[](https://www.newstatesman.com/srsly)The world of work was mostly made by men for men. As more women enter and rise through the economy, there’s a lot of dissatisfaction and discussion about how things are done; why is everything about achievement? Is making money really the be all and end all? And what’s the obsession with competition anyway?
Many women are forming their own ways of working to suit how they want to do business, which brings forth the question: does gender shape business?
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**Host and producer:** Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
**Co-host:** Jonathan Freeman
**Co-producers:** Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
**Guests:**
[Alain de Botton](http://alaindebotton.com/), writer, philosopher, founder of [The School of Life](https://www.theschooloflife.com/)
[Emma Sexton](http://www.emmasexton.com/), founder of [Make Your Words Work](https://www.myww.co.uk/), co-founder of [Flock Global](http://www.flock.global/) and co-host of [Badass Women’s Hour](http://talkradio.co.uk/badass-womens-hour)
[Charles Michel](http://charlesmichel.co/), cook
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**Recommended podcast:** [Srsly](https://www.newstatesman.com/srsly) by The New Statesman
**Music:** Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons) and 5 Pieces by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)
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