{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Yes, And Otherwise: Feminist Conversations on Work, Rest & Power","title":"What It Really Costs to Navigate the World as a Marginalized Woman","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1693,"description":"In this solo episode, Faith Clarke breaks down the invisible labor so many of us carry—especially women with marginalized identities—and how it shapes our leadership, health, and humanity. From the exhausting calculations we make to stay safe, to the unspoken emotional labor of managing other people’s comfort, Faith exposes the quiet toll this labor takes on our bodies and businesses.\n\nShe offers clear, actionable practices for naming, tracking, and shifting these patterns—both within ourselves and our organizations. This is an episode for anyone who’s ever felt like they had to soften the blow, hold the bag, or clean up the mess… and for those of us building feminist businesses that promise to do better.\n\nDiscussed in this episode:\nThe invisible labor required by people with marginalized identities to simply exist in and navigate the world\nWhy women often \"hold the bag\" in group dynamics—and how that connects to patriarchy, power, and perceived belonging\nThe unspoken calculations women make to avoid seeming “difficult” or “aggressive” at work\nHow safety, identity, and marginalization intersect in workplace dynamics\nThe emotional labor of navigating men’s feelings and the constant threat of backlash when setting boundaries\nThe “man vs. bear” thought experiment and what it reveals about how women assess risk in everyday interactions\nOngoing systemic violence like Canada’s “birth alert” policy and how Indigenous women are criminalized during childbirth\nHow Black women’s emotions are policed and misinterpreted as aggression\nThe physical, emotional, and mental health toll of invisible labor—especially on women ages 25–55\nThe compounding effects of time poverty, caregiving demands, and self-neglect on women’s health\nThe trap of drawing boundaries but still being asked to \"soften the blow\" for those with power\nFour practices to begin addressing invisible labor in your life and business.\n\nResources Mentioned:\n“Man vs. Bear” essay\nCanada’s “birth alert” policy\nJay Asooli...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GBHLYfR1d8vTP6gl28L07YDfK_AQkV3CJwsWm3AU-rM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNDE0/MTQ4YzMwYzNlM2Ix/YjIwMzY3NTZlMWIz/OWQ3ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}