Motherhood Meets Medicine

131: The Hidden Work: Regina Lark, Ph.D. on Emotional Labor and Gender Equity


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Have you ever heard of the “hidden work” of women? Perhaps you’ve felt that hidden work? So many of us equate hidden work with the labors of running a household, but that’s not where it stops. The true hidden work is steeped in the emotional labor women take on as they manage a household and all that that entails. Join me as I chat with Regina Lark, Ph.D. about the true cost of emotional labor and what we can do to create more equitable households. 

Regina Lark is an entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, and all-around cool woman. She completed a Ph.D. in U.S. Women's History, and lives in Long Beach, CA.

In today’s episode, we will be talking about women’s work and emotional labor. We will chat about how women’s work has been undervalued and marginalized throughout history and what the consequences have been. 

In this episode, we discuss: 

What emotional labor and women’s work is

Why women’s work never done 

How to identify your own brand of emotional labor and ways to shift household responsibilities

The steps you can take to create a more equitable household

Resources: 

Mom’s First Website - https://momsfirst.us/

Regina’s TEDxFolsom Talk: Emotional Labor and the Myth of “Women’s Work” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJLawgDbn_E

50 Years of Ms. - https://amzn.to/3ZvXjJS

Fair Play: A Game Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do - https://amzn.to/3EUDSAW

The Managed Heart by Arlie Hochschild - https://www.amazon.com/Managed-Heart-Commercialization-Human-Feeling/dp/0520272943

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Questions:

What is "emotional labor?"

What is "woman's work,” and why the heck is it never done?

How do women identify their own brand of emotional labor and how to make the shift in the household from doing ALL the labor to creating a more equitable relationship with the other adult in the household?

What are some steps to create a more equitable household?

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