Women of Ambition Podcast

18/07/2024

Excited to share that I am officially a social scientist now 🥳

In June I graduated with my master’s degree in Social Science, along with a Gender and Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate, from the I loved my time in the program!

The last year has been a complete whirlwind, but I have absolutely found where I THRIVE and I just can’t get enough. Research, interviews, observations, collaboration with other academics - this is my bread and butter and I am no where near done yet!

I completed my big fat thesis project just in time to start a graduate fellowship with the California Institute of Integral Studies. (We are doing a collaborative qualitative research project on non-monogamous family formations, investigating how adult children from those formations view their childhoods looking back. It’s fascinating and pure feminist methodologically inspired and sustained.)

I have a few more weeks to catch my breath before conferences and speaking engagements start up. Thank you for all your support and for celebrating with me!

04/04/2024

*Call for Mormon women with MBAs*

Thank you to all who helped me with my MA research project on Mormon Women with MBAs over here at U Chicago. I am wrapping up for graduation and my thesis is going so so well.

I have already been invited to share my research with BYU, church leadership, and some really big sociology and religion research conferences. I can’t wait to keep shedding light on incredible women!

I am preparing for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and would love some additional interviews if anyone’s interested - this includes women with MBAs or considering one. Please set up a call at the link below so that you can be *anonymously* included in my data set.

Thank you!

https://www.alyssacalderhulme.com (link in bio!)

Picture of me buying all my regalia at surprise photo shoot after a crazy morning of running kids around and getting my broken ribs x-rayed 😅

01/04/2024

Cheers to all those who celebrate!

15/03/2024

Attended the first annual Women’s BYU MBA conference this week. Witnessing the “Elevate” student initiative in action was truly inspiring. The women behind this initiative are some of the most incredible individuals I’ve ever met. Excited to see how this conference will evolve in the future! Make sure to mark your calendars for the next conference on November 15-16.

Thank you to Kjerstin Roberts and every one of the Elevate board for putting this together! Such an honor to attend today.

29/02/2024

Key take aways from Dr. Wong’s research on couples with equal ambition and career goals over 5 years:

👉🏼 Equal outcomes in career or income across couples do NOT reflect the unequal work done my women to maintain the relationship.

👉🏼 Couples who claim egalitarian values but do not practice them in behavior only work for as long as the woman is willing to do significantly more work to manage. If/when the woman doesn’t do this work, the marriages end.

👉🏼 3 factors predict pathway and outcomes: structural support at work, egalitarian cultural behaviors, coordinated action - all 3 needed for equitable outcomes.

👉🏼 Couples who consistently BOTH compromised ended up with longer marriages and significantly higher income. In every case this required work from husbands to support his wife to make up for structural barriers.

The book I wished marriage and career planning courses taught from!

12/02/2024

At what point does one have too much school spirit? Asking for a friend.

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10/02/2024

Impostures Syndrome and Black Ambition: DEI, Racial Capitalism, and the History of Policing in the US + Whitney Knox Lee, Esq. of

This is an INCREDIBLE talk on race and ambition with non-profit lawyer Whitney Know Lee. We didn’t plan it for this month (I actually planned it for last summer, but got majorly derailed by a cross country move and grad school), but it’s actually a great episode to share during Episode link in bio!

What do you think; is ambition less safe for Black folks?

27/10/2023

Hey everyone!

I'm excited to share that my research this year focuses on the incredible experiences of women in MBA programs across the US, specifically exploring the impact of religion on mentorship and network building.

I'm on a mission to connect with as many women MBA's as possible, with a special focus on Mormon women in top 10 programs.

If you or someone you know fits this description, I would greatly appreciate your support by sharing this post and URL (also linked in my bio). Your help will contribute to the future impact of my work at the University of Chicago.

Let's make a difference together! Click the link below to schedule a 30-minute chat with me.

https://calendly.com/alyssa-hulme/30min

Please note that these interviews are strictly confidential and will not be used on the podcast. However, both my research and podcast align with my mission of supporting ambitious women and breaking down barriers in any field they choose to pursue.

Join me in this journey of empowerment!

20/10/2023

Still ISO women with MBAs to chat with about mentorship. Please share!

Hello!

I am a sociologist seeking to understand how mentorship affects women in business school, especially for Mormon and Jewish women. The end goal is to support women in business!

Would you be willing to hop on a 15-20 minute call with me this week to chat about your experiences (or lack thereof) concerning mentorship? This can apply to formal and informal mentorship relationships as mentor, mentee, or peer-to-peer mentoring. I’m interested to hear about any current mentor/mentee/peers, your past/present role models, and about what type of relationship has been helpful to your success in any area of life.

To schedule a zoom chat visit https://calendly.com/alyssa-hulme/30min
If there’s another way you’d prefer to communicate, let me know. We can do email or even Marco Polo if that’s a better fit for you!

I’m currently focusing on women MBAs at Booth School of Business and the Marriott School of Business, but I’d love to get as much info from as many women as possible. Feel free to refer me to other friends or coworkers.

Thanks so much! Let's change the world and help each other along the way!

Alyssa

A 15-30 minute chat about your experiences (or lack thereof) with mentorship as a mentor, mentee, or peer mentor, both in and outside of business. This can be a current relationship, past, or even childhood role model, formal and/or informal mentorship.