73: How to Be a Wallet Feminist

08/19/20 • 25 min

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If every person in the U.S. spent just $20 at a woman-owned business, it would drive more than five billion dollars towards female-led companies each month.

You’ve heard us talking on the show about how strongly we believe in the power of voting - both voting voting, which we’ll talk about on a later episode, and with your wallet. And we REALLY believe in women supporting women, all around.

This is where Dough comes in.

Motivated by the tremendous wallet power of female shoppers, and the fact that women influence 80% of consumer spending, Anna Palmer and Vanessa Bruce founded Dough, an online curated marketplace, to make it easy for women-led brands to connect with like-minded shoppers, and for wallet feminists to easily find and support women-owned businesses. And these women-led brands include a whole range of women, all shades, and identities.

Talk about powerful. AND where we should all be planning to do our holiday shopping.

Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at [email protected]

What to listen for:

The why behind the founding of Dough
How the company has had to pivot during COVID
The variety of hashtags on Dough supporting a variety of women in business, including #Blackgirlmagic, #Browngirlmagic, #Asiangirlmagic, and #notonAmazon
Dough’s vision for the future

Where can you shop Dough? www.joindough.com

Twitter: @atjoindough

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If every person in the U.S. spent just $20 at a woman-owned business, it would drive more than five billion dollars towards female-led companies each month.

This is where Dough comes in.

Talk about powerful. AND where we should all be planning to do our holiday shopping.

Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at [email protected]

What to listen for:

The why behind the founding of Dough
How the company has had to pivot during COVID
The variety of hashtags on Dough supporting a variety of women in business, including #Blackgirlmagic, #Browngirlmagic, #Asiangirlmagic, and #notonAmazon
Dough’s vision for the future

Where can you shop Dough? www.joindough.com

Twitter: @atjoindough

Like what you hear? Support us through Patreon!

Don’t miss another episode and subscribe to the podcast!

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter – and don’t miss our new anti-racism action calendar by joining our email list.

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72: Going Back to School During COVID

Parents, we are right there with you with the stress, uncertainty, and fear about how this next school year is going to look. Teachers and administrators, we know you are doing your best. But what should we be thinking about when we look at the fall with regard to our own families, as well as our communities as a whole?

Today we riff.

And we bring you, at the end, a special bonus - a meditation by Lisa Guyman to bring you peace, calm, a sense of healing and insight. Because what we’re all going through right now, and are about to jump into with online schooling, is an absolute cluster. Take this gift and run with it.

Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at [email protected]

What to listen for:

What we should be thinking about when it comes to pandemic pods and inequality.
Things every parent can do - now or in a few months when things settle down a little (maybe) - to ensure that everyone in the community has access to education.
The importance of early childhood education in development, and what happens when access is restricted.
Challenges around actual access to working technology, as evidenced literally in this episode, midway through.
Oh, and that meditation with spiritual instructor Lisa Guyman - and her YouTube channel is full of AMAZING resources!

Relevant episodes:

Ep 70 talking with Caylin Moore, who has lived through all sorts of educational systems
Ep 57 - it all starts here, talking about educational inequality
Ep 71 and what if we radically reimagine education with Colin Seale
Ep 58 and the school to prison pipeline

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74: Bonus: From Military to Milan: The Story Behind Norie Shoes

When you think about luxury shoe designers, who comes to mind? We’re fairly sure you’re not thinking about Natasha Standard from Norie Shoes - but you should be.

This military veteran not only makes amazing shoes that are stylish but walkable, but she also travels to Italy regularly to design and manufacture her shoes.

She met the challenge of COVID by pivoting her shoe design to make military-grade combat boots for women (because, shockingly, those haven’t been made to fit women’s bodies to date - and Natasha’s an expert on that).

Have questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at [email protected]

What to listen for:

How you can rock a military career and still come back to create your personal dream job
What it takes to have a strong family foundation, and how each of us defines fashion and femininity differently
The important skill of being able to size somebody up in an instant
Her pivot from luxury shoes to military-grade combat boots - something done out of necessity as COVID has hit the bottom line, because who’s buying cute shoes to go out in anymore?

How can I shop Norie Shoes? https://www.norieshoes.com/

Twitter @norieshoesnyc

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