As the pandemic forces so many households to juggle full time childcare with full time jobs, many women feel like they are being forced to “lean out” of their paid work. In this episode we unpack the impact Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,” had on our lives, careers, and parenting decisions. It burned both of us, and we tell you why. We dream of a feminism that is bigger than “Lean In,” and share some resources that have guided us along the way.
Feminist Crush
FRIDA Fund: https://youngfeministfund.org/fridas-principles-to-guide-data-technology/ (Principles for guiding data and tech) from a cyber feminist perspective and https://youngfeministfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Happiness-Manifestx-final-single-pages-2-2.pdf (Happiness Manifestx)
The Netflix Show, Sex Education
Quiz References:
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg
Ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/opinion/sunday/feminism-lean-in.html (nough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out,) by Ruth Whippman in the New York Times
https://hbr.org/2018/07/lean-in-messages-and-the-illusion-of-control?utm_medium=emailandutm_source=newsletter_weeklyandutm_campaign=weeklyhotlist_activesubs_notdalertnlsubs_movetile_dailyalert_placementtestaandutm_content=signinnudgeandreferral=00202anddeliveryName=DM11439 (“Lean In” Messages and the Illusion of Control) by https://hbr.org/search?term=grainne%20fitzsimons (Grainne Fitzsimons), https://hbr.org/search?term=aaron%20kay (Aaron Kay), and https://hbr.org/search?term=jae%20yun%20kim (Jae Yun Kim)
Suggested resources:
Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennet
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/upshot/a-child-helps-your-career-if-youre-a-man.html (The Motherhood Penalty vs. the Fatherhood Bonus) By http://www.nytimes.com/by/claire-cain-miller (Claire Cain Miller)
https://portside.org/2013-03-26/lean-and-one-percent-feminism (Lean In and the one percent feminism) by Linda Burnam
For the Lean In fans: https://lauravanderkam.com/ (Laura Vanderkam), the https://lauravanderkam.com/podcast/ (Best of Both Worlds Podcast), and the book, https://lauravanderkam.com/books/168-hours/ (You Have More Time than You Think).
Reflection Question: What is your personal role in creating a more just and equitable place for people to work?
Petition to Defund the Metropolitan Police Department: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/defund-the-metropolitan-police-department/?link_id=3andcan_id=75eae9653811799ed13250ffa5e1ec90andsource=email-stop-police-terror-dc-and-black-lives-matter-dc-condemn
