Introducing... Matt! Matt finally made his podcast debut this week to chat about Teal Triggs' recent research and project Brave New Normal: Intergenerational Mentoring + Women in Graphic Design, his experiences in the industry so far, and to discuss burnout in the creative sector.
Following International Women's Day, we delved into Teal Triggs research: which uncovered that 79% of women in the creative sectors had left the industry—could this be because women in the creative industry feel unheard, undervalued, and not respected?
As the work and life boundaries become ever more blurred as more and more people begin to work from home, Matt spoke to us about his experience with a poor work/life balance and how he prevents falling back into that habit now. The Yoots of Reddit spoke about their experiences with burnout in the creative industry—we read out the best comments on this episode, but you can read the other 94 comments talking about what made them burn out and how to prevent it here.
We also learned some new Polish words courtesy of Archie and his trip to Warsaw. Cieszyć się!
Things we spoke about:
Women Make Up Over Half the Design Industry—So Why Are There So Few at the Top? | AIGA Eye on Design
Supporting Women in Graphic Design Through Intergenerational Mentoring | Teal Triggs, RCA
Why the Creative Industry Needs to Start Talking About Men's Mental Health | Creative Boom
Stolen Focus | Johann Hari
Creative Ideas Report 2022 | WeTransfer
Creative Burnout | TBWA
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00:16 - Introducing Matt!
01:10 - Discussing the outcomes of Teal Triggs' report
03:20 - How can women in the creative industries achieve more leadership positions?
04:28 - % of women in leadership vs. % of women graduating with design degrees
05:55 - Patriarchy in business
06:32 - How can men help women achieve equity in the creative industries?
12:05 - A Q for female freelancers
15:00 - Quickfire questions with Matt
17:58 - Why do we need to talk about burnout?
19:00 - Reddit responses: why did you burnout, and how do you prevent it?
21:05 - Work/life balances
27:45 - Preventing burnout
30:01 - Creative after-hours
33:08 - Work & self-worth
39:02 - Use your annual leave!
39:48 - Rest and recharge without guilt
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