The Unlevel Playing Field of Being a Working Parent: Combatting the Guilt for a Thriving Career

By Priya Amin.  My ability to separate work from home life has become more and more challenging as the pandemic has worn on. Technology does not help with this challenge either, with notifications streaming in on an almost constant basis. My ability to separate from my device has become harder and harder these past few months, exacerbating the imbalance of it all. In fact, the vast majority of remote workers find it increasingly difficult to separate from work at the end of the workday or workweek. In this chat, I want you to walk away with: The gaslighting disconnect between how our global economy values childcare and how deeply the global economy depends on childcare. New realities that working parents are dealing with due to the pandemic. How to respond to the needs of parents in your organization.