“It has pockets!” is the universal refrain when a woman tries on a dress and delights in the rare acknowledgment that, yes, women want to carry things too. Sali Christeson, founder of the women’s workwear brand Argent, makes sure her designs come loaded with those details—think plentiful pockets and blazer sleeves that actually stay pushed up. But when she first went out to raise funding, one male venture capitalist gave her a piece of feedback that would make any woman who’s ever cheered for pockets roll her eyes.
On the latest episode of the Marie Claire podcast "Nice Talk", Christeson shares the piece of sexist feedback she still keeps in her “inspire folder.”
