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Confronting gender equality myths with Stefanie O'Connell
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- Mar 20, 2026
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Stefanie O'Connell is an award-winning journalist covering money, power, and ambition whose work has been published in Slate, Bloomberg, Newsweek, USA Today, Glamour UK, Business Insider, and CNBC.com . She wrote, hosted, and co-produced Real Simple magazine’s Webby Award–winning podcast Money Confidential and publishes the Too Ambitious newsletter. She’s also the author of the upcoming book, The Ambition Penalty: How Corporate Culture Tells Women to Step Up―and Then Pushes Them Down . In this conversation, we discussed the biggest obstacle to women’s opportunity and wealth, the myths surrounding gender equality and workplace bias, what the “ambition penalty” is, what women should do when the system is against us, and her upcoming book, The Ambition Penalty . Connect with Stefanie: Website | Substack | Instagram For women ready to stop living on autopilot and playing it small, Fired Up will show you how to shatter your self imposed limitations and unleash your potential so you can finally start living the life you’ve always wanted. Click to order. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shannonwatts.substack.com/subscribe