Episode 192: Better in Scandinavia (re-release)
/“Women are working really hard and full time, and then they’re trying to be the perfect mother and have the perfect home. There’s a lot of pressure here to have very tidy, very stylishly decorated homes, and all of that takes energy.”
In this episode we revisit a show I first released in 2016.
The Nordic countries have a reputation for equality and excellent work/life balance. American women look enviously at these nations as they scrape together a short maternity leave or finish another 10-hour day.
But here's the paradox: there are just as few women in powerful roles in Scandinavia as there are in the US.
In this show I set out to discover more about life for professional women in the Nordic countries. We have representatives from three of them - Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
You can also read a transcript of the show.