A chat about women and work. When talking about labor, we divide paid work from unpaid work, men’s work from women’s work, domestic labor from professional work, and work that is considered valuable versus work that is invisible. In a conversation that goes far beyond the pay gap, we examine what “work” means to women.

In this episode Elle and Natalie unpack the man-as-breadwinner myth, the working mother double bind, the varied reasons women exit the paid workforce, the mirage of the stay-at-home-mom life, and women’s true contributions to the world economy.

EPISODE LINKS

Teetads | Tik Tok

Cynthia Enloe Interview | Subject to Power

Globalization and Militarism | Cynthia Enloe

Gender Pay Gap | Pew Research

Why Women Leave Their Jobs | Forbes

Women in the Workplace Report | LeanIn

Willmar 8 | PBS

Willmar 8 | MN Historical Society

Penalty of Unpaid Work | UN Women

Maternity Leave | World Population Review

Working Moms work 2 ½ full time jobs | ABC7 NY

Paris Paloma Interview

Paris Paloma | The Late Show

CONTACT US

Website: www.chatinthecommons.com

Instagram: @chatinthecommons

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Email: https://www.chatinthecommons.com/contact

CREDITS

Hosted by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira

Produced by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira

Edited by Elle Kamihira

Audio Engineering by Jason Sheesley at Abridged Audio

Cover Art by Reda Tomingas

Music by Midnight Door

Theme Song by Moushumi