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The Careerist

The Careerist

By: Natasha Baker
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The Careerist Podcast is a collection of spoken, in-your-head thoughts about career — the kind you have quietly, but rarely say out loud. Think back-of-the-mind reflections, half-formed questions + unfiltered observations about ambition, visibility, power, leadership + work culture, delivered as intimate, conversational episodes. It’s where career strategy meets cultural commentary. Touching on topics you love, hate or secretly FOMO-scroll past: LinkedIn dynamics, corporate narratives, leadership trends, workplace politics + the stories shaping how women move through their careers today. Hosted by Natasha Baker, former Big 4 management consultant turned founder, each episode feels like pressing your ear to the door: smart, self-aware + refreshingly honest. This isn’t advice shouted at you. It’s perspective shared with you. A weekly moment to think, reflect + recalibrate how you want to show up in your career.© 2026 Natasha Baker Career Success Economics Personal Development Personal Success
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  • EP01 - The Reckoning | When Success Stops Working

    EP01 - The Reckoning | When Success Stops Working
    Apr 7 2026
    That feeling you can’t name even after achieving your North Star - the pinnacle of your career goals? It’s thanks to a career model built in 1947 that was never catered for women and which is STILL very much adopted. In this debut episode, Natasha Baker unpacks what a Mid-Career Reckoning is and why you shouldn’t take signals for wanting something beyond success personally - it’s a structural problem.We’re giving language to the array of feelings women are experiencing and handing out permission slips for every desire brewing within your high achieving, successful self.Join us in shaping the story arc of female careers today. Career Happiness Survey - https://form.typeform.com/to/vCW9cxTkChapters + Timestamps0:00 — Opening0:40 — Part One: The Scroll That Started Everything2:35 — Part Two: The Girlboss Hangover6:05 — Part Three: The Pattern8:30 — Part Four: The Invisible Tax12:25 — Part Five: The Reframe14:50 — The Reckoning — Career Happiness Wheel + what's next17:00 — Outro — subscribe + share with one woman who needs thisConnect With usCareer Happiness Wheel — https://the-careerist.com/about/YouTube: / @thecareerist Instagram: / _thecareeristLinkedIn: / thecareerist Website: https://the-careerist.com/Data SourcesCareer satisfaction U-shaped curve — University of Surrey (2025)Women's job satisfaction drops 20% at senior level — The Conference BoardCorporate ladder structure dates to 1947 — organisational design history1950: 70% of families on single income, 65% working husband + non-working wife — U.S. Census BureauHappiness plateaus above ~$100k for unhappiest 15% — Kahneman & Deaton, Princeton (original + 2023 follow-up)Women receive higher performance ratings but 8.3% lower "potential" ratings; 14% less likely to be promoted — McKinsey & [LeanIn.Org](http://LeanIn.Org), Women in the Workplace Report200+ hours/year on non-promotable work — Linda Babcock et al., The No Club44% more requests for non-promotable tasks assigned to women — Babcock et al.76% of women say yes to invisible tasks — McKinseyMen rewarded for "office housework," women penalised for refusing — Harvard Business Review + MIT SloanCOVID: 20 million women left workforce; 53% of U.S. labour force exits in first 12 months; mothers 3x rate of fathers — U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWomen's employment dropped to 63.4%, lowest since 1984 — BLSJune 2023: women's employment hit 75.3%, highest ever recorded — BLSSince January 2025: 212,000 women left workforce; college-educated women's participation dropped 70.3% to 67.7% — BLSFortune 500 RTO mandates nearly doubled from 13% to 24% in six months — workplace policy data77% of global workforce disengaged — Gallup, State of the Global Workplace ReportWhen women receive equal career support, "ambition gap" disappears — McKinseyWomen globally more educated than men for first time; U.S. 47% of women aged 25–34 hold a degree vs 37% of men — education statisticsMentioned In This EpisodeJacinda Ardern — former Prime Minister of New ZealandSheryl Sandberg — *Lean In*, former COO of MetaSophia Amoruso — *#GIRLBOSS*, Nasty GalCodie Sanchez — entrepreneur, investorDaniel Kahneman + Angus Deaton — Princeton economistsLinda Babcock — The No ClubThe Wing — co-working space (closed)
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    17 mins
  • The Careerist | Trailer

    The Careerist | Trailer
    Feb 12 2026

    The Careerist Podcast is a collection of spoken, in-your-head thoughts about career — the kind you have quietly, but rarely say out loud.

    Think back-of-the-mind reflections, half-formed questions + unfiltered observations about ambition, visibility, power, leadership + work culture, delivered as intimate, conversational episodes.

    It’s where career strategy meets cultural commentary — touching on topics you love, hate or secretly FOMO-scroll past: LinkedIn dynamics, corporate narratives, leadership trends, workplace politics + the stories shaping how women move through their careers today.

    Hosted by Natasha Baker, former Big 4 management consultant turned founder, each episode feels like pressing your ear to the door — smart, self-aware + refreshingly honest.

    This isn’t advice shouted at you. It’s perspective shared with you.

    A weekly moment to think, reflect + recalibrate how you want to show up in your career.
    Show more Show less
    Less than 1 minute
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