The World of Work Podcast
Tech, discrimination, trust – just some of the factors impacting our experience of work. Dr Naeema Pasha talks to leading academics from our World of Work Institute about the future of work and how to thrive in your workplace.
Episode 1: The reality of gender inequality at work
Competent vs. likeable – do women still face discrimination at work?
Dr Miriam Marra and Dr Naeema Pasha pick apart some of the unhelpful messaging that has been targeted at women in the past years. Successful careers can be had by women – but there’s still a long way to go before to achieve gender equity.
Episode 2: Is AI coming for your job?
All this AI talk is just hype – or is it?
Dr Rodrigo Perez Vega looks at the applications of AI in the workplace with Dr Naeema Pasha. Some sectors and workplaces are more likely to be affected than others, but should we embrace the rise of tech with open arms or with luddite resistance?
Episode 3: Can we be trusted to work flexibly?
The luxury of working from home can only last as long as companies trust their employees.
Dr Rita Fontinha has worked with governments and companies to see whether flexible forms of work like the four-day week could boost productivity and wellbeing. With Dr Naeema Pasha, she examines whether this is just a small experiment by pioneering companies, or a benefit we can all expect to be available for the rest of our working lives?
Episode 4: BYOB – Be your own boss
Could your side-hustle successfully become your full-time gig?
In this episode, Professor Norbert Morawetz draws on his work with entrepreneurs to discuss the alternatives of traditional employment with Dr Naeema Pasha.
Episode 5: Is my company gaslighting me?
Is it problematic to try to manifest the career you want?
Dr Melissa Carr and Dr Naeema Pasha examine how new-age spirituality is seeping into our corporate language, with the rhetoric of ‘putting things out to the universe’ in a workplace setting potentially reinforcing structural inequalities and be used to exploit workers.
Episode 6: Could activism make work more meaningful?
How can you inject purpose into the day job?
Dean of Henley Africa, Jon Foster Pedley, discusses corporate activism with Dr Naeema Pasha, looking at how - with a bit of teamwork and resilience - we can transform our workplaces into catalysts for change.