Melissa Hogenboom on Changing the Woman's Role in Society
Made by Mammas: The Podcast
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🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Talk about a trailblazer! Today's guest, Melissa Hogenboom, is the award-winning science journalist, BBC Commissioning editor and author of a brand new book called Breadwinners - which looks at the dynamics and society's expectations on (usually) women at both home and at work.
More women than ever before are earning more than their male counterparts, so why are they still expected to carry the weight of the housework, childcare and general running of the family unit?
Zoe & Georgia delve into this and plenty of other eye-opening questions with Melissa, with their own experiences and realisations coming to the forefront, as it likely will for you too!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Made by Mommas the podcast. I'm Zoe Hardman. And I'm Georgia Dayton. |
| 0:05.2 | And this is your parenting safe space where no conversation is off limits. With five kids between |
| 0:10.8 | G and I, we have seen a lot. We really have. Each week, we'll be joined by some famous faces and |
| 0:16.0 | experts and we'll chat about the brands and products that have saved us along the way. |
| 0:20.2 | In short, we're the parenting podcast for you. Before we get started, hit subscribe or follow so you're the first to know when each episode lands. And they're on Tuesdays and Fridays. And it really helps if you leave a rating and a review. You can also find us in Instagram. We're on at Made by Mummers. But for now, George, should we get into it? |
| 0:37.9 | Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. Wimbledon. She's had a tennis lesson. Now she's heading to Wembleon. guys |
| 0:51.4 | not trying to blow my own trumpet here |
| 0:53.6 | but my coach |
| 0:55.3 | Andy |
| 0:56.1 | thinks I might be able to win the club championships at Fox Hills. |
| 1:01.3 | I mean, it's a big deal. |
| 1:02.8 | In the 40 to 50 bot. |
| 1:08.6 | Guys, it's so exciting. |
| 1:11.8 | Oh my God. |
| 1:12.6 | So you had your first tennis lesson. |
| 1:14.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:15.2 | You said you haven't played for how long? |
| 1:17.0 | Well, I played in the summer, but I haven't played properly for 20 years. |
| 1:21.5 | Wow. |
| 1:22.0 | And I absolutely loved it. |
| 1:24.3 | For so many reasons. |
| 1:26.1 | And interestingly, we're going to talk a little bit about this in today's podcast, but really, |
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