Why is Everyone Still Treating Care Like it's Worthless? with Elissa Strauss

Care work has value, economically and beyond — yet both our systems and our culture refuse to acknowledge this. Nobody understands this deep devaluation better than Elissa Strauss, who (literally) wrote the book (When You Care) on the true value of care. In this episode, Elissa, Anita & Zara discuss:The longheld idea that motherhood shouldn't "take over" your identityThe interdependency of policy and culture where caregiving is concernedThe biggest misconceptions people have about care workOur cultural obsession with independence and preservation of youthThe caregiving secrets many of us keepHow tradwife and girlboss narratives fail caregiversTopics covered: Caregiving, care work, dementia care, motherhood, economic value of care, gender, feminism, wage gapSend us Fan MailThanks for listening to The Millennial Sandwich! Don't forget to follow, subscribe and connect with us on social media Leave us a voice note! We'd love to hear from you: https://www.speakpipe.com/themillennialsandwich