Ambition & Beauty: Why Gender Expectations Still Shape Our Worth
Description
What does ambition have to do with beauty? And why do men and women still get judged by such different standards?
In this thought-provoking episode of NUGGETS, Pellegrino and Francois unpack one explosive sentence — “A man without ambition is like a woman without beauty.”
From gender roles to cultural ideals, from John Lennon to Pamela Anderson, they explore how society teaches men to chase achievement and women to chase appearance — and why these outdated scripts can still quietly shape how we measure our worth.
You’ll hear stories, science, social commentary, and sharp humour as they dig into big questions:
- Why are men still judged by drive and status?
- Why are women still judged by looks?
- How do these beliefs shape careers, relationships, confidence, and identity?
- And what happens when we stop chasing the version of “enough” we were handed — and build our own?
A spicy, reflective, modern conversation about ambition, beauty, pressure, and what really matters.
Listen, rethink, and maybe… rewrite your own script.
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