Making the "Invisible Workload" Visible

Published: March 27, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

b'What should we do when all the work we do to run our family\'s lives is done so successfully that they not only don\'t acknowledge it\\u2014they don\'t even understand it? How do we help our partners understand that saying "I left the doctor a message, but they didn\'t call back" does not really count as a completed task?\\nIt\'s all about what\'s called the "invisible workload." In this episode Amy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nwhether "cognitive labor" (Allison Daminger) or "emotional labor" (Rose Hackman) might be even better terms for what we\'re talking about\\n\\npushing back on "weaponized incompetence"\\n\\nthe difference between taking on tasks and taking on outcomes\\n\\nThe importance of giving voice to invisible labor in front of kids\\n\\n\\nHere are links to some interviews/books we mentioned in the episode:\\n\\nOur interview with Eve Rodsky\\n\\nMac Daniel for Harvard Radcliffe Institute: "The Unseen Inequity of Cognitive Labor"\\n\\n\\nFAIR PLAY by Eve Rodsky: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780525541943\\n\\n\\nEMOTIONAL LABOR by Rose Hackman: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781250777355\\n\\n\\nTHIS AMERICAN EX-WIFE by Lyz Lenz: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593241127\\n\\n\\n\\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, emotional labor, \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'