Being our Barbie Selves
- Author
- UAlbany Podcast Team
- Published
- Tue 21 Nov 2023
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ualbanypodcastteam/episodes/Being-our-Barbie-Selves-e2bmt4e
Season 5 Episode 5
Title: Being our Barbie Selves
Summary: UAlbany students, Sarai Lewis and Alyssa Roman discuss their leadership positions and roles at UAlbany. The conversation centers around the Barbie movie and how patriarchal standards and norms impact Sarai and Alyssa in their leadership positions. Furthermore, the conversation surrounds women’s empowerment in society and highlights the harmful effects of the patriarchy within society. Alyssa and Sarai dive into the conversation in a multifaceted way discussing gender prejudices, issues of race, mental health, and beauty standards and how they combat these issues.
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Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Introduction to our Barbie’s
1:43 – Toxic femininity vs Toxic masculinity?
11:57- Fear of women’s power
21:53-Combatting toxic masculinity
46:26- Race as a factor in being our Barbie selves
58:37- Being women leaders
1:04:02- Recruiting for Orgs
1:06:21- Saying Goodbye
Contributors:
Sarai Lewis (StoryTeller), Alyssa Roman (StoryTeller), Ryan Pare (Host, Editor), Sophia Smith (Host), Bianca Zazzarini-León (StoryTeller/Marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 5, Episode 5 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: [email protected].
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