The Rise of Remote Husbands and Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

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Exploring how the dynamic of remote work is influencing where couples choose to live, with wives often dictating the location based on work opportunities. The chapter delves into gender disparities in remote work availability across different professions and the potential benefits for couples when one partner can work from home. It also discusses the economic advantages of remote work for women, narrowing gender wage gaps and increasing female labor force participation.

Governments particularly in the rich world are struggling to get young people in uniform. Will some form of conscription become necessary? In America, how remote working husbands may be liberating their wives (10:19). And, the generational hunting prowess of the killer whale (16:53).

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