Caregiving is a second economy that requires a skilled workforce all its own. Yet, women are its main drivers, leaving us tired and worn out, and making it nigh impossible to compete in the workplace. We cannot achieve gender parity without more support. The pandemic showed us that caregivers and those we tend to deserve better. Dr. Nithila Peter joins us in a 2 part series to discuss solutions.  You can  Subscribe! so you don’t miss any episodes! Time-stamped show notes are below. You can find a transcript of today’s episode here. If you would like to learn more about today’s topic: Unfinished Business by Anne Marie Slaughter  Secrets of the Sprakkar by Eliza Reid Blessing Adesiyan, the Founder and CEO of Mother Honestly, is a good resource 1:00 Women are disproportionately responsible for the caring of others 1:41 Definition of the care economy https://research.american.edu 2:20 Women have less time and energy for our careers  3:06 Pandemic made matters worse 4:07 Society doesn’t value caregiving 5:08 Dr. Nithila Peter is joining us today 6:04 Connection between emotional intelligence and the giving of care 9:15 Caregivers make the best employees 10:03 Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft  11:20 Mentors, coaches, and managers are or should be caregivers 12:06 The pandemic caused many caregivers to collapse 13:35 View of caregiving as “women’s work” 14:29 Students equated caregiving skills to the skills of a janitor 17:30 Caregiving should be more equitably handled by all genders 19:13 We all need to be open to learning these important caregiving skills 21:30 Parents grow skills by being caregivers 23:30, 25:10 Providing care is akin to rocket science 27:22 Stop gender stereotyping 28:12 Lack of support systems for people who want to be caregivers and breadwinners 31:00 How the Indian culture offers support for caregivers 35:00 High cost of caregiving keeps some women home 37:25 Some women don’t have power in their own homes to allocate resources to caregiving 38:40 Women must have equality at home to have equality in the workplace 40:33 Iceland supports caregivers 41:15 Iceland is the most gender equal country in the world 41:51 Organizations can provide support if governments do not 42:00 Former CEO of Pepsi, Indra Nooyi supports more visibility of caregiving at work 47:15 Role of feminism in the care economy 48:34 Most women are breadwinners and caregivers 50:10 Working stands in the way of caregiving vs. caregiving stands in the way of working 51:00 Woman leader published article saying women should reconsider having children 53:45 Sheryl Sandberg did not tell us to lean into motherhood 54:50 Caregiving needs to be more visible 55:25 Pipeline of women talent is completely broken due to caregiving pressures 58:05 We need to talk more about caregiving responsibilities at work Where You Can Find Us Website: www.par-ity.com  Follow us on LinkedIn Co-Hosts: Deborah Pollack-Milgate and Cathy Nestrick  Email CathyAndDeborah@par-ity.com with questions or comments