# Why “Having It All” Still Isn’t Working for Women with Stefanie O’Connell

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Podcast: [Mother Tongue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mother-tongue-3481991)
Published: 2026-05-19T02:00:00+00:00
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Today I’m joined by Stefanie O’Connell - an award-winning journalist who writes about money, power and ambition, and the author of The Ambition Penalty. Her work challenges a lot of what we’ve been told as women - that if we just work hard enough, lean in, and push through the imposter syndrome, we’ll get there. But the data tells a very different story. Stefanie looks at the real cost of ambition for women - financially, professionally and personally and why so many women are feeling b...

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