Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-03-22
Books mentioned on The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Competing Devotions
Competing Devotions by Mary Blair-Loy is a sociological examination of the tensions between professional ambition and family life among high-achieving women.
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”
Where to get it
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Hope in the Dark
Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit is a sustained argument for political activism and radical hope rooted in the history of social change.
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”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Making Motherhood Work
“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”
Passing Men Explain Things To Me
“she's also written a book called Men explain things to me which I find fantastic”