Work-life balance: a phrase we hear often, but rarely experience… especially as women in STEM.

In this episode, we explore how the demands of academic careers intersect with caregiving responsibilities, personal health, and societal expectations. Whether it’s navigating tenure while raising young children (or deciding not to), taking on eldercare, or myriad other choices women make (voluntarily or not), our personal burdens carry professional consequences.

We discuss the invisible labor of saying “yes” too often, and the gendered expectations that make it hard to say “no.”  We’re joined by three incredible women from Penn State University, our friends Jacqueline O'Connor, Catherine Berdanier, and Margaret Byron, who share their perspectives on what work-life balance really means, and what it could look like if the system were built differently.

When you've recovered from this fast-paced all-out session, join us at STEMinism Unfiltered on LinkedIn.