E195: Sonia Kumar MP - Member of Parliament and a Physiotherapist

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination and incontinence.

Episode 195: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 31)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sonia Kumar who is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley since 2024. She was an physiotherapist in the NHS before becoming an MP.

In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about Sonia’s career, challenges she has faced and get an insight into what life as an MP is like.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. reflect on Sonia’s experience as a woman of colour in politics.
2. consider the discrimination, micro-aggressions and barriers women face in the work place.
3. reflect and discuss how you could actively challenge the barriers women face in the workplace.

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• Sonia Kumar MP
• Physiotherapist
• Incontinence

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