When We Make All (or Most of) the Money

Women at Work

Harvard Business Review

Management, Entrepreneurship, Business/management, Human, Business/careers, Women, Careers, Hbr, Resources, Workplace, Gender, Business, Business/entrepreneurship, Harvard, Progress, Equality

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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If you’re your family’s chief breadwinner, research suggests that the pressure you’re feeling is different from what men have been dealing with for eons. We talk about the highs and lows of being in this role and examples of support at work and at home that can make it more manageable. Guest: Alyson Byrne. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.

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0:00.0	Harvard Business School Executive Education develops leaders who make a difference in the world.
0:06.0	In their programs, experience the power of fresh perspectives and connect with a world of new ideas.
0:13.0	Learn more at HBS. Me slash work.
0:17.0	That's HBS. M.E. slash work.
0:23.0	You're listening to Women at Work from Harvard Business Review.
0:30.0	I'm Nicole Torres. I'm Nicole Torres.
0:33.3	I'm Amy Bernstein.
0:34.4	And I'm Sarah Greenker-Michael.
0:36.2	This episode, we're talking about what life is like
0:38.8	for women who are their families only
0:40.8	or primary financial provider.
0:43.0	We're used to men bringing home the financial rewards,
0:47.0	but we're not as accustomed to when women do so,
0:49.0	and maybe how women feel about that.
0:51.0	We're starting with the story of a woman who's been the
0:54.3	sole provider for her family of five for her entire career. Julia Henderson
1:01.2	has just gotten home after driving an hour from her office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1:06.0	Hi!
1:08.0	There's her husband Andy and there are three boys.
1:14.0	Silas is 10, Elliot 7, and Winslow is just a year old.
1:18.0	Who's that?
1:20.0	Are you going to interview Winslow too?
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