Intersections Podcast

Ai-jen Poo on the Most Powerful Force for Changemaking


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Why does a society that depends so much on nannies, caregivers, and home-care workers offer them so little in return? What does this reflect about modern culture and the values it espouses? How can we elevate caregiving into a much-valued pursuit in society?

And what drives certain individuals to become changemakers and dedicate their whole lives to serving others?

Find out from Ai-jen Poo, exclusively in conversation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa on Intersections Podcast.

Ai-jen Poo is a next-generation labor leader, an award-winning organizer, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to win respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the nearly 2.5 million nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers across America; Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, a national organization of family caregivers, care workers, disabled people, and aging adults working to transform the way we care in this country, and a trustee of the Ford Foundation. Recently, she served as a commissioner on President Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Ai-jen has been recognized among Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders and Time’s 100 Most Influential People, and received a MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a “Genius Grant.” A nationally recognized expert on the care economy, Ai-jen has authored the celebrated book The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

In this episode, Ai-jen reveals:

- Why some people devote their lives to serving others, and what they gain in return

- What changes when we organize not from rage, but from love

- Elevating caregiving to a central pillar in our society’s values

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