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Dr. Dawn Carpenter is a professor at Georgetown University and host of What Does It Profit?, where she explores the intersection of capitalism, ethics, and human well-being.
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S6.E8 | Burying the Doubt: Women Rebuild Death Work
For most of human history, women cared for the dead. They prepared bodies and guided families through grief. Then death became a business, and women were pushed out. In this episode of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter brings…
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All EpisodesS6.E8 | Burying the Doubt: Women Rebuild Death Work
For most of human history, women cared for the dead. They prepared bodies and guided families through grief. Then death became a business, and women were pushed out. In this episode of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter brings…
S6.E7 | Beyond Play: The Business of Belonging
In this episode of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter explores what happens when a business begins with a simple question. Where do people go to belong? More women are starting businesses than ever before. Yet ownership does…
S6.E6 | Game Changer: Rewriting the Rules
A board game may look simple. A set of pieces. A set of rules. A way to win. But every game is a system. It teaches us what to value, how to compete, and what success looks like. In this…
S6.E5 | Bridge Builder: Engineering Confidence
In Season 6 of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter explores dignity at work by stepping inside industries where women are still underestimated and often unwelcome. In this episode, we meet Aine O'Dwyer, a civil engineer and the CEO…
S6. E4 | Tools & Tiaras: Jobs Don’t Have Genders
In Season 6 of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter goes inside industries where women are still underestimated and often unwelcome to explore how they are reshaping the meaning and structure of work. In this episode, we meet Judaline…
S6.E3 | Long Haul: Driving Toward Freedom
Less than 10% of truck drivers are women. The open road has long been seen as a man's world. But that is changing. In 2012, Jess Graham left an abusive relationship and enrolled in CDL training within days. Weeks later,…
S6.E2 | Sparking Change: Women Fighting Fire with Fire
What happens when women enter one of the most dangerous, male-dominated professions... and change it from the inside? In this episode of What Does It Profit, Dr. Dawn Carpenter goes from D.C. firehouses to wildfire lines to meet the women…
S6.E1 | Women in Labor: Essential Work, Unequal Pay
Women have always worked. But when women entered the U.S. labor force in large numbers during the 1970s, equal pay did not follow. In this episode of What Does It Profit?, Dr. Dawn Carpenter explores the history of women's labor…
Season 6 Trailer | Women Redefining The Workforce
This season on What Does It Profit, host Dr. Dawn Carpenter steps into the worlds where women are least expected—and often least welcomed. From firehouses to funeral homes, construction sites to game design studios, meet the women breaking barriers and…
S5.E.5: Turbulent Thoughts | Flight Crew Safety
In this episode, we delve into the challenges faced by airline pilots and flight attendants, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a national pilot shortage and increased workloads, safety is at risk as pilots and cabin crew work longer hours…
S5.E4.: Health vs. Hustle | The Cost of Convenience at Amazon
In this episode, we delve into the harrowing experiences of Amazon warehouse worker Wendy Taylor, who suffered a serious injury while under immense pressure to meet unrealistic productivity quotas. Despite her injuries, Taylor was denied proper medical care and forced…
S.5E.3: Coal Crisis | Silica and the Resurgence of Black Lung
This episode explores the resurgence of black lung disease among coal miners, particularly due to toxic silica dust exposure. We revisit the Season 3 story of Joe and Elizabeth Opyoke, highlighting the dangers miners face. Cecil Roberts, President of the…
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