2nd Birthday Episode! A Partnership in Progress: Love, Life, and Lessons Learned with Andrew Elliott (My Husband!)

I can't believe Women's Business is 2! And to celebrate this milestone a different episode where I have invited my own husband onto to pod, to reflect on our journey and everything we're both learning through my work here on this pod.    So, the much-mentioned Drew AKA Andrew Elliott is the first and only male guest on the show.    This conversation covers modern life through a male lens, including Drew's childhood experiences, feelings about being a feminist, coping with financial dynamics in marriage, and fatherhood through IVF and premature birth. We also touch on societal pressures, mental load, and finding balance in parenting. Drew shares insights from various podcast episodes that have influenced his thinking and his journey to becoming an active and supportive partner. Join us for an intimate discussion on gender roles, equality, and personal growth.   ---------------------- This episode is supported by The PR Set.com, the DIY PR Membership helping founders, start-ups and small biz owners to get known for what they do, without big agency budgets or a little black book of contacts. If you know that PR is important to building your brand, but you don't know where to start and you don't have a huge budget to invest the good news is – you don't need to! The PR Set is an online space founded by PR guru Pippa Goulden and features regular PR opportunities, live sessions to keep you on track, accountability to stay on top of your PR, all backed up by an amazing community of small biz owners, and Pippa's own support too to help you do the strategic PR that actually makes a difference You can get 50% off your first month's membership with the code TWC50 making it just £16 for your first month, so give it a whirl at theprset.com.    -----------------------   EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS   01:15 Special Birthday Episode with Drew 03:03 Reflecting on Gender Roles and Expectations 05:14 University and Career Paths 08:00 Parenting and Education Choices 11:10 Navigating Early Parenthood 14:22 Balancing Careers and Family Life 15:51 Challenges of Being the Breadwinner 21:07 Coping with Parenthood Stress 27:16 Work-Life Balance and Parental Guilt 32:14 Navigating Work-Life Balance and Societal Expectations 33:55 The Push for Parental Leave and Economic Benefits 34:39 Challenges in Transforming Workplace Structures 35:18 Understanding and Sharing Mental Load 36:30 Evolving Conversations on Patriarchy 37:59 The Role of Men in Feminism 40:26 Addressing Sexism and Challenging Old Norms 49:38 Inspiring Women and Their Impactful Stories 54:45 Redesigning Inclusive Workplaces 57:29 Final Thoughts and Reflection