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The BreadwinnersHow to Choose Between Two Job OffersLucky you, with two competing job offers to consider! In this week’s episode, Rachael and Jennifer map out the important factors to consider when choosing between job offers. What can you learn — or ask about — in your job interviews to set yourself up for success? Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by rating and reviewing us — and sharing this episode with your favorite breadwinner today! ...2023-07-1326 minThe BreadwinnersI Work Too MuchFor The Breadwinners Season 5, we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions. This week Jennifer + Rachael consider what happens when your work begins to overtake your life. Are you a workaholic? We talk about the symptoms and what drives them — and how to build the guardrails you need to have a little more of the life you want. Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by rating and reviewin...2023-06-2922 minThe BreadwinnersRiding the Wave — of Layoff AnxietyFor The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions. This week Jennifer asks Rachael her own burning question: What’s the best way to deal with the anxiety of job instability? In this latest era of layoffs, bankruptcies and even bank failures is anxiety just a given we all must live with now?Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by rating and reviewing us — and shari...2023-06-1518 minThe BreadwinnersWhen Should I Tell My Boss I’m Pregnant?For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions. This week: when should you share the news with your boss/team that you’re pregnant? Rachael and Jennifer break down the timing and the talking points — and welcome you to a new chapter as a working parent! Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by rating and reviewing us — and sharing this episode with your favorite bre...2023-06-0128 minThe BreadwinnersI Hate My Boss!For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions. This week: what to do when your boss is blocking you. Rachael unwraps the internal considerations while Jennifer rips into the external ones. Together, we aim to give you the gift of next steps to take!Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by rating and reviewing us — and sharing this episode with your favorite breadwinner today!2023-05-1824 minThe BreadwinnersThere’s No Crying in Baseball, But How About Work?For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions: This week, Jennifer + Rachael consider the perception paradox, or how women are still seen by men as being too emotional — and its impact on our careers. Put away your hankies and break out the tea because it’s time to SPILL! Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by sharing our show with your favorite breadwinner today! 2023-05-0429 minThe BreadwinnersIs It Time to Grow My Business? Or Not?For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions: This week, Jennifer + Rachael consider what to do when your client asks you to grow your business — and you’re not feeling ready. How should you respond? Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think! And please, support us by sharing our show with your favorite breadwinner today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-04-2021 minThe BreadwinnersAm I Being Set Up for Failure?For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions: This week, Jennifer + Rachael consider what to do when your dream job starts off with a bang — as in, landing in a war zone between two warring factions. Is it even possible to broker a cease fire?Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think!And please, support us by sharing our show with your favorite breadwinner today! Lear...2023-04-0620 minThe BreadwinnersShould You Run for the Hills?For The Breadwinners Season 5 we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions: This week, Jennifer + Rachael share what to do when you’re promoted into a manager role that comes with a demoralized team — and yes, running for the hills is certainly an option.Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think!And please, support us by sharing our show with your favorite breadwinner today! Learn more about your ad choic...2023-03-2329 minThe BreadwinnersI Need a New Job With My Old BenefitsThe Breadwinners is back for Season 5 and we’re tackling your stickiest work-life questions! This week, Jennifer + Rachael consider the classic breadwinner quandary: Is it time to look for new job?Have a question for Rachael + Jennifer? Email us at thebreadwinnerspod@gmail.com or visit us at thebreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’re also on Facebook and Instagram. Let us know what you think!And please, support us by sharing our show with your favorite breadwinner today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-03-0924 minThe BreadwinnersThe Wage GapShocking news: Paying women less is nothing new. Back in the 1860s, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton made a case for bridging the wage gap even as they fought for our right to vote. Jennifer and Rachael consider what’s happened since as well as the impact the pandemic is having on women’s wages now. Support Us Get The Breadwinners t-shirts, stickers and more! Episode LinksBatgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson about Equal Pay Quick Facts About the Gender Wage Gap — Robin Bleiwe...2022-04-1433 minThe BreadwinnersBreast is BestWhen it comes to feeding infants, we seemingly all agree that “breast is best.” In 2015, CDC reported that 83 percent of U.S. babies start out that way. But we didn’t always think this way.In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael dive into the pressure on new moms to not only breastfeed, but to breast pump as well and how it has impacted the workforce and public policy.Support Us Get The Breadwinners t-shirts, stickers and more! Episode Links Lactivism: How Feminists and Fundamentalists, Hippies and Yuppies, and Physic...2022-03-1736 minThe BreadwinnersBuilding Wealth — with Deborah OwensAfter two decades in the investing industry, Deborah Owens is now an author and wealth coach on a mission to help women overcome their fear of investing through coaching, accountability and support. On this episode, she shares why financial ignorance is so expensive — and why you can’t save your way to wealth. Episode Links Visit WealthyU A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security Nickel and Dime Your Way to Wealth and Confident Investing Rate and review us — and visit The Breadwinner...2021-10-1426 minThe BreadwinnersBest of the Breadwinners: On Becoming an Anti-Ableist with Jennifer SarrettConversations regarding diversity at work often focus on questions of race and gender, leaving little room to discuss the needs of employees with visible and non-visible disabilities. In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Sarrett of Disruptive Inclusion and Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human Health, joins to consider questions of language, stigma and accommodations in the workplace for people with disabilities — and what it means to be an anti-ableist.Episode Links Language Matters: Ableism in Everyday Language Interviews, Disclosures, and Misperceptions: Autistic Adults' Perspectives on Employment Related Challenges Persons...2021-07-2227 minThe BreadwinnersBreadwinning + the Jam-Packed SlogAs we reach the end of the school year, Rachael and Jennifer consider just how far we’ve all come in the six months — years? — of The Breadwinners: Season Three. ICYMI, we’ll be featuring just a few of our favorite guests in the coming weeks. Let us know what you think! Episode Links Check out past episodes at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork.comWant more Rachael? Visit RachaelEllison.comVisit The Breadwinners Store!Our music is “Run for your Money,” by Devil and Perfe...2021-06-2922 minThe BreadwinnersWould You Rather Quit Than Commute?The world is coming back online — and workplaces are too. But many employees say they aren’t ready to return to their desks. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider a new survey that finds 39 percent of employees would consider quitting if their employers weren’t flexible about remote work. (Among millennials and Gen Z, that figure rises to 49 percent.) Are you ready to commute again? Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home Want more Jennifer...2021-06-2222 minThe BreadwinnersStaying Sane in a Pandemic: Anxiety-a-Go-Go OutsideTo mask or not to mask, that is the question we all have as we step into a changed world. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider this latest stage of the pandemic: reopening and the impact of what some scientists are calling COVID-19 anxiety syndrome. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links COVID-19 anxiety syndrome: A pandemic phenomenon? The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork.com Want more Rachael? Visit Rac...2021-06-1518 minThe BreadwinnersIs the Road Back to Work Becoming a Highway?With the number of vaccinated Americans growing, CEOs are now turning to returning to work — with some handling the transition better than others. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the pushback some leaders are facing as they consider post-pandemic office life, especially one that that comes without school or child care services firmly in place. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Employees Are Feeling Burned Over Broken Work-from-Home Promises and Corporate Culture ‘BS’ As Employers Try To Bring Them Back to the Office Washingtonian...2021-06-0821 minThe BreadwinnersWhen Woke at Work Goes WrongAs society has begun to reckon with the impacts of systemic racism, sexism and white privilege, such sensitive and painful topics come to the workplace as well. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how some leaders have blundered into such conversations, even as others are using such discussions to bring diversity topics to the fore — and the lessons we can learn from both.Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today!Episode LinksWhat Really Happened at BasecampInside the All-hands Meeting That Led to a T...2021-06-0122 minThe Breadwinners‘No’ Is a Complete Sentence Rarely SaidIn this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider Anne Helen Petersen’s insightful essay, “Against ‘Feel Free To Take Some Time If You Need It’,” which considers the internal and external pressure to stay productive at all costs.“The myth of meritocracy teaches you that if you do say no, you are closing off roads to your potential excellence. Or, more bluntly, you are not ambitious, and a lack of ambition (at least in the United States) usually means that whatever financial fate befalls you, you deserve it.” — Anne Helen PetersenPlease help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to...2021-05-1821 minThe BreadwinnersFinding Resilience When You’ve Got the BlahsVaccines are rolling out nationwide, meaning that life is shifting once again. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how the pandemic is prompting some people to see opportunities for change and action, while Jennifer experiences a deep case of the Blahs. Please help us grow: rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today. Episode Links Out of the Pandemic, Chances for Another Future Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change How Resilienc...2021-05-1122 minThe BreadwinnersAnywhere but Here: Summer Travel Plans?As vaccines reach more adults and older teens, families with younger kids have a new equation to solve when it comes to making summer plans. Will this be the second year of no summer camp, limited travel and shocking amounts of screentime? (#askingforafriend) In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the latest advice on family travel and share how they’re navigating the long days of summer with kids. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Family Travel Gets Complicated Wi...2021-05-0418 minThe BreadwinnersThe Fight for Predictable Hourly Work SchedulesIn a move to increase job satisfaction and lower hardship, Seattle has passed a law requiring major employers post schedules 14 days in advance. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the 58 percent of U.S. workers paid an hourly wage (82 million) and the impact that unpredictable work schedules can have on their lives and families. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Seattle’s Secure Scheduling Ordinance: Year 2 Worker Impact Report Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork.com ...2021-04-2719 minThe BreadwinnersEntrepreneurship — Or Winning Your Own BreadIn 2019, American women were starting an average of 1,817 new businesses per day. In this episode, Rachael and Jennifer consider what drives women to cut their own path, share their own experiences with entrepreneurship and revisit Morra Aarons-Mele’s excellent essay on the dangers of “entrepreneurship porn.” In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links The Dangerous Rise of “Entrepreneurship Porn” Fly Female Founders: How She Build That Event SCORE: T...2021-04-2021 minThe BreadwinnersDrawing a Roadmap to Return To WorkAs some employers begin to reopen offices, a new survey finds that half of all workers wish to remain remote permanently. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how leading firms are considering the answers to the important questions when, how, and why should employees return to the workplace? And why no one size ever fits all. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode LinksSHRM: Half of Workers Wish to Remain Remote Permanently Want more Jennifer? Visit Jennwork.com2021-04-1323 min
The BreadwinnersDon’t Call Her ‘Super Mom’In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the power of words, especially those by Claire Trageser in her essay on Elle.com, “Stop Telling Women They're Amazing.” From real-life stories of Mom-Life to Rachael’s grandmother’s favorite Erma Bombeck column, we consider how to see and talk about what we’re all experiencing now as breadwinning moms.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-1625 min
The BreadwinnersWell, Well, Well, It’s Time to Talk about Wellness and BreadwinningA HealthyWomen.org survey of midlife women found that 66% of women feel only "somewhat in control" of their own health while nearly 90% describe their stress levels as "moderate to high."
Sound familiar?!
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider why nearly half of all women, ages 30 to 60, say they aren’t taking time for their health (including making time to get their regular screenings). They also share what they’re doing to put themselves on their own to-do list, at least every once in a while.
What’s your wellness way? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear...2020-07-2323 minThe BreadwinnersThe Thin Line Between Love + Hate — of FeedbackEmployee surveys find that nearly everyone likes receiving feedback. Indeed, “people believe constructive criticism is essential to their career development,” says one report.
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research behind constructive criticism and positive encouragement — and why it matters so much how you do both.
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Episode Links
Feedback: You Need to Lead It
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richlyons/2017/07/10/feedback-you-need-to-lead-it/#1d61f92d4a35
Your Employees Want the Negative Feedback You Hate to Give
https://hbr.org/2014/01/your-employees-want-the-negative-feedback-you-hate-to-give
Overcoming Feedback Phobia: Take the First Step
https...2020-07-1424 minThe BreadwinnersBreadwinning + Caregiving: We Won’t Just ‘Figure It Out’Oddly enough, workplace policies created by straight white men for straight white men without caregiving responsibilities don’t seem to be working these days.
In this episode, Julie Kashen, director of Women's Economic Justice and senior fellow at the Century Foundation, joins Rachael to talk about our nation’s approach to child care — and why it's time for change.
“We all need to come together to say ‘This is what’s best for all of us.’ We need a significant federal investment in this sector so that we can all afford good care, we can come back to work as the economy re...2020-07-0925 min
The BreadwinnersBreadwinning + Caregiving: We Won’t Just ‘Figure It Out’Oddly enough, workplace policies created by straight white men for straight white men without caregiving responsibilities don’t seem to be working these days. In this episode, Julie Kashen, director of Women's Economic Justice and senior fellow at the Century Foundation, joins Rachael to talk about our nation’s approach to child care — and why it's time for change. “We all need to come together to say ‘This is what’s best for all of us.’ We need a significant federal investment in this sector so that we can all afford good care, we can come back to work as the economy re...2020-07-0925 minThe BreadwinnersCan We Learn Resiliency? (Asking for a Friend)Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, stress and tragedy — but how do we find resilience in the first place?
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research into skills resilient people use to get up, dust themselves off and step forward during difficult times — and what we can learn for our own lives.
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What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/health/resilience-relationships-trauma.html
Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You...2020-07-0725 min
The BreadwinnersCan We Learn Resiliency? (Asking for a Friend)Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, stress and tragedy — but how do we find resilience in the first place? In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research into skills resilient people use to get up, dust themselves off and step forward during difficult times — and what we can learn for our own lives. Please rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners anywhere you listen to podcasts. Episode Links What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/health/resilience-relationships-trauma.html Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You...2020-07-0725 min
The BreadwinnersBreak the Silence: Race, Culture + the Infertility JourneyStudies suggest Black women may be almost twice as likely to experience infertility as White women — and much less likely to seek medical help to get pregnant, let alone talk openly about it. In this episode, media executive Kim Sealy shares her infertility story with Jennifer. From the costs of IVF to the sadness of miscarriages to the stress of responding to her Caribbean family’s traditional views, Kim encourages Black women to share their stories — and seek the help they need to start the families they desire. “You’re expected to be perfect and when I discovered that I was having...2020-07-0233 minThe BreadwinnersBreak the Silence: Race, Culture + the Infertility JourneyStudies suggest Black women may be almost twice as likely to experience infertility as White women — and much less likely to seek medical help to get pregnant, let alone talk openly about it.
In this episode, media executive Kim Sealy shares her infertility story with Jennifer. From the costs of IVF to the sadness of miscarriages to the stress of responding to her Caribbean family’s traditional views, Kim encourages Black women to share their stories — and seek the help they need to start the families they desire.
“You’re expected to be perfect and when I discovered that I was having...2020-07-0233 min
The BreadwinnersTo Tell the Truth: When Honesty Is Too Painful at WorkWe’ve all experienced a toxic workplace — but have you ever stepped up to speak out about the problems you see? In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research regarding employee voice — the phenomenon of workers speaking up when they see or hear something that troubles them — and what happens when we all feel silenced. Please rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners anywhere you listen to podcasts. Refinery29 Top Editor Christene Barberich Steps Down After Backlash Over Lack of Diversity, ‘Racist Aggressions’ https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/refinery29-editor-christene-barberich-steps-down-diversity-racial-discrimination-1234627692/ The 'Bon Appétit' Test Kitchen and the Myth of the Happy Wor...2020-06-3027 minThe BreadwinnersTo Tell the Truth: When Honesty Is Too Painful at WorkWe’ve all experienced a toxic workplace — but have you ever stepped up to speak out about the problems you see?
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research regarding employee voice — the phenomenon of workers speaking up when they see or hear something that troubles them — and what happens when we all feel silenced.
Please rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Refinery29 Top Editor Christene Barberich Steps Down After Backlash Over Lack of Diversity, ‘Racist Aggressions’
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/refinery29-editor-christene-barberich-steps-down-diversity-racial-discrimination-1234627692/
The 'Bon Appétit' Test Kitchen and the Myth of the Happy Wor...2020-06-3027 min
The BreadwinnersAll Together Now: Laid Off and Looking for Work in a PandemicIt’s never good news when HR unexpectedly joins a meeting with your manager — and such was the case for Betty Wong Ortiz, editor extraordinaire, who like millions of others was laid off at the start of the pandemic. In this episode, Betty shares her job search story with Jennifer — and how being honest on LinkedIn led to a viral post of 23,000 views as well as a supportive network of connections and potential new job leads. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links I Got Laid-off Over Zoom This Year, But Found an Incred...2020-06-2522 minThe BreadwinnersAll Together Now: Laid Off and Looking for Work in a PandemicIt’s never good news when HR unexpectedly joins a meeting with your manager — and such was the case for Betty Wong Ortiz, editor extraordinaire, who like millions of others was laid off at the start of the pandemic.
In this episode, Betty shares her job search story with Jennifer — and how being honest on LinkedIn led to a viral post of 23,000 views as well as a supportive network of connections and potential new job leads.
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I Got Laid-off Over Zoom This Year, But Found an Incred...2020-06-2522 min
The BreadwinnersBreak It Down: Decoding Macho Job DescriptionsEver read a job description and immediately decide it’s not for you based on the language alone? We certainly have. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research and impact of coded language in job descriptions — and how we can hire better. Are you on the job hunt? We'd love to hear your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Please rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners anywhere you listen to podcasts. Episode Links How To Take Gender Bias Out of Your Job Ads https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2016/12/14/how-to-take-gender-bias-out-of-your-job-ads/#605d4ddf1024 Gender Decoder for Job Ads http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com...2020-06-2324 minThe BreadwinnersBreak It Down: Decoding Macho Job DescriptionsEver read a job description and immediately decide it’s not for you based on the language alone? We certainly have.
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research and impact of coded language in job descriptions — and how we can hire better.
Are you on the job hunt? We'd love to hear your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com.
Please rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Episode Links
How To Take Gender Bias Out of Your Job Ads
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2016/12/14/how-to-take-gender-bias-out-of-your-job-ads/#605d4ddf1024
Gender Decoder for Job Ads
http://gender-decoder.katmatfield.com...2020-06-2324 min
The BreadwinnersBreadwinner by Choice: The Conversation ContinuesEven before they got pregnant, Stephanie and Ethan Huckel started talking about breadwinning — as in who would be the primary earner for their family and who would take the lead on caregiving. Today, that conversation continues as Stephanie leads on the work front and Ethan leads at home. In this episode, Rachael and the Huckels consider the research regarding breadwinning, ubiquitous messaging around gender roles and which member of the Paw Patrol is non-binary. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Why I No Longer Call Myself an Ally https://inclusionalliescoalition.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/wh...2020-06-1828 minThe BreadwinnersBreadwinner by Choice: The Conversation ContinuesEven before they got pregnant, Stephanie and Ethan Huckel started talking about breadwinning — as in who would be the primary earner for their family and who would take the lead on caregiving. Today, that conversation continues as Stephanie leads on the work front and Ethan leads at home.
In this episode, Rachael and the Huckels consider the research regarding breadwinning, ubiquitous messaging around gender roles and which member of the Paw Patrol is non-binary.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today!
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Why I No Longer Call Myself an Ally
https://inclusionalliescoalition.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/wh...2020-06-1828 minThe BreadwinnersWho Doesn’t Need a Mental Health Day Right Now?We know that sleep is good for us — and who doesn’t love a day off? And yet, both are so much harder to come by when you’re demanding systemic change on day 4,325 of a COVID pandemic.
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research regarding our need for rest, our inability to find time or space for ourselves right now, and why it's important to put our mental health on our to-do list.
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Why Can’t You Sleep During a Quarantine?
https://www.health.com/cond...2020-06-1625 min
The BreadwinnersWho Doesn’t Need a Mental Health Day Right Now?We know that sleep is good for us — and who doesn’t love a day off? And yet, both are so much harder to come by when you’re demanding systemic change on day 4,325 of a COVID pandemic. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the research regarding our need for rest, our inability to find time or space for ourselves right now, and why it's important to put our mental health on our to-do list. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links Why Can’t You Sleep During a Quarantine? https://www.health.com/cond...2020-06-1626 minThe BreadwinnersWhat If You Paired the Golden Rule with a Golden Rolodex?Laura Mignott, master marketer and events entrepreneur, knows the answer. From the major events she produces to the brands she counsels to the podcast she hosts, Laura makes connections everywhere she goes. Today, she is sharing her best tips for growing a strong network in a new course, called One Degree of Connection. See link below.
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Episode Links
Event Planners Sound Off on the Future of the Industry
https://www.campaignlive.com/article/event-planners-sound-off-future-industry/1685802
The Secret To Launching A Successful Podcast
https://www.blackenterprise.com/laura-mignott-reset-podcast/
Meet The...2020-06-1123 min
The BreadwinnersMirror Image — or Why Your Network Looks Just Like YouTake a moment and look at your LinkedIn contacts. How many look like you? In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding cross-racial relationships, the unconscious biases we hold and the impact it has on who we recommend, mentor and hire. “Because of the racial context in which we're all living, if we want to have cross-racial relationships, part of what makes them successful is our willingness and ability to learn how to talk about racism, even in the context of the friendship” — Beverly Daniel Tatumm Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links...2020-06-0929 minThe BreadwinnersMirror Image — or Why Your Network Looks Just Like YouTake a moment and look at your LinkedIn contacts. How many look like you?
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding cross-racial relationships, the unconscious biases we hold and the impact it has on who we recommend, mentor and hire.
“Because of the racial context in which we're all living, if we want to have cross-racial relationships, part of what makes them successful is our willingness and ability to learn how to talk about racism, even in the context of the friendship” — Beverly Daniel Tatumm
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today!
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...2020-06-0929 minThe Breadwinners‘What We’re Seeing Now Is a Reckoning and an Opportunity to Create New Narratives.’As protest and pandemic overwhelm our news feeds, the power of language, storytelling and narrative-shaping has never been more apparent — or more important.
Christina Blacken of The New Quo, a narrative intelligence consultancy, joins The Breadwinners to talk about how she works with leaders to connect with the values, emotions and needs of their listeners to get them where they need them to go — and why it’s so important to match story and narrative with lived action.
“The stories that they tell, no matter how true they are or not, become the dominant narrative in the lexicon. That’s why we nee...2020-06-0432 min
The BreadwinnersIt’s a Thin Line Between Inspiration vs Motivation — Especially in a PandemicThe conversation regarding #pandemic life has centered around maintaining motivation for work and school, but can we find inspiration as well? In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider how to reach for the stars when you can't go outside. Is it possible to create new ideas right now — or will we keep overworking ourselves in an effort to control an uncontrollable situation? (Asking for a friend.) Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today! Episode Links The Difference Between Motivation & Inspiration https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140512234002-23063390-motivation-inspiration/ Motivation vs. Inspiration: How to Achieve Your Goals in th...2020-06-0225 minThe BreadwinnersIt’s a Thin Line Between Inspiration vs Motivation — Especially in a PandemicThe conversation regarding #pandemic life has centered around maintaining motivation for work and school, but can we find inspiration as well?
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider how to reach for the stars when you can't go outside. Is it possible to create new ideas right now — or will we keep overworking ourselves in an effort to control an uncontrollable situation? (Asking for a friend.)
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today!
Episode Links
The Difference Between Motivation & Inspiration
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140512234002-23063390-motivation-inspiration/
Motivation vs. Inspiration: How to Achieve Your Goals in th...2020-06-0225 min
The BreadwinnersBreadwinning vs Budgeting and the Gender Wealth GapWomen not only earn less than men, we invest less too, meaning we miss the opportunity to grow our wealth on a scale larger than any paltry savings account interest rate can offer. Jennifer Barrett, chief education officer of Acorns, the savings and investing app, and founding editor of Grow, its personal finance magazine site targeting Millennials, joins Jennifer to talk about the messaging most women hear about money from childhood on — and why it’s so important to embrace our financial future. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today. Episode Links Could The Coronavirus Pand...2020-05-2825 minThe BreadwinnersBreadwinning vs Budgeting and the Gender Wealth GapWomen not only earn less than men, we invest less too, meaning we miss the opportunity to grow our wealth on a scale larger than any paltry savings account interest rate can offer.
Jennifer Barrett, chief education officer of Acorns, the savings and investing app, and founding editor of Grow, its personal finance magazine site targeting Millennials, joins Jennifer to talk about the messaging most women hear about money from childhood on — and why it’s so important to embrace our financial future.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners today.
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Could The Coronavirus Pand...2020-05-2825 min
The BreadwinnersOk, Boomers. Whassup, Slackers: Why We Need to Work TogetherToday’s workforce is comprised of four generations — Boomers, GenX, Millennials and GenZ — all of whom come to work every day with different views, communication styles, needs and challenges. In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how we can, and should, work together to thrive and grow at work. Tell us your generational story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners! Episode Links Why We Need Multigenerational Workplaces https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/diversity/2020/how-to-attract-multigenerational-workforce What Are the Different Generations in the Workpl...2020-05-2625 minThe BreadwinnersOk, Boomers. Whassup, Slackers: Why We Need to Work TogetherToday’s workforce is comprised of four generations — Boomers, GenX, Millennials and GenZ — all of whom come to work every day with different views, communication styles, needs and challenges.
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how we can, and should, work together to thrive and grow at work.
Tell us your generational story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners!
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Why We Need Multigenerational Workplaces
https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/diversity/2020/how-to-attract-multigenerational-workforce
What Are the Different Generations in the Workpl...2020-05-2625 min
The Breadwinners'It's Time to Have a Reset About Who We Are As a People.'The coronavirus pandemic is upending the way we work, live and connect with one another — and it’s happening so fast that it’s pushing us to new heights of stress, fear and uncertainty. Brigid Shulte, Director of the Better Life Lab at the New America Foundation, joins Jennifer to talk about work and life in the time of Covid — and the basic supports still needed to protect both. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners! Episode Links Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time https://www.amazon.com/No-Excuses-Women-Change-Think/dp/1580053882 Crisis Conversa...2020-05-2128 minThe Breadwinners'It's Time to Have a Reset About Who We Are As a People.'The coronavirus pandemic is upending the way we work, live and connect with one another — and it’s happening so fast that it’s pushing us to new heights of stress, fear and uncertainty.
Brigid Shulte, Director of the Better Life Lab at the New America Foundation, joins Jennifer to talk about work and life in the time of Covid — and the basic supports still needed to protect both.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners!
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Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time
https://www.amazon.com/No-Excuses-Women-Change-Think/dp/1580053882
Crisis Conversa...2020-05-2128 min
The BreadwinnersIs There a Business Case for Returning to the Office?As some employers start to reopen their workplaces, two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about returning to their desks. But how much of our work still needs to be done onsite, and how much can be done at home? In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the questions that need to be asked — and answered — as we consider returning to the office. How are you juggling home, work and family now? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners! Epis...2020-05-1929 minThe BreadwinnersIs There a Business Case for Returning to the Office?As some employers start to reopen their workplaces, two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about returning to their desks. But how much of our work still needs to be done onsite, and how much can be done at home?
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider the questions that need to be asked — and answered — as we consider returning to the office.
How are you juggling home, work and family now? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners!
Epis...2020-05-1929 minThe BreadwinnersIt’s Time to ‘Carpe the Chaos’ and Take the Lead"You need to know how to play the game in order to change it. But you also have a responsibility to change it while you're playing it."
In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead, which aims to propel women to take their fair share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025.
Its 50 Women Can Change the World leadership program is now focused on serving women in journalism and applications to join its group are now open at 50womencan.com.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners wherever...2020-05-1424 min
The BreadwinnersIt’s Time to ‘Carpe the Chaos’ and Take the Lead"You need to know how to play the game in order to change it. But you also have a responsibility to change it while you're playing it." In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead, which aims to propel women to take their fair share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025. Its 50 Women Can Change the World leadership program is now focused on serving women in journalism and applications to join its group are now open at 50womencan.com. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners wherever...2020-05-1424 minThe BreadwinnersWhy Are So Many Essential Breadwinners So Underpaid?Women represent nearly two-thirds of the workforce in the 40 lowest-paying jobs, many of which are now considered essential. Nevertheless, at least 36 percent, or 13 million, of these workers earn less than $15 per hour.
In this episode, we consider breadwinners in low-paid occupations such as food services, healthcare and retail and the added struggles they now face in the pandemic.
How are you juggling home, work and family now? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
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The BreadwinnersWhy Do So Many Men See Women Doing Well in the Job Market as a Threat?Today a majority of men believe they face at least a little bit of discrimination in the workplace due to their gender — and thus, any gain for women is seen as a loss for them. In this episode, Rachael + researchers Yasemin BesenCassino (Montclair State University) and Dan Cassino (Fairleigh Dickinson University) consider their research into breadwinning’s impact on masculinity, gender disparities, and relationships — and what it might predict about our post-pandemic lives. Tell us your breadwinning story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The...2020-05-0723 minThe BreadwinnersWhy Do So Many Men See Women Doing Well in the Job Market as a Threat?Today a majority of men believe they face at least a little bit of discrimination in the workplace due to their gender — and thus, any gain for women is seen as a loss for them.
In this episode, Rachael + researchers Yasemin BesenCassino (Montclair State University) and Dan Cassino (Fairleigh Dickinson University) consider their research into breadwinning’s impact on masculinity, gender disparities, and relationships — and what it might predict about our post-pandemic lives.
Tell us your breadwinning story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The...2020-05-0723 min
The BreadwinnersThe Myth of Multitasking and Reality of Busyness BurnoutHow often do you end your day having done so much but accomplished nothing of note? The average person checks their email about 15 times per day. But researchers say when people limit checking their email to just three times per day, their stress levels decrease significantly. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the stress, frustration and time pressure that multitasking generates — and how to combat it. Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts! Episode Links Beware the Busy Manager https://hbr.org/2002/02/beware-the-busy-manager How to Overcome Yo...2020-05-0524 minThe BreadwinnersThe Myth of Multitasking and Reality of Busyness BurnoutHow often do you end your day having done so much but accomplished nothing of note?
The average person checks their email about 15 times per day. But researchers say when people limit checking their email to just three times per day, their stress levels decrease significantly.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the stress, frustration and time pressure that multitasking generates — and how to combat it.
Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts!
Episode Links
Beware the Busy Manager
https://hbr.org/2002/02/beware-the-busy-manager
How to Overcome Yo...2020-05-0524 minThe BreadwinnersWhat Are 3 Million College-Educated Women Missing?Even before the pandemic hit, more than 3 million college-educated women were trying to return to the workforce after years away. Aprés, an online jobs site, is designed to help.
In this bonus episode, Jennifer + Aprés CEO Stacey Delo (co-author of Your Turn: Careers, Kids & Comebacks: A Working Mother's Guide) consider why women leave the workforce — and how best to help them return when the time is right.
Are you a mom aiming to return to work? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate...2020-04-3022 min
The BreadwinnersWhat Are 3 Million College-Educated Women Missing?Even before the pandemic hit, more than 3 million college-educated women were trying to return to the workforce after years away. Aprés, an online jobs site, is designed to help. In this bonus episode, Jennifer + Aprés CEO Stacey Delo (co-author of Your Turn: Careers, Kids & Comebacks: A Working Mother's Guide) consider why women leave the workforce — and how best to help them return when the time is right. Are you a mom aiming to return to work? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate...2020-04-3022 minThe BreadwinnersThe Parents Are Not All Right — We Never WereMicrosoft is now offering 12 weeks of paid leave to its working parent employees as schools remain closed during the coronavirus crisis. Will other employers attempt to match — or even, beat them?
In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael consider how employers are responding to the pandemic and what benefits and policies might remain going forward.
How is your employer responding to the pandemic? How are you? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
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Microsoft Is...2020-04-2825 min
The BreadwinnersThe Parents Are Not All Right — We Never WereMicrosoft is now offering 12 weeks of paid leave to its working parent employees as schools remain closed during the coronavirus crisis. Will other employers attempt to match — or even, beat them? In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael consider how employers are responding to the pandemic and what benefits and policies might remain going forward. How is your employer responding to the pandemic? How are you? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts! Episode Links Microsoft Is...2020-04-2825 minThe BreadwinnersSocial Media in the Covid Era: No One Wants to See Your Perfect Life.Influencers have seen their work completely upended by the pandemic, prompting a shift away from aspirational posts back to more authentic takes on life — and Danielle Wiley, founder and CEO of Sway Group, a marketing agency and influencer network of more than 25,000 creators, welcomes the change.
In this bonus episode, Jennifer and Danielle consider the authenticity shift, the ongoing pay gap for female influencers, and how brand campaigns may change going forward.
What social media messaging are you experiencing during the COVID era? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to yo...2020-04-2321 min
The BreadwinnersSocial Media in the Covid Era: No One Wants to See Your Perfect Life.Influencers have seen their work completely upended by the pandemic, prompting a shift away from aspirational posts back to more authentic takes on life — and Danielle Wiley, founder and CEO of Sway Group, a marketing agency and influencer network of more than 25,000 creators, welcomes the change. In this bonus episode, Jennifer and Danielle consider the authenticity shift, the ongoing pay gap for female influencers, and how brand campaigns may change going forward. What social media messaging are you experiencing during the COVID era? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to yo...2020-04-2321 minThe BreadwinnersNein, Nyet, Nope — Can You Say No in a Pandemic?As a Pandemic Breadwinner ™ can you ever say no to work? How about as a homeschooling parent? In this very stressful era, choosing what’s right for you and your family can be harder than ever to do.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the old adage “there’s only so much time in a day” and what it means in an era of extreme job instability and increased family pressure.
How are you deciding whether to say yes or no? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us gr...2020-04-2125 min
The BreadwinnersNein, Nyet, Nope — Can You Say No in a Pandemic?As a Pandemic Breadwinner ™ can you ever say no to work? How about as a homeschooling parent? In this very stressful era, choosing what’s right for you and your family can be harder than ever to do. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the old adage “there’s only so much time in a day” and what it means in an era of extreme job instability and increased family pressure. How are you deciding whether to say yes or no? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us gr...2020-04-2125 minThe BreadwinnersYes, You Can Network in PandemicYes, you can’t leave your house but that’s no excuse for not networking. In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network, to talk about how to foster your network without the usual in-person coffee date.
HOT TIP: Ellevate is accepting applications for a special cohort of Squads on Leading Through Uncertainty. This online peer mentoring program allows you to work on your professional challenges, give and receive feedback, and find new ideas. Learn more at https://www.ellevatenetwork.com/squads
How are you keeping in touch with your existing network — and how are you ma...2020-04-1624 min
The BreadwinnersYes, You Can Network in PandemicYes, you can’t leave your house but that’s no excuse for not networking. In this episode, Jennifer is joined by Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network, to talk about how to foster your network without the usual in-person coffee date. HOT TIP: Ellevate is accepting applications for a special cohort of Squads on Leading Through Uncertainty. This online peer mentoring program allows you to work on your professional challenges, give and receive feedback, and find new ideas. Learn more at https://www.ellevatenetwork.com/squads How are you keeping in touch with your existing network — and how are you ma...2020-04-1624 minThe BreadwinnersThe Neverending Story: Staying Sane in a PandemicFor some Breadwinners, we’ve passed a month in isolation working, homeschooling and everything with no end in sight. It’s no wonder many of us are experiencing more bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness than ever before.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding mental health during the COVID Era and share what they’re doing to stay (somewhat) sane — from our favorite apps to the song on endless repeat in Jennifer’s head right now.
How’s your mental health faring so far? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the mos...2020-04-1422 min
The BreadwinnersThe Neverending Story: Staying Sane in a PandemicFor some Breadwinners, we’ve passed a month in isolation working, homeschooling and everything with no end in sight. It’s no wonder many of us are experiencing more bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness than ever before. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding mental health during the COVID Era and share what they’re doing to stay (somewhat) sane — from our favorite apps to the song on endless repeat in Jennifer’s head right now. How’s your mental health faring so far? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean th...2020-04-1400 minThe BreadwinnersThe Neverending Story: Staying Sane in a PandemicFor some Breadwinners, we’ve passed a month in isolation working, homeschooling and everything with no end in sight. It’s no wonder many of us are experiencing more bouts of anxiety, depression and loneliness than ever before. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the research regarding mental health during the COVID Era and share what they’re doing to stay (somewhat) sane — from our favorite apps to the song on endless repeat in Jennifer’s head right now. How’s your mental health faring so far? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean th...2020-04-1322 min
The BreadwinnersShare the Load: Is Job Sharing Right for You?You’ve likely heard of job sharing but do you know what it really means? Today on a very special Breadwinners, we dive deep into the least-used weapon in the flexible work arsenal — and consider how it might help our stunned economy. In this episode, Melissa Nicholson of Work Muse joins Jennifer to consider the ups and downs of job sharing and what it takes to be a great team at work and home. Do you want to job share — or wish you could? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you...2020-04-0931 minThe BreadwinnersShare the Load: Is Job Sharing Right for You?You’ve likely heard of job sharing but do you know what it really means? Today on a very special Breadwinners, we dive deep into the least-used weapon in the flexible work arsenal — and consider how it might help our stunned economy.
In this episode, Melissa Nicholson of Work Muse joins Jennifer to consider the ups and downs of job sharing and what it takes to be a great team at work and home.
Do you want to job share — or wish you could? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you...2020-04-0931 minThe BreadwinnersFull Disclosure or How We Talk About the Rest of Our Lives at WorkCan you bring your whole self to work? Experts say you should… to a point. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are all sharing more of our personal lives than ever before — whether on video calls with cats and kids passing by or sharing stories of feeling nervous or isolated.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the when and how of workplace authenticity and why social intelligence is so important for us all.
Have you ever shared too much of yourself at work — or wish you had shared more? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the storie...2020-04-0725 min
The BreadwinnersFull Disclosure or How We Talk About the Rest of Our Lives at WorkCan you bring your whole self to work? Experts say you should… to a point. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are all sharing more of our personal lives than ever before — whether on video calls with cats and kids passing by or sharing stories of feeling nervous or isolated. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the when and how of workplace authenticity and why social intelligence is so important for us all. Have you ever shared too much of yourself at work — or wish you had shared more? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. Help us tell the storie...2020-04-0725 min
The BreadwinnersMind the (Pay) Gap Because It Isn’t Getting Any SmallerWomen outnumber men in the workforce. We earn more college and graduate degrees. We’re the primary breadwinner in 40% of families. And yet, we still earn about 80 cents for every male dollar — and for women of color, the gap is even wider. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider why the gender wage gap is so hard to shrink, what role pay negotiating plays and share their holiday plans for Equal Pay Day (March 31). Tell us your (non) pay equity story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear how it’s impacted you and your family. Help us tell the stories...2020-03-3126 minThe BreadwinnersMind the (Pay) Gap Because It Isn’t Getting Any SmallerWomen outnumber men in the workforce. We earn more college and graduate degrees. We’re the primary breadwinner in 40% of families. And yet, we still earn about 80 cents for every male dollar — and for women of color, the gap is even wider.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider why the gender wage gap is so hard to shrink, what role pay negotiating plays and share their holiday plans for Equal Pay Day (March 31).
Tell us your (non) pay equity story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear how it’s impacted you and your family. Help us tell the stories...2020-03-3126 min
The BreadwinnersBreadwinning + Caregiving in a Pandemic“The coronavirus crisis will be global and long-lasting, economic as well as medical,” writes Helen Lewis in The Atlantic. “However, it also offers an opportunity. This could be the first outbreak where gender and sex differences are recorded, and taken into account by researchers and policymakers.” In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how the equation of breadwinning + caregiving will add up for women during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic. Tell us your breadwinning + caregiving story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear how you are making it work in this difficult time. Help us tell the stories that mean the most t...2020-03-2424 minThe BreadwinnersBreadwinning + Caregiving in a Pandemic“The coronavirus crisis will be global and long-lasting, economic as well as medical,” writes Helen Lewis in The Atlantic. “However, it also offers an opportunity. This could be the first outbreak where gender and sex differences are recorded, and taken into account by researchers and policymakers.”
In this episode, Rachael + Jennifer consider how the equation of breadwinning + caregiving will add up for women during, and after, the coronavirus pandemic.
Tell us your breadwinning + caregiving story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear how you are making it work in this difficult time. Help us tell the stories that mean the most t...2020-03-2424 min
The BreadwinnersPaid Sick Leave and Flexible Work in the Coronavirus EraFor Breadwinners, staying home to care for yourself or your family — or to work from home — is possible only with paid sick leave and flexible work policies to support you. Join Rachael + Jennifer as they consider the current state of work in the #Coronavirus Era and what lasting impact it might have on how we all work going forward. Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com and please help us grow. Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts! Episode Links Paid Sick Leave Laws by State https://www.redcort.com/blog/paid-sick-leave-laws Coronavirus Brings a New Legislative Push...2020-03-1727 minThe BreadwinnersPaid Sick Leave and Flexible Work in the Coronavirus EraFor Breadwinners, staying home to care for yourself or your family — or to work from home — is possible only with paid sick leave and flexible work policies to support you.
Join Rachael + Jennifer as they consider the current state of work in the #Coronavirus Era and what lasting impact it might have on how we all work going forward.
Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com and please help us grow. Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts!
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Paid Sick Leave Laws by State
https://www.redcort.com/blog/paid-sick-leave-laws
Coronavirus Brings a New Legislative Push...2020-03-1727 min
The BreadwinnersLet’s Hear it for the Boy: Men & BreadwinningMen today spend an estimated 18 hours per week on housework and childcare. While lower than women’s hours of unpaid work, it’s still much, much more than our fathers or grandfathers did at home. In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the workplace stresses that impact dads in particular — and how this ripples into our home and family life. Tell us your working dad story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear what’s worked for you. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you. Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple p...2020-03-1028 minThe BreadwinnersLet’s Hear it for the Boy: Men & BreadwinningMen today spend an estimated 18 hours per week on housework and childcare. While lower than women’s hours of unpaid work, it’s still much, much more than our fathers or grandfathers did at home.
In this episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the workplace stresses that impact dads in particular — and how this ripples into our home and family life.
Tell us your working dad story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear what’s worked for you. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple p...2020-03-1028 minThe BreadwinnersSchool Daze: Adding Up Child Care for Older KidsBreadwinning and parenting as the kids get older. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t get easier — nor does the math. Take this equation: schools close an average of 29 days a year, not counting summer vacations, while the average private-sector worker with paid leave has 16 days off in paid holidays and vacation.
In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael consider the history of affordable child care and highlight ways some school systems are helping working parents add it up.
What’s your family’s child care strategy? What happens when it doesn’t work? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear...2020-03-0328 min
The BreadwinnersSchool Daze: Adding Up Child Care for Older KidsBreadwinning and parenting as the kids get older. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t get easier — nor does the math. Take this equation: schools close an average of 29 days a year, not counting summer vacations, while the average private-sector worker with paid leave has 16 days off in paid holidays and vacation. In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael consider the history of affordable child care and highlight ways some school systems are helping working parents add it up. What’s your family’s child care strategy? What happens when it doesn’t work? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear...2020-03-0328 minThe BreadwinnersChief Cook vs Bottle Washer: Who Does What at Home?Studies find that men still don’t spend as much time on household chores as their breadwinning wives. Indeed, in female-breadwinner households, the greater the income disparity, the less housework the husband does.
Except when it comes to cooking. Between 2002 and 2010, men upped the amount of time spent cooking each day — and the more their wives earned, the more time the men spent in the kitchen.
Jennifer and Rachael consider why cooking is men's favorite chore — and how doing the laundry and vacuuming can follow suit.
How do you divvy up the chores in your home? Tell us your story at The...2020-02-2524 minThe BreadwinnersFeel the Burn(out): Are We to Blame for Workplace Stress?According to Gallup, two-thirds of employees report feeling burned out at work. But what does burnout really mean — and who’s responsible for fighting it?
Jennifer and Rachael consider how burn out is defined, its impact in our lives and its very real costs to employees and employers.
Are you feeling burned out? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear what’s worked for you. Help us tell the stories that mean the most to you.
Please help us grow: Rate, review and subscribe to The Breadwinners on Apple podcasts!
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Burnout is real, says the...2020-02-1822 minThe BreadwinnersWhat No Talks About at Work: Infertility and MiscarriagesDespite the fact that infertility was officially designated a disease by the American Medical Association in 2017, full fertility treatments still aren’t covered by most company health insurance plans. Meanwhile, 73,000 babies were born in 2015 using assisted reproductive technologies, a number that has doubled in the last decade.
Jennifer and Rachael talk about the costs of infertility treatments — financial, emotional, and time — and what many of us feel you can (and can’t) talk about at work when it comes to infertility and miscarriages.
Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear what’s worked for you. Help us tell...2020-02-1124 minThe BreadwinnersOn the (Job) Hunt: How Breadwinners Find Their Next GigAccording to a CivicScience survey, more than 41 million American will be searching for a job this year — or just about a quarter of the population. What are the added joys of job hunting when you’re also supporting a partner, kids, parents, loved ones — and what do the numbers about the best ways to find a job you’ll love? #askingforafriend
Jennifer and Rachael consider the research and unpack the how, why, when — and even the who of job hunting.
Are you hunting for a new job — are you ever not hunting for a new job? Tell us your story at TheBreadw...2020-02-0425 minThe BreadwinnersIn the Friend Zone or Why We Never Hang Out Any MoreFriends are the first thing to go once life overwhelms with too many diapers, too many projects, too many aging parents, too many anything. And it’s not just you. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Time Use Survey, the average American now spends less than four minutes a day “hosting and attending social events.”
Jennifer and Rachael consider what it means to lack a social life — and what they’re doing for four minutes every day.
Are you making time for friends? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to hear how you make it work. Help us...2020-01-2825 minThe BreadwinnersDon’t Let Your Mental Load Weigh You DownWhat is the mental load — and why do we persist in carrying so much of it? Research finds that women not only serve as parent and caretaker for their families, but also as the “unofficial keepers of where the entire family needs to be and when, and perpetual guardians against anything falling through the cracks.”
Jennifer + Rachael consider the invisible weight that hides in plain sight and how to let go of at least a bit of it.
Are you carrying more than your share of your family’s mental load? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com. We’d love to he...2020-01-2122 minThe BreadwinnersAre you a 'Chance' or 'Choice' Breadwinner?For our first episode, Jennifer + Rachael consider the prime number of breadwinning: According to Pew Research, a record 40% of families are led by breadwinning moms.
Most women didn’t expect to be the primary earner for their family. What does it mean when you’ve landed here by chance versus by choice — and how does this impact your roles as parent, partner, friend and family member?
Are you a “chance” or a “choice” breadwinner? Tell us your story at TheBreadwinnerspodcast.com!
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Pew Research: Breadwinner Moms: https...2020-01-1426 minThe BreadwinnersIntroducing The Breadwinners!The Breadwinners is a new podcast about the neverending hustle and its impact on all aspects of our lives. From our finances to our relationships to our kids to our health, we’re interested in what it takes to keep it all going. In every episode, work-life experts Jennifer and Rachael consider the research and share their takes on what they’re learning every day about breadwinning. Join them as they break it all down so that we can build it back up better for all.2019-12-3001 min