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Every book Caitlyn Collins recommended on podcasts
Caitlyn Collins appeared as a guest on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the deep conflicts between modern work expectations and parenting ideals. During the episode's closing segment, Caitlyn Collins offered three book recommendations, beginning with Mary Blair-Loy's Competing Devotions: Career and Family Among Women Executives. She praised it as a groundbreaking interview study focusing on women executives within the financial services industry and their struggles with professional and maternal demands. For her third recommendation, Caitlyn Collins stepped away from sociology to recommend Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit, noting that the author has also written Men Explain Things to Me. Through these recommendations, Caitlyn Collins highlighted literature that explores the sociological realities of gender, career pressures, and the enduring possibilities for social change and hope, providing listeners with both empirical research and inspiring cultural commentary.
Books recommended by Caitlyn Collins
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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”
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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
Books Caitlyn Collins wrote
- Making Motherhood Work
- Thermal Tolerances of the Caribbean Sea Urchins Eucidaris Tribuloides, Echinometra Lividis, and Echinometra Lucunter (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-03-22 | 2 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“she's also written a book called Men explain things to me which I find fantastic”