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E47: Trouble for Good | Bari Harlam & Meredith Curran on Claiming Your Voice and Closing Gender Equity Gaps – Advocacy in Action
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This week's episode of Aspire is a conversation about making “good trouble” for gender equity, and how friendship, courage, and voice drive lasting change. Co-founders Susan and Chessy Prout, are joined by Georgetown student and intern co-host Maria Halter. They welcome guests Bari Harlam and Meredith Curran, the duo behind Trouble and proud “troublemakers for good.”
Bari and Meredith reflect on years in male-dominated spaces and how being “the only woman in the room” shaped their shared mission. The group explores what it means to claim your voice at work and in life. Bari reflects on staying silent in the face of sexist comments and how earlier tools for setting boundaries could have changed those moments.
The conversation also touches on mentorship and role models who challenge the status quo. In closing, Bari encourages young women to prioritize people and values over prestige, Susan reminds listeners that careers unfold in chapters, and the episode ends with a powerful affirmation: “I have the right to be safe and confident”—and to make good trouble together.
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