Women are America's Safety Net (No, that's not a positive affirmation)

I spoke with Dr. Jess Calarco about her recent book, Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net . Dr. Calarco shared how there are many labor-intensive tasks that are required for society to run in its current form and structure. But rather than ensure that those necessary tasks are done and paid for by the society that demands them, we dump them onto women, in the process limiting their ability to fully participate in society. Because the conversation ran over an hour, I broke it up into two parts. The second half will post in the next episode. Music is by Evan Schaeffer.

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Women are America's Safety Net (No, that's not a positive affirmation) is an episode from DIY Democracy by Steven Nelson.

This episode is 39:28 long.

This episode was published on Aug 21, 2025.

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