In this episode, Michelle and Samah chat with Rachel Zoller and Joe Foster from the Roll Mobility app. They discuss accessibility challenges for wheelchair users, particularly with public spaces like Airbnb and hotels. The conversation highlights how the Roll app helps users find accessible locations and pushes businesses to improve. Rachel and Joe share stories of their experiences, emphasizing the importance of feedback and small changes that can make a big difference in creating truly accessible spaces.

In this episode, Michelle and Samah discuss women's reproductive health, focusing on menstruation, reproductive rights, and societal pressures around motherhood. Michelle and Samah share personal experiences with painful periods while they highlight the stigma and growing trend of women choosing not to have children. The episode advocates for women's right to decide about their bodies and lives without societal judgment.

In this episode, Michelle and Samah discuss self-advocacy with guest Shailvi Wakhlu. We share personal stories and offer practical tips on how advocating for yourself can help break through professional barriers, particularly for those in underrepresented communities and fields like tech. Shailvi, a best-selling author of the book Self-Advocacy, has also spoken at nearly 100 global conferences and Fortune 500 events on this subject and data.

In this episode, Michelle and Samah discuss the upcoming WordPress Accessibility Day, a 24-hour virtual event in October focused on improving web accessibility. Speakers Bet Hannon and Alexander Gonder share their roles in organizing and their motivations for advocating accessibility, emphasizing its benefits for all users. The event will feature sessions on inclusivity, practical tips, and legal aspects with keynote speaker Lainey Feingold.

In this episode, Michelle and Samah emphasize the global importance of educating women and girls, citing an article from The Steve Sinnott Foundation. We discuss and address broader international issues, such as forced marriages, poverty, and gender-based violence, which can be alleviated through education. We talked about the importance of educating women about health issues and the broader impact of empowering women to make informed choices about their lives.

In this episode, Michelle and Samah explore why minorities are disproportionately targeted by cybercrime. They delve into the heightened vulnerability faced by people of color, Indigenous communities, and women, citing research that reveals higher rates of identity theft and financial fraud among these groups. The discussion highlights how social inequalities are reflected in online spaces, where marginalized communities encounter more significant risks and less protection. The conversation underscores the connection between offline and online violence, emphasizing the need for more inclusive cybersecurity measures.

When Simone Biles stepped away from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 she came under a lot of negative scrutiny, even though she made it clear that it was for her mental and physical health. If one of the most accomplished women in the world struggles with the stigma of self care, how much more difficult might it be for others of us to do the same? In this episode Samah and Michelle talk about mental wellbeing, stepping back from circumstances that may be harmful to us, and what it means in the tech space to care for our own mental health and wellbeing.

In this episode, Samah and Michelle discuss gender issues in sports, mainly focusing on a female Algerian boxer, Iman Khelif, who faced accusations of not being a woman due to her high testosterone levels and muscular physique. We talked about the unfair treatment of women in sports, the societal pressure to conform to traditional gender norms, and the mental and emotional toll such scrutiny takes on female athletes. We emphasize the importance of empathy, believing people when they tell you who they are, and rejecting the politicization of human identities.