Magnificent Midlife

Samhita Mukhopadhyay is the former editor of Teen Vogue and Feministing and the editorial director at The Meteor. She’s the author of The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning, which explores the contradictions and inequities of success in the modern workplace, particularly for women and marginalized groups. She’s also written Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life and was the co-editor of the anthology Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America. She wrote her master’s thesis on The Politics of the Feminist Blogosphere and is passionate about examining power, gender, and cultural narratives through a feminist lens. We talk about: Why Samhita wrote her book The systemic challenges in the workplace for women The impact of gendered expectations The American ethos of work and success What it means for Samhita to be a feminist at work Redefining success and prioritizing self-care What it means for Samhita to be in the realm of being an older woman Burnout as a systemic problem