By Wanique Block
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has launched a new podcast called “Archetypes”.
The 12-part series podcast is said to be exploring various experiences that women go throw.
“Hi, I’m Meghan. And this is ARCHETYPES. My podcast about the labels and tropes that try to hold women back. Over the course of the next dozen episodes, we’re going to live inside and rip apart the boxes women have been placed into for generations – boxes like diva, crazy, the b-word, slut. Some of these words – these labels – are harsh; they’re abrasive. And I want to get to the bottom of where they come from, why they’ve stuck around for so long, and – importantly – how we can move past them”, Meghan notes in her intro.
She continued: “My hope is that my own lived experience will help other women open up. To reveal the layers that thrive within all of us. And the truth that none of us are alone in this world. That the future is something we get to write together”.
In the first episode, Meghan talks to legendary tennis player, Serena Williams about the double standards that women face when they’re labeled as “ambitious”.
This episode also features Dr. Laura Kray, a leading expert on gender in the workplace.
Meghan also opened up about the time a fire break out in the nursery where Archie was staying while the couple and their son were touring South Africa in 2019.
“When we went on our tour to South Africa, we landed with Archie. Archie was what, four and a half months old. And the moment we landed, we had to drop him off at this housing unit that they had had us staying in.”
Meghan continues: “He was going to get ready to go down for his nap. We immediately went to an official engagement in this township called Nyanga, and there was this moment where I’m standing on a tree stump, and I’m giving this speech to women and girls, and we finish the engagement, we get in the car and they say, ‘There’s been a fire at the residence.’ What? ‘There’s been a fire in the baby’s room.’ What?”
After this the couple rushed immediately home.
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