Hating on the 3-Hour Mom—We'd Never Do This to a Man

About this episode

The episode discusses the backlash against a female executive for spending limited time with her children and the double standards in parenting expectations between mothers and fathers.

A Wall Street Journal headline about a powerful female executive spending “only” three hours a weekend with her kids turned into an internet blood sports. So we unpack why. In this episode, we get into the outrage around Skims executive Emma Grede, the impossible standards put on mothers, and why no one ever asks dads to account for every minute they spend parenting. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jo Piazza

Topics covered

• motherhood
• gender standards
• parenting
• work-life balance
• societal expectations

Keywords

• motherhood
• parenting
• gender inequality
• Emma Grede
• Wall Street Journal
• Skims
• work-life balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Skims

Products: The Parisian Heist

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