Dr. Arin Reeves: In Charge

Sidebars

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Arin Reeves, a sociologist, business consultant, and a bestselling author. Her most recent book is titled, In Charge: The Energy Management Guide for Badass Women Who Are Tired of Being Tired.
Arin is the founder and Managing Director of the research and advisory firm Nextions, which specializes in workplace culture change. She began her career as an attorney, then went on to earn her Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern. Arin has designed and led comprehensive research projects on topics including gender equity, generational diversity, LGBTQI diversity, racial and ethnic diversity, cultural integration, implicit bias, and transformational leadership.
In addition to being a researcher and leading an advisor to many of America's top executives, Arin is a sought-after speaker, including for CLEs tackling some of the thorniest aspects of law-firm work culture.
In this episode, Arin discusses the undercurrents that are often left unaddressed in corporate and law-firm attempts to achieve gender equality. In this candid conversation, Arin, Megan, and April get real as they share their experiences with shouldering the heavy load of emotional work and dealing with chaos and messes not of their making. They also discuss what it means to be in charge of their lives and their careers, and how learning to conserve their energy by saying “no” enabled each of them to flourish.

Highlights include:

• The difference between equity and equality
• The universal experience of being a woman and the ongoing fight for equal rights
• Why women take on emotional work that should not be theirs
• The energy it takes to say no vs. cleaning up after others
• The connection between domestic violence and interview dress codes for women
• Being socialized to always care about what others think
• Reserving energy for the things we truly love and make us happy
• Practicing saying “no”
• When you can’t tell whether a woman is talking about her boss, her husband, or her child
• The cognitive and emotional toll taken by dealing with unfair asks
• Reducing the energy drain on women as a means for achieving equity
• Implicit biases about gender
• Having it all….over the course of a lifetime
• Generational shifts in how women perceive their role in the workplace
• The slow march toward equality in the upper echelons of management
• Focusing on outcomes, not the process, to see the true value someone brings to their work

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