Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection

Before Emily Oster became a go-to parenting expert, she was an econ professor waiting on a tenure decision at the University of Chicago. While waiting, she published Expecting Better, a book that moms-to-be consider to be a parenting Bible. She got rejected for tenure, then spent over a decade believing the book was a “professional mistake”. Parents everywhere beg to differ. Listen as Emily shares how she moved past the disappointment – and why it actually turned out to be the best thing for her career. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Emily shares: Her weekly mileage as a marathoner (our legs are shaking) Why she refers to herself as a “vagina economist” How her kids react when she tells them she’s a “parenting expert” Why she doesn’t shy away from disagreements around her research Who’ll benefit most from ParentData’s newest vertical Follow Emily on Instagram: @profemilyoster Follow Carly and Danielle on Instagram: @carlyanddanielle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection is an episode from 9 to 5ish with theSkimm.

This episode is 39:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2025.

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