Gloria Feldt, Founder of Take the Lead Women on Why “Having It All” Is Bad for Self-Esteem

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Take the Lead Women founder, Gloria Feldt addresses the question--"can women really have it all?". She says that phrase has "done more damage than any phrase in the English language to women's self-esteem." We'll find out why, along with her advice for how women can walk through the many doors that are now open to them--and attain leadership parity by 2025.

Read an edited and condensed version of the article at Fortune.com MPW.

GLORIA FELDT, FOUNDER, TAKE THE LEAD WOMEN

Katie Goodman Defines the "F" word

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Meet actress and comedian Katie Goodman, whose YouTube video "Sorry Babe, You're a Feminist" went viral when it touched a nerve with both men and women. Her videos are hilarious commentaries on culture and politics. She is a writer, performer, teacher of improv, and children's book author. 

KATIE GOODMAN

Abby Falik, Founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year

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One of the ways people used to "find themselves" was to join the Peace Corps after college. But what if you could take a year off between high school and college to figure out how the world works, and your place in it--before moving into that Freshman dorm? Another way is to the visit the self-help section of your local bookstore. But how much of those resources are actually helpful if you're in the middle of a millennial life crisis instead of a mid-life crisis? Our guests are Abby Falik, founder and CEO of the non-profit Global Citizen Year which offers a "bridge" year to high school grads.

ABBY FALIK, GLOBAL CITIZEN YEAR

Simone Marean–Girls Leadership

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We all want our sons and daughters to grow up strong and independent, but how do we ensure that 'having it all' doesn't mean 'doing it all'?

Simone Marean, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the non-profit organization Girls Leadership shares how to set your daughter up for success--without burdening her with a fear of failure.

SIMONE MAREAN

Read the edited & condensed Q&A in Fortune Most Powerful Women

Anne-Marie Slaughter-Women’s Roles are “Unfinished Business”

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We all want our sons and daughters to grow up strong and independent, but how do we ensure that 'having it all' doesn't mean 'doing it all'?

Our guest Anne-Marie Slaughter started this conversation with her polarizing article in the Atlantic "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." She continues the conversation in her new book "Unfinished Business." She says that for true equality, "men's roles really have to change, they have to be care-givers as well as breadwinners."

ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER

Brandi Chastain–The Power of Sports for Girls

Title IX was passed in 1972 to ensure that all girls have equal access to sports. So why are sports so important to girls? This episode, we talk with Brandi Chastain of World Cup fame--not just because she kicked the winning goal and liberated women to sport their sports bras, but because she inspired 1000s of girls to soccer--and still is with her non-profit BAWSI.

Read the edited and condensed interview in Ms. Magazine.

BRANDI CHASTAIN, PRO SOCCER PLAYER