Media and Culture

Episode 91: Marjorie Lau on Marlo Hydroponic Skincare, beauty, and sustainability

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Majorie Lau, a veteran beauty industry executive and co-founder of Marlo Hydroponic Skincare, the first skincare product to be grown hydroponically.  Our conversation with Marjorie explores the ways in which Marlo Hydroponic Skincare offers a different choice for skincare that is rooted in and celebrates natural beauty,…

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Episode 90: Lynn Power on managing #MeToo as a former advertising executive and disrupting the beauty industry with Masami hair products

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Lynn Power, the CEO of Masami, a vegan, cruelty-free, and botanically hydrated hair products company.  Prior to founding Masami, Lynn worked as an advertising executive and played a leading role in the launch of such brands as Clinique’s Even Better and L’Oreal’s Clinical. We speak with Lynn…

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Episode 89: Erika Geraerts on beauty and how It’s All Fluff

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Erika Geraerts,a former executive at Frank Body who started her own brand, Fluff, two years ago.  We speak with Erika today about her journey as a founder and beauty brand iconoclast, Fluff, an ethical beauty brand based in Melbourne, the state of the beauty industry, and the…

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Episode 88: en(gender)ed Reflections on patriarchy and masculinity

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on patriarchy and masculinity: Episode 84: Cleo Stiller on her book “Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated World of Being a Good Man Today,” Episode 85: Jonathan Custodio on gender, masculinity, and listening to the en(gender)ed podcast, Episode 86: Jess Hill on her book “See…

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Episode 86: Jess Hill on her book “See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse”

On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Jess Hill, an investigative journalist who has been researching and writing about domestic abuse since 2014.  Jess was listed in Foreign Policy’s top 100 women to follow on Twitter and one of the 30 most influential people under 30 by Cosmopolitan magazine.  We speak with Jess today…

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