Patti Paniccia: Raising the Bar

About this episode

Patti Paniccia discusses her journey as an advocate for equity in surfing and the workplace.

What are you unwilling to ignore? Through her experience in pro surfing, journalism and law, Patti Paniccia is a formidable advocate for equity in the water and the workplace. Patti helped build the IPS tour from the ground up, organised the Hawaii Women’s Surfing Hui to create opportunity, and then carried that same tenacity into law and journalism—ultimately winning a landmark workplace discrimination case against CNN. We sit down with Patti to unpack how a young surfer inspire...

People in this episode

Guest: Patti Paniccia

Topics covered

• pro surfing
• equity
• journalism
• law
• workplace discrimination

Keywords

• IPS tour
• Hawaii Women’s Surfing Hui
• CNN

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