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FiveThirtyEight had a good opinion piece today. Basically, their thesis is that our politicians grew up in a sexist environment that has failed to appreciate how child care holds the fabric of society together.
I could see their argument extending to firm leadership as well.
I’m also surprised and frustrated this hasn’t come up. Since covid has started I feel like the working mother / parent has been forgotten. There is all this celebration for folks being heros in the community or with clients. What about us?
I’m a mom. I cook all the meals. I do all the grocery shopping. I do half the laundry and cleaning, wiping groceries, etc. I sit thru my preschoolers zoom classes because he is to you to do on his own. I work my full hours, make all my deadlines. But my boss has no clue. It doesn’t even occur to him. Only concession I get is I work when I can. I get no time for myself. And I’m exhausted. When will I be celebrated?!
And might I clarify working parent of a young child. HUGE difference. Disappointed with my company.
Op- Your post is great. My comments are very specific to M2’s rant coz it doesn’t make any sense to me.
What kind of support from your employer would be helpful/valuable to you - genuinely asking as I know a number of organizations are trying to figure out what to put in place to support the burden of having to work from home/school from home .....would love to hear from you all