Women Are The Safety Net (with Jessica Calarco)

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8 • 850 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Every week in this political cycle feels like a decade! It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week since Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her VP pick. And if the energy was good before, now it’s downright jubilant. Governor Walz’s free school lunches program in Minnesota is exactly the kind of support we’ve been talking about throughout our Momonomics campaign.On today’s episode, we’re talking about the care economy with Dr. Jessica Calarco, the author of “Holding It Together: How Women Be...

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0:00.0	We've managed to maintain this illusion of a DIY society, essentially by relying on women to fill in the gaps both in our economy and in our social safety net.
0:15.2	We've got to address the suburban women problem because it's real.
0:24.0	What do an economist?
0:25.7	A microbiologist and state representative.
0:28.3	And a fierce advocate for democracy have in common?
0:31.5	We're all suburban moms.
0:33.4	The far right is trying to win over suburban women by pretending they're reasonable, even relatable.
0:38.5	But we're smarter than that.
0:40.2	Join us for a political journey through the eyes of suburban women, one conversation at a time.
0:49.6	Welcome to the suburban women problem, a podcast from Red, Wine, and Blue.
0:58.6	Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Amanda Weinstein. I'm Rachel Venman. And you're listening to the Suburban Women Problem.
1:05.8	Our mominomics campaign has been going great. We've been posting videos and resources to help our community
1:11.2	understand the economy, and I even got to meet Elizabeth Warren at a virtual event last month.
1:16.5	Today, we're talking about the care economy, again with Jessica Clarko, the author of
1:21.4	holding it together, how women became America's safety net. But before we get to that, we have
1:27.2	to talk about the news.
1:29.6	Again, most exciting news week yet, we have a VP pick.
1:33.6	It's the most exciting rose ceremony ever.
1:37.5	We did hometown visits to each of the candidates, and the final rose has been given.
1:42.5	Yes, yes, the final rose.
1:44.2	And it was accepted.
1:45.5	It was exciting.
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