Asha Dahya

This week's radical is Asha Dahya, founder of GirlTalkHQ.com and author of Today's Wonder Women: Everyday Superheroes Who Are Changing the World. She's also a TedX speaker and fierce advocate for reproductive rights, gender equality, and the representation of women in media.Our conversation will take us from her beginnings on Australian TV, coming to America, and joining a fundamentalist church, to breaking free from societal expectations and discovering her own path, her own beliefs, and most importantly, her own voice.Some Questions I Ask:Can you tell us about your new book, Today’s Wonder Women? (1:11)How did you find the women featured in your book? (3:03)How being a mother made Asha a better leader, and why corporations should tap into this (13:42)Where did you grow up? (17:04)Tell me about your experience with the church? (29:35)What can you tell me about your upcoming documentary project? (41:06)In This Episode, You Will Learn:About the challenges of interviewing women around the world (5:12)About creating a daily content platform centred around women (8:13)How Asha got her start in television (20:03)About coming to America, landing a job, and falling in with a new church (23:29)About leaving an abusive marriage and evangelicalism behind (33:56)About Asha’s rebirth and beginning the path to the person she is today (38:50)Why voting against abortion access without a clearer understanding of the bigger picture is more dangerous than you think (47:53)Resources:Asha's WebsiteGirlTalkHQToday's Wonder WomenAsha's TedX Appearance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.