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Retaliation with Julie Roginsky is a weekly podcast focused on the stories of women who have spoken truth to power and been punished for it. It shares the experiences of...
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Retaliation with Julie Roginsky is a weekly podcast focused on the stories of women who have spoken truth to power and been punished for it. It shares the experiences of brave individuals who have been castigated rather than celebrated for standing up. Political strategist and television commentator Julie Roginsky examines the structures, systems, and individual culprits responsible for perpetrating and perpetuating workplace toxicity. Retaliation explores the legal steps, policy changes, and cultural reevaluations that can finally bring an end to the ongoing attack on women in this country and around the world.
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1 MAR 2023 · Julie wraps up season one of Retaliation, describing how the interviews have impacted both herself and the podcast listeners.
Though the season is over, please keep the stories coming. Reach out if you need advice or just to talk or just to say "I can't tell you what happened to me but I just want someone to know that something did." For those of you facing retaliation for asking for a better workplace environment, please know that you're not alone.
If you need help or resources, reach out to Julie's nonprofit, Lift Our Voices, or visit the website at https://liftourvoices.org/
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16 FEB 2023 · "I am still hurt and pained by that experience. But- I will say this- I always want to remember how painful that was. Because the empathy I feel for survivors and others victims of trauma today as an investigative reporter helps me tell their stories together and demand justice for them."
Lisa Guerrero is a former sports reporter, actress, model, NFL executive, and now an investigative journalist for Inside Edition. Lisa tells her story of the abuses that she faced in her time as a sports reporter from targeted media harassment to verbal abuse from superiors.
Check out Lisa Guerrero's book, "Warrior: My Path to Being Brave": https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-My-Path-Being-Brave/dp/0306829495
If you enjoyed this podcast, tell a friend or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
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9 FEB 2023 · "I bore the responsibility of trying to protect- most often men- from their own poor behaviors and choices. And that is kind of mindblowing when you start to reflect and think 'huh, this doesn't seem right and why have we allowed this'?"
Trish Nelson is a former server of The Spotted Pig in New York City, owned by Ken Friedman and partnered with chef April Bloomfield. In 2017, Trish came forward with her story about Friedman's abuse and sexual misconduct, shaking and forever impacting the restaurant industry.
If you enjoyed this podcast, tell a friend or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
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30 JAN 2023 · "I started doing Google searches- 'is there life after whistleblowing?'"
Desiree is the former Chief Sustainability Officer for financial giant DWS, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank. Desiree's allegations of greenwashing against her former company led to regulatory investigations on both sides of the Atlantic and a reassessment of how the financial services industry conducts its business. Desiree's life changed, and she soon went from being a woman on an upward career trajectory to being best known as a whistle-blower.
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Julie Roginsky: @julieroginsky
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Desiree Fixler: @desireefixler
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19 JAN 2023 · "The reality is that for the most part, speaking out and speaking up is more of a significant risk than anything."
In 2019, Adrienne Lawrence, an on-air personality at ESPN, filed a lawsuit against the sports network for sexual harassment. This experience motivated Adrienne to write a best-selling book about navigating sexual harassment in the workplace, and to dedicate her career to speaking to organizations about creating a more respectful workplace environment.
Check out Adrienne Lawrence’s book, “Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment”: https://www.amazon.com/Staying-Game-Playbook-Workplace-Harassment/dp/059308411X
Julie Roginsky: @julieroginsky
Retaliation the Podcast: @RetaliationPod
Adrienne Lawrence: @AdrienneLaw
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12 JAN 2023 · "Liberal institutions, no matter how much we may treasure and admire them, aren't perfect. And it really shouldn't be deemed sacrilege when we point that out."
Erin Oberbey is a former archive editor at The New Yorker Magazine. After raising concerns privately to her colleagues, Erin published a Twitter thread on the lack of diversity in the magazine's bylines and masthead. After speaking out about gender and racial pay parity in media, she was fired.
Julie Roginsky: @julieroginsky
Retaliation the Podcast: @RetaliationPod
Erin Overbey: @erinoverbey
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5 JAN 2023 · "I had given my life to this institution. You care about the school, you've devoted your professional life to making it a better place, and now you're being attacked by the institution."
Cheyney Ryan was a longtime Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Oregon where, for years, he urged leaders to take a harder stance on sexual misconduct. Instead of listening, they retaliated against him, all because he stood up on behalf of vulnerable female students.
If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure to share it with a friend or write us a review on Apple Podcasts.
Follow Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky
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29 DEC 2022 · Note: This episode originally aired in September.
"There were a lot of people who just wanted to be on the Christie train, and at whatever cost to sacrifice anyone else, they were going to do it."
Bridget Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff to then Governor Chris Christie, was on her way to work when she got a phone call that would change her life forever.
After working in state government for two decades, Bridget was indicted, tried and convicted of conspiring to shut down the world's busiest bridge. The Bridgegate scandal exploded into an international story, and Bridget endured misogyny, slut-shaming and retaliation that reverberates years after the end of her legal ordeal.
Follow Julie Roginsky @julieroginsky
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Bridget Kelly @BridgetAKelly
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15 DEC 2022 · "We need trustworthy institutions so we can repair so many of our social ails. We get hurt from the betrayal and we could profit, in important ways, from courage."
Jennifer Joy Freyd is a psychologist, researcher and the founder and president of The Center for Institutional Courage. She pioneered the concept of intuitional courage and its opposite, institutional betrayal, where organizations from universities to corporations create an eco system where whistleblowers are either rewarded for coming forward or retaliated against for speaking up.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreydcourage
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8 DEC 2022 · "A lot of my success was due to my ability to keep my mouth shut, and what I discovered was when I spoke up, all of a sudden the rules of the game had changed."
Jamie Fiore Higgins worked as a managing director at Goldman Sachs. One of just 8 percent of Goldman employees to earn the managing director title, she was the highest-ranking woman in her department. When she reported misogyny, homophobia and toxicity in the workplace, she was retaliated against immediately.
Jamie is the author of "Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs." Check out her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Bully-Market-Story-Misogyny-Goldman/dp/1668001020
If you enjoyed this podcast, tell a friend of leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
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Jamie Fiore Higgins @JFioreHiggins
Retaliation with Julie Roginsky is a weekly podcast focused on the stories of women who have spoken truth to power and been punished for it. It shares the experiences of...
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Retaliation with Julie Roginsky is a weekly podcast focused on the stories of women who have spoken truth to power and been punished for it. It shares the experiences of brave individuals who have been castigated rather than celebrated for standing up. Political strategist and television commentator Julie Roginsky examines the structures, systems, and individual culprits responsible for perpetrating and perpetuating workplace toxicity. Retaliation explores the legal steps, policy changes, and cultural reevaluations that can finally bring an end to the ongoing attack on women in this country and around the world.
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