“It just seems like the overwhelming story we keep getting is dire tales that women are suffering...[but] one astonishing reality is the Berlin Wall of personal and professional life has fallen down, not just for women but for men too.”

— Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

In the last episode you heard Jessi Hempel and I ask, what is happening to women’s careers right now? So many of us are still at home, often with family underfoot, attempting to manage children’s schooling or simply care for them while also doing our own jobs. Much has been written about the ‘women’s recession’ and the enormous pressure women are under during this pandemic.

This week guest Avivah Wittenberg-Cox offers a more hopeful perspective.

She sees this crisis is an opportunity for organizations to change the way they do things and make the workplace fairer for everyone. She says a generation clash between men is part of the current problem. And she says many of us will undergo a big shift in our careers in the months and years ahead, whether we welcome it or not.

You can also read a transcript of the show.

Further reading:

These Forbes articles are all by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox:

Build Back Balanced: 3 Ways to Get Gender Driving Recovery

Do Her Justice: 4 Lessons from RBG

Why We Need Women in Tech and Government

Daniel Carlson’s research on men, women and domestic labor during the pandemic can be found here.