WORK Net/Net: Mother F*ucker

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges and societal expectations of motherhood, emphasizing the need for supportive systems for diverse choices among women.

The most vibrant channel on Work Like A Girl’s slack is the working mom channel. It’s also the most honest, acute and to the point. It goes something like this: One woman says - I need help. The others say - I got you. In this episode of Net Net we talk about the politicization of the mom brand and the idea of motherhood - namely: Motherhood as a proxy for what women should want, do and be. Being a parent is hard. It takes patience, sacrifice, energy, and restraint. It also requires juggling more variables than most jobs ever will. What’s interesting to me is how women are increasingly becoming pitted against one another based on how they do it. Or if they decide to do it. There’s no one way for women to grow and flourish. The same is true for kids. The real work is creating systems that support different choices, different needs and different outcomes. This is WORK. Net Net. Get full access to Mule Media at erikaayersbadan.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Erika Ayers Badan

Topics covered

• motherhood
• working moms
• women's issues
• support systems
• work-life balance

Keywords

• motherhood
• working moms
• support systems
• women's empowerment
• work-life balance
• juggling responsibilities
• politicization of motherhood

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