About this episode

Dr. Ann Olivarius discusses female sexuality, sex discrimination, and her influential career in law.

In this episode, Madi hosts our esteemed guest Dr. Ann Olivarius as she speaks on a range of topics from female sexuality over time, to the current legal sphere of sexual discrimination, to current discrimination issues. Dr. Ann Olivarius studied an undergraduate BA Political Science from a feminist perspective at Yale before achieving a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford. She then completed a rigorous 5-year-joint JD/MBA in 3 years with highest honours. She then move into the corporate legal sphere and set up her own firm, McAllister Olivarius, where she has advised the likes of Margaret Thatcher to Bill Gates. In 2022, she was awarded honorary King’s Council and the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year’s Honours List to recognise her services to Justice, Women and Equality. Ann provides various anecdotes of her work and what she has seen across her career. Ann is an extremely influential, compassionate, and dedicated woman. She works hard in everything she does and has dedicated her entire life to supporting and uplifting women. LSE students, especially those with an interest in feminism and gender discrimination in the law, have a listen to gain…

People in this episode

Host: Madi

Guest: Dr. Ann Olivarius

Topics covered

• female sexuality
• sex discrimination
• legal feminism
• women's rights
• gender discrimination
• career anecdotes

Keywords

• female sexuality
• sex discrimination
• legal feminism
• women's rights
• gender discrimination
• Madi
• Dr. Ann Olivarius
• McAllister Olivarius
• Yale
• Oxford

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McAllister Olivarius, King’s Council, Order of the British Empire

Places: Yale, Oxford

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