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Ambition & Beauty: Why Gender Expectations Still Shape Our Worth

Ambition & Beauty: Why Gender Expectations Still Shape Our Worth

Update: 2025-06-20
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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Anderson, they explore how society teaches men to chase achievement and women to chase appearance — and why these outdated scripts can still quietly shape how we measure our worth.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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Ambition & Beauty: Why Gender Expectations Still Shape Our Worth

Ambition & Beauty: Why Gender Expectations Still Shape Our Worth