlife because we went through all the things we sacrificed to our health, our family, and we have to say, God, is it worth it? Like, what is the point? What is the point if we keep dismantling progress? And I think I've realized that probably me, you, were put on this earth just like those suffragettes to just keep hope alive. Keep fighting.

Keep pushing. Because, yeah, that's the point. You lose, you lose, you lose, and then you win. Yes. Right? You lose, you lose, you lose, and then you win.

Keep pushing. Because, yeah, that's the point. You lose, you lose, you lose, and then you win. Yes. Right? You lose, you lose, you lose, and then you win.

That is unflappable. I think that's right. And I think you realize, like, I don't care what other people think about me. Like, I'm not doing this. I just, to me, I want to die knowing that I lived my fullest potential. And then I gave back to like, I keep going back to my parents' story, like about the people that sheltered them, that took them in, that fed them.

That is unflappable. I think that's right. And I think you realize, like, I don't care what other people think about me. Like, I'm not doing this. I just, to me, I want to die knowing that I lived my fullest potential. And then I gave back to like, I keep going back to my parents' story, like about the people that sheltered them, that took them in, that fed them.