The paid family leave situation in America is so bad, mothers are conditioned to think that we’re “lucky” to get ANY time off at all. Erin Grau was a New York Times employee who wasn’t satisfied with “good enough” parental leave. So she fought to make it better for everyone at her company.If you love the Double Shift Podcast, sign up for our newsletter,<a href="https://www.thedoubleshift.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> thedoubleshift.com/newsletter</a>. Consider joining The Double Shift member community, which is a social change laboratory for moms. Learn more here at <a href="https://www.thedoubleshift.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thedoubleshift.com/join</a>. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">thedoubleshift.substack.com/subscribe</a>

The paid family leave situation in America is so bad, mothers are conditioned to think that we’re “lucky” to get ANY time off at all. Erin Grau was a New York Times employee who wasn’t satisfied with “good enough” parental leave. So she fought to make it better for everyone at her company. If you love the Double Shift Podcast, sign up for our newsletter, thedoubleshift.com/newsletter. Consider joining The Double Shift member community, which is a social change laboratory for moms. Learn more here at thedoubleshift.com/join. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thedoubleshift.substack.com/subscribe

The paid family leave situation in America is so bad, mothers are conditioned to think that we’re “lucky” to get ANY time off at all. Erin Grau was a New York Times employee who wasn’t satisfied with “good enough” parental leave. So she fought to make it better for everyone at her company.If you love the Double Shift Podcast, sign up for our newsletter,<a href="https://www.thedoubleshift.com/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer"> thedoubleshift.com/newsletter</a>.&nbsp;Consider joining The Double Shift member community, which is a social change laboratory for moms. Learn more here at <a href="https://www.thedoubleshift.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer">thedoubleshift.com/join</a>. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="noopener noreferrer">thedoubleshift.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Paid Family Leave: We Can Do Better

This year, The Double Shift will focus on IRL community building with a new initiative for 2025 called The How to Find Your People Club. Club members will get years-early access to some of the groundbreaking ideas and tools I’m developing for my book, which will be published by Penguin Random House in 2027. 

One of the benefits of club membership is audio newsletters, where I read my newsletter so you can listen on the go. Over the next year, this newsletter will feature public posts on topics like the difference between community and friendship, how to break free of gendered time constraints, wildly unexpected places to find meaningful connection, overcoming anxiety around social settings, and how important dinner parties are for foraging relationships (and how to throw one without getting overwhelmed) This feed will be occasionally updated, but for regular audio content, Come join the club over on substack for a private, members-only feed!

Join us! https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/.

The Double Shift from 2019-2022 was a narrative show to challenge the status quo of motherhood in America. Please enjoy our free archive of over 35 episodes. <a href="https://thedoubleshift.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">thedoubleshift.substack.com</a>

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This year, The Double Shift will focus on IRL community building with a new initiative for 2025 called The How to Find Your People Club. Club members will get years-early access to some of the groundbreaking ideas and tools I’m developing for my book, which will be published by Penguin Random House in 2027. One of the benefits of club membership is audio newsletters, where I read my newsletter so you can listen on the go. Over the next year, this newsletter will feature public posts on topics like the difference between community and friendship, how to break free of gendered time constraints, wildly unexpected places to find meaningful connection, overcoming anxiety around social settings, and how important dinner parties are for foraging relationships (and how to throw one without getting overwhelmed) This feed will be occasionally updated, but for regular audio content, Come join the club over on substack for a private, members-only feed! Join us! https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/. The Double Shift from 2019-2022 was a narrative show to challenge the status quo of motherhood in America. Please enjoy our free archive of over 35 episodes. thedoubleshift.substack.com

This year, The Double Shift will focus on IRL community building with a new initiative for 2025 called The How to Find Your People Club. Club members will get years-early access to some of the groundbreaking ideas and tools I’m developing for my book, which will be published by Penguin Random House in 2027. 

One of the benefits of club membership is audio newsletters, where I read my newsletter so you can listen on the go. Over the next year, this newsletter will feature public posts on topics like the difference between community and friendship, how to break free of gendered time constraints, wildly unexpected places to find meaningful connection, overcoming anxiety around social settings, and how important dinner parties are for foraging relationships (and how to throw one without getting overwhelmed) This feed will be occasionally updated, but for regular audio content, Come join the club over on substack for a private, members-only feed!

Join us! https://thedoubleshift.substack.com/.

The Double Shift from 2019-2022 was a narrative show to challenge the status quo of motherhood in America. Please enjoy our free archive of over 35 episodes. <a href="https://thedoubleshift.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">thedoubleshift.substack.com</a>

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