Women in the United States could not open a bank account without a man's permission until 1974. They could be denied credit for being female. They could be fired for getting pregnant. And the things we know actually support women financially, education, independent income, access to credit, the ability to leave, are exactly the things women have been guided, pressured, and sometimes forced away from for generations.

In this episode I get into why women are not falling into poverty. They are being kept in the conditions that guarantee it. What those conditions look like, how they get dressed up as love and protection, and why refusing to stay is still considered the unladylike choice. The last thing you need is one more reason to stay small. Know the system. Name it. And that's the most unladylike thing of all.

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In this episode of That's Not Very Ladylike, here's the deal: no matter what you post, someone has an opinion. Too much. Too personal. Too polished. Too raw. Too much for a woman your age. Too messy for someone who has a brand. You are going to be judged either way, so who exactly are you editing for when you sand yourself down into something safe enough to publish?

In this episode I get into why we learned to filter before we post, what it costs us when our social media becomes one more place we perform acceptable womanhood, and why the version of you that didn't make the final cut is probably the one people actually need to see. The last thing you need is one more place to disappear. Post for you. Let them deal with it.

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In this episode of That's Not Very Ladylike, here's the deal: no matter what you wear, someone has an opinion. Too much. Too little. Too try-hard. Too I-gave-up. Too sexy for a woman your age. Too frumpy for someone who used to care. You are going to be judged either way, so who exactly are you dressing for when you shrink yourself into something inoffensive?

In this episode I get into why we learned to dress not to be noticed, what it costs us when our wardrobe becomes one more place we perform acceptable womanhood, and why the clothes that make you feel most like yourself are worth wearing even if somebody somewhere finds them inconvenient. The last thing you need is one more way to disappear. Dress for you. Let them deal with it.

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