EPISODE · May 2, 2022 · 34 MIN
Angela Garbes on parenting through a pandemic
from Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel · host LinkedIn
Social activist Angela Garbes, author of the upcoming book ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change, joins Jessi to discuss the essential work of caretaking. Caring for a child, a parent, or a spouse while keeping up a career was a challenge even before the pandemic. But now? It’s a crisis. So many caretakers, especially women, have dropped out of the workforce because it’s just too much. Angela shares her own journey, talks about how her life has been changed by her "pandemic pod," and offers insights she's gained throughout the last few years. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Visit Angela Garbes on the web Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the newsletter, and join the Hello Monday Office Hours conversation on the LinkedIn News page, Wednesdays at 3p ET.
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Social activist Angela Garbes, author of the upcoming book ESSENTIAL LABOR: Mothering as Social Change, joins Jessi to discuss the essential work of caretaking. Caring for a child, a parent, or a spouse while keeping up a career was a challenge even before the pandemic. But now? It’s a crisis. So many caretakers, especially women, have dropped out of the workforce because it’s just too much. Angela shares her own journey, talks about how her life has been changed by her "pandemic pod," and offers insights she's gained throughout the last few years. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn Visit Angela Garbes on the web Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the newsletter, and join the Hello Monday Office Hours conversation on the LinkedIn News page, Wednesdays at 3p ET.
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