Motherhood penalties, that idea of women not being promoted as often because they're seen as being committed to something else. I think that also reaches its tentacles into the home life, right? Because if there's not a good equity there, then indeed mothers pick up more of the slack for their home life. So it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and so we've got to adjust the way workplaces view these things. There's definitely a lot of work being done now about trying to create more equity in the home.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How to defining burnout and learning how to identify symptoms of burnout
- Why the stereotypes of men and women in their family roles can be damaging
- The importance of mothers giving themself permission to take breaks from their children
- What leaders and organizations can do to avoid burnout in their workplaces
- How change needs to happen on the individual, organization, and society levels to combat burnout
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