Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-03-22
Books mentioned on The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals
Caitlyn Collins recommended Competing Devotions by Mary Blair-Loy, Women in Family Business Leadership Roles by Mary Barrett and others, Mothering While Black by Dawn Marie Dow, and Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Competing Devotions
Competing Devotions by Mary Blair-Loy is a sociological study that investigates the intense demands of career and family among women executives.
Recommended“I mentioned one already by Mary Blair Loy called competing devotions career and family among women Executives this is a groundbreaking interview study with women Executives in the financial services industry”
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Women in Family Business Leadership Roles
Women in Family Business Leadership Roles by Mary Barrett and Ken Moores is an academic and empirical investigation into the unique challenges, dynamics, and leadership experiences of women operating within family-owned enterprises.
Recommended“I mentioned one already by Mary Blair Loy called competing devotions career and family among women Executives this is a groundbreaking interview study with women Executives in the financial services industry”
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Mothering While Black
Mothering While Black by Dawn Marie Dow is a sociology book that explores the complex boundaries, burdens, and experiences of middle-class Black motherhood.
Recommended“a second book is by don da called mothering well black boundaries and burdens of middle class Parenthood and I think of Dawn's book as this fabulous crucial complement to my own”
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Hope in the Dark
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit is a well-known exploration of political activism, radical hope, and the untold history of grassroots social movements.
Recommended“and the third book is not a sociological one it's um by Rebecca solnet Hope in the dark untold history wild possibilities she's also written a book called Men explain things to me”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Caitlyn Collins is a sociologist and the author of making motherhood work how women manage careers and caregiving the book is built around more than 130 interviews with middle-class women in four countries Sweden Germany Italy and the us”
“she's also written a book called Men explain things to me which I find fantastic”