The Work Behind the Work
Episodes
Supporting working parents can fix the economy. Here’s how.
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caregiving is critical economic infrastructure, yet society still treats caregivers like an afterthought. To build a stronger economy, workplaces need...
Why Ambitious Moms Are Burning Out at Work
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Women aren’t stepping back from careers because they lack ambition. They’re being pushed out by workplaces built around the expectation th...
The Housewife Myth: How Gender Roles Were Sold as Tradition
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The traditional image of the stay-at-home mother didn’t emerge by chance. It was intentionally created by marketers and industry leaders to meet...
The Mental Load is Holding Women Back. Here’s Why It Matters for the Economy.
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In households across America, mothers are often the default managers of everything from medical care to education to emotional wellbeing, all while ba...
Why Does Becoming a Mom Still Hurt Women at Work?
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When women become mothers, their careers often pay the price. Their salaries stall, promotions become scarce, and workplaces quietly start to see them...
Trailer
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Work Behind The Work is a WorkingNation podcast about why raising children in America has become so difficult, and what that reveals about our ent...