Episode 189: Stop Telling Women to Find an Equal Partner

Bobbi Thomason studies gender for a living. She was aware of the pitfalls couples can fall into, even those who assumed their relationship would be absolutely equal. Still, when her own marriage foundered over career equality (or the lack of it), she was gutted. At the same time she was reading social media comments urging women to demand a ‘50/50 partner.’ ‘I tried that,’ she thought, ‘and it didn’t work.’ In this episode we hear Bobbi’s story. She says sticking to her belief that she deserved a partner as willing to sacrifice for her as she was for him, has cost her a great deal. But she’s learned through academic research and personal experience that support comes in many forms, and that all women need a ‘village’ to get ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 189: Stop Telling Women to Find an Equal Partner is an episode from The Broad Experience by The Broad Experience.

This episode is 19:57 long.

This episode was published on Mar 7, 2022.

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