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Advancing Women Podcast

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 Welcome to the Advancing Women Podcast where ambitious women come together to challenge the status quo, advance their careers, and up-level their lives. The Advancing Women Podcast is hosted by Gender Equity Expert and Executive Coach Dr. Kimberly DeSimone.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
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  • “Ain’t I a Woman” Black Feminist Voices That Changed the World

    “Ain’t I a Woman” Black Feminist Voices That Changed the World
    Feb 23 2026

    February is Black History Month! A time to honor the leadership, scholarship, and activism of African Americans whose contributions have shaped our nation. In this episode of the Advancing Women Podcast, we center and celebrate the Black women whose intellectual and political leadership fundamentally transformed feminism and continue to shape the ongoing work of gender equity.

    Too often, the history of the women’s movement highlights figures like Stanton and Anthony while overlooking the central role Black women played in abolition, suffrage, civil rights, and feminist thought. Long before the term intersectionality was coined, Black women were living and articulating the layered realities of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.

    We begin with the powerful words of Sojourner Truth and her 1851 “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech, and we explore the evolution of the feminist movement through its three waves. We examine how Black feminist thought reshaped and expanded mainstream feminism during the 1960s and 1970s. We honor leaders such as:

    • bell hooks, who defined feminism as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.”
    • Audre Lorde, who reminded us, “I am not free while any woman is unfree.”
    • Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, whose legacy of being “Unbought and Unbossed” redefined feminist leadership.
    • Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term intersectionality and warned that when movements fail to be intersectional, the most vulnerable fall through the cracks.
    • Angela Davis, whose lifelong commitment to justice reminds us that equity work is not a moment…it’s a movement.
    • Maya Angelou, whose words call us forward: “Take up the battle. It is yours.”

    This episode examines why Black feminism is foundational to inclusive leadership, and why intersectionality is essential to advancing women. If we are not intersectional, we are not advancing all women.

    If we are not advancing all women, we are not advancing women!

    This conversation is about honoring legacy, not just in February, but always. It is about recognizing that the unfinished work of equity requires courage, scholarship, service, and collective responsibility.

    Because together, we rise.

    If this episode resonated with you, share it with a colleague, a student, or a friend. The work of advancing women requires all of us.

    Let’s Connect:

    · Instagram: @AdvancingWomenPodcast

    · Facebook: Advancing Women Podcast

    · LinkedIn: Dr. Kimberly DeSimone

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    18 min
  • The Radical Act of Enough: Self-Love in a World That Demands More

    The Radical Act of Enough: Self-Love in a World That Demands More
    Feb 9 2026

    Episode Summary: February is the month of love. A time overflowing with hearts, flowers, and grand gestures. Reminders that our worth is somehow tied to being chosen. In this episode, we flip the script. Instead of seeking validation from the world, we explore the radical act of choosing yourself. We dive into:

    • How women are conditioned to feel “not enough” and simultaneously “too much” and the toll this double bind takes on our well-being.
    • Why self-love and self-acceptance are acts of resistance, not complacency.
    • Practical ways to bring self-compassion into daily life, even while pursuing goals and ambitions.
    • How rest, doing less, and embracing “good enough” are revolutionary acts in a culture obsessed with more.

    Through personal stories, research insights, and reflection prompts, this episode invites you to stop arguing with your worth and start practicing radical self-love right now. Because your worth was never up for debate.

    Key Takeaways:

    • Self-love is infrastructure, not indulgence. It sustains growth rather than replacing ambition.
    • Rest and self-care are revolutionary acts in a culture that equates productivity with value.
    • Embracing your cracks, imperfections, and limits allows you to show up fully without sacrificing yourself.
    • The mantra “I am enough. I do enough. I have enough.” is not just feel-good talk, it’s a daily practice.

    Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode:

    AWP Episode: Warriors Need Love (and Self-Care Too) With Wellness Warrior Erica Golub

    AWP Episode: Going Little

    AWP Episode: Cracks, Courage, & The Light That Gets In

    AWP Episode: Achieving Goals. Mindset, Skillset, Toolset

    Quote: "You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." ~ Budda

    Let’s Connect:

    • Instagram: @AdvancingWomenPodcast
    • Facebook: Advancing Women Podcast
    • LinkedIn: Dr. Kimberly DeSimone

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    18 min
  • We Don’t Need Bigger Goals. We Need Better Systems

    We Don’t Need Bigger Goals. We Need Better Systems
    Jan 26 2026
    By late January, many of us have already felt it…the quiet pressure, the creeping doubt, the sense that despite our best intentions, the year may start looking a lot like the last one. If that resonates, this episode is for you. This isn’t about trying harder or setting even bigger goals. It’s about recognizing that you’re not failing your goals…the systems you’ve been given may be failing you. Inspired by a simple but powerful reminder “If your habits don’t change, you won’t have a new year, just another year” this conversation reframes goal-setting through a systems lens. Drawing on research, coaching practice, and lived experience, we explore why so many women are ambitious, capable, and driven, and still find themselves running into the same barriers year after year. As James Clear reminds us, “You do not rise to the level of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems.” This episode takes that insight seriously, especially in environments shaped by gender bias, unspoken rules, and expectations that were never designed with women in mind. In this episode, we explore: Why goals are rarely the issue, and why systems shape outcomesThe difference between wanting change and building identity-based habits that sustain itHow bias shows up in everyday interactions through tone policing, attribution, and narrative controlWhy “fix-the-women” approaches continue to miss the real problemHow over-apologizing and deflecting credit quietly undermine women’s professional capitalWhy women’s achievements are often attributed to luck, and how to disrupt that pattern #tunein for a systems approach designed for us This episode builds on my Four Ps Advancement Model™ A framework I’ve shared previously on the podcast to offer a systems-based approach to women’s advancement that centers reality, not blame. The model focuses on: Problems – Identifying the real problem beneath biased framingPatterns – Recognizing recurring dynamics that limit progressProcesses – Clarifying whether the barrier is about mindset, skillset, or toolsetProficiencies – Leveraging the “super skills” women develop by navigating inequity You can hear the full breakdown of the Four Ps in a previous episode, linked here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-4ps-advancement-model/id1569849100?i=1000525495125 Rather than asking women to adapt endlessly to broken systems, this approach helps us respond with intention, interrupt narratives that don’t serve us, and invest our time and energy where it actually leads to impact. The takeaway: You are not behind. You are not lacking ambition. And you are not doing this alone. We don’t need to be more motivated or more polished, we need systems that acknowledge reality, interrupt bias, and support our goals. As Admiral Grace Hopper said, “The most dangerous phrase in the English language is: ‘We’ve always done it this way.’” This episode is an invitation to question inherited advice, reject strategies that were never built for us, and design systems that help us move forward together. #tunein #advancingwomenpodcast #podcast #advancingwomen Reference: DeSimone 4 Ps Advancement Model™ https://advancingwomenpodcast.com/4ps-advancement-model-problem-patterns-process-proficiency/ Clear, J. (2018). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Let’s Connect: · Instagram: @AdvancingWomenPodcast https://www.instagram.com/advancingwomenpodcast/?hl=en · Facebook: Advancing Women Podcast https://www.facebook.com/advancingwomenpodcast/ · LinkedIn: Dr. Kimberly DeSimone https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-desimone-phd-mba-ba00b88/
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    24 min
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