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

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

Mother Tongue
19 de mai. de 2026 51 min
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<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>But the data tells a very different story.</p><p>Stefanie looks at the real cost of ambition for women - financially, professionally and personally  and why so many women are feeling burnt out, disillusioned, and stuck… despite doing everything “right”.</p><p>And as a mum herself, she brings such an important lens to what this actually looks like in real life.</p><p><br/></p><p>Find Stefanie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanieoconnell/<br/><br/>Find us on instagram: @wearemothertongue</p><p>Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mothertonguethepodcast</p><p><br/></p><p><b>THE MOTHER TONGUE PODBOOK</b></p><p>The Mother Tongue podbook is a collection of interviews with experts on everything you need to know about parenthood from pre-conception all the way through to when your kids starts school. Over the course of 43+ chapters, the podbook delves into the topics that all mums and mums to be wants the answers to.</p><p>Buy yours now: <a href='https://mother-tongue.zbooni.com/products/mother-tongue-podbook'>https://mother-tongue.zbooni.com/products/mother-tongue-podboo</a>k</p>

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