Bonus: How Instagram Fostered Recession-Ready Scams, Dressed as Female Empowerment (Part III)

This podcast is the third and final part of our series ‘How Instagram Fostered Recession-Ready Scams, Dressed as Female Empowerment’. Read Part One: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowermentRead Part Two: https://www.thewotpod.com/article/scams-dressed-female-empowerment-part-2

This summer, influencer Sarah Akwisombe claimed to have made £1 million in a matter of months by selling business courses and coaching to fellow women via Instagram. Now, dozens are demanding refunds and questioning her sales tactics. We have been exploring claims that faux-feminist spaces are exploiting women using tactics derived from problematic MLM schemes.For this bonus podcast, Frankie Cotton is joined by Grace Holliday, Davinia Tomlinson and Egbe Manton. Find out more - https://www.thewotpod.com/ohneIf you have been affected by the topics discussed in the podcast and need support, here are some free organisations you can get in touch with:

• Citizen’s Advice - https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
• StepChange - https://www.stepchange.org/
• Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/
• Women’s Aid - https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

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