What workers really want - and how it can bridge the gender gap: Reshma Saujani
Mar 7, 2024
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Reshma Saujani discusses the importance of valuing families in the workplace to bridge gender gaps. She shares insights on advocating for paid leave and using AI tools to connect people to benefits. The podcast explores challenges faced by women balancing work and family roles, emphasizing the need for support and upskilling in response to technological advancements.
Leaders need to prioritize supporting employees' families to enhance competitiveness and bridge gender pay gaps.
AI-powered tools like PaidLeave.AI can facilitate access to essential family benefits and address structural barriers for marginalized communities.
Deep dives
Origins of Mom's First Movement
Reshma Sugani, the founder of Mom's First, aimed to address the caregiving gap exacerbated by the pandemic. She recognized that unpaid labor like childcare and household chores burdened women, leading many to exit the workforce during the pandemic. Through Mom's First, Reshma advocates for paid care initiatives like childcare support. By highlighting the economic impact of caregiving responsibilities, she emphasizes the need for structural changes like paid leave and equal pay to empower women.
The Marshall Plan for Moms Initiative
Reshma's call for a 'Marshall Plan for Moms' stemmed from the realization that the pandemic eroded years of progress for women in the workforce. The initiative draws parallels to post-war recovery efforts, indicating the need for comprehensive strategies to support mothers globally. By framing the caregiving crisis as a societal and economic issue, not just a personal struggle, Reshma aims to create a movement that advocates for policy changes in childcare and paid leave.
Impact of Paid Leave AI Tool
The development of the paid leave AI tool reflects Reshma's strategy to streamline access to benefits like paid leave for parents. By simplifying the complex application process through AI technology, the tool aims to increase uptake rates and pave the way for federal-level policy changes. Reshma envisions expanding the tool's reach to all 13 states offering paid leave, emphasizing the potential of AI to bridge gaps in accessing essential family benefits and empower marginalized communities.
Forget snacks and gym memberships: Today's worker wants to know you value their family. When Reshma Saujani founded Moms First -- a movement to drive paid leave for families --she already had a successful non-profit under her belt in Girls Who Code. But she quickly learned that advocating for moms and parents uncovers a host of structural barriers that hold back both women and families. In a special conversation recorded at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, she shared how leaders will need to focus on their teams' families to stay competitive and to bridge a host of gaps - including gender pay gaps and labor shortages coming down the line. She also shared how a special AI-powered tool her organization built -- PaidLeave.AI -- is connecting thousands to benefits in New York State and showing how new technologies can expand opportunity in surprising ways.
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