Masters of Scale Rapid Response: Putting an end to hustle culture, w/Reshma Saujani, author of Pay Up
Mar 24, 2022
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and author of Pay Up, advocates for systematic changes to support women in the workplace. She boldly asserts that it’s the systems that need fixing, not the women struggling within them. Reshma discusses the economic necessity of subsidizing childcare and challenges Silicon Valley's lack of diversity. She emphasizes that corporate feminism often fails to address these deeper issues, calling for collective action to promote equity and support working mothers post-pandemic.
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Pandemic struggles
- Reshma Saujani's experience during the pandemic, juggling work and childcare, inspired the Marshall Plan for Moms.
- The plan addresses the exodus of women from the workforce due to lack of childcare support.
Controversy around supporting moms
- Supporting mothers is surprisingly controversial, facing criticism from both political sides.
- The right criticizes motherhood as a choice, while the left questions the exclusion of fathers.
Lean In revised
- Reshma Saujani admits her previous "lean in" advice was wrong.
- She now believes fixing the system, not women, is the key to workplace equality.
