Jessica Calarco - Why Women Have Become a Social Safety Net & What Needs to Change

Big Careers, Small Children

English - January 04, 2024 04:45 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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This week Verena Hefti MBE chats with Jessica Calarco, a Sociologist and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about women's role as a social safety net and what needs to change.

Jessica is a leading expert on inequalities in family life and education and is the author of the forthcoming book Holding It Together - How Women Became America's Safety Net.

Show Notes:

Visit Jessica's website: www.jessicacalarco.comPre-order Jessica's book Holding It Together - How Women Became America's Safety Net here.