Couples That Work
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 \u201clean in\u201d 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.\n\nOur theme music is Matt Hill\u2019s \u201cCity In Motion,\u201d provided by Audio Network.\n\nFor links to the articles mentioned in this episode, as well as other information about the show, visit hbr.org/podcasts/women-at-work.