Marriage and Partnership

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There's a really interesting set of ideals that i think get in the way of not only women gaining an equal spot in the work force, but also men and women who increasingly want equality at home. And to explain that, we have to go back a little bit to this ideology that love was a union of opposites. This develops very strongly in the nineteenth century and becomes a way of saying, you know, here marriage is still going to be absolutely central to our society because you need a soul mate. The result is a development of love and an erotiiation of difference that i think has become a real problem for us to day. I tend to be a little more tolerant of even

Simmering resentments over whose career comes first. Bickering over household tasks. Arguments over who should pick up the kids this time. This is the portrait of two-career coupledom in much of the popular media. But for a lot of couples, the reality is much rosier. Mutually supportive relationships let us take career risks, help us be more resilient to setbacks, and even “lean in” at work. In this episode, we talk with three experts to help us paint a picture of what a truly supportive dual-career relationship looks like, and understand how to get our own relationships closer to that ideal. Guests: Jennifer Petriglieri, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, and Stephanie Coontz. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network. For links to the articles mentioned in this episode, as well as other information about the show, visit hbr.org/podcasts/women-at-work.