Toward Gender Equity at Home

By Regina F. Lark, Ph.D.October 31, 2022 From Work-Life Balance to Life Integration: 4 Strategies Toward Gender Equity at Home  Recently I’ve had conversations with women lawyers about so-called “work-life balance.” Here are some sound bytes: Cecelia: My husband helps a lot around the house but I’m the one who’s exhausted after being gone all day and taking care of the house and everything at night. I have absolutely no work-life balance. Jennifer: I’m the bigger wage-earner and work from home. My husband is an engineer who works outside of the home. I’m overwhelmed by the volume of work with two toddlers at home and am already anticipating how much more work I’ll have when they get older and need to get […]

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The Corporate Workplace was Never Designed for Women

Prior to World War I, as corporate America experienced growth, the male dominated fields of secretaries and typists set in motion an interesting dynamic: company owners – men – would look to their male secretaries in a way that resembled a father and son relationship, giving the new, young, white collar worker an opportunity to rise in the company. World War I changed all of that. As male secretaries left their jobs to enlist, women took their places. But when women dominated the pool of administrative staff, that father/son relationship changed to one of husband and wife. White collar became pink collar. Female secretaries became an extension of the emotional labor support that men enjoyed in the home. Change to […]

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