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In this Season 2 wrap-up, Nuala and Jane reflect on the themes that emerged across their conversations with six women about power at work.

They explore the tension between needing power to get things done and the discomfort many women feel in naming or claiming it. Instead, power is often reframed as influence, empowerment, or lifting others - language that both softens and reshapes how it’s understood.

The conversation looks at the role of 'scripts' - the messages we inherit from family, culture, and organisations - and how these shape our relationship with power, often outside our awareness.

They also reflect on power as something fluid rather than fixed, and how approaching it with curiosity can expand what feels possible in any situation.

The episode closes with a reflection on the pattern that emerged across the season: reject dominant ideas of 'power over', reframe what power can be, and reclaim it in ways that feel constructive and real.

Wonder Women: Power Reimagined explores how women experience, express, and redefine power. Join us each week as we unpick old narratives, challenge expectations, and imagine new ways of leading that are grounded, connected, and bold.

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What does it mean to share power at a systemic level?

Wendy Tyrrell, an independent consultant, has spent her career working at the intersection of mining, sustainability and community partnerships.

In this episode, Wendy reflects on how industries can move from ‘power over’ to ‘power with’ communities. Sharing stories from Australia, Canada and Peru, Wendy explores how leadership, curiosity and genuine listening can reshape relationships between organisations and the communities they interact with.

Wonder Women: Power Reimagined explores how women experience, express, and redefine power. Join us each week as we unpick old narratives, challenge expectations, and imagine new ways of leading that are grounded, connected, and bold.

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For Kudzai Kanhutu, power is deeply connected to dignity.

As a physician, academic and leader in healthcare, Kudzai has seen how power operates in clinical relationships, cultural contexts and gender dynamics.

In this episode, Kudzai explores how power shapes autonomy, identity and voice, drawing on her experiences as both doctor and patient. She also introduces a compelling idea: power as energy - something that can be shared, exchanged and even “seeded” in everyday interactions.

Wonder Women: Power Reimagined explores how women experience, express, and redefine power. Join us each week as we unpick old narratives, challenge expectations, and imagine new ways of leading that are grounded, connected, and bold.