Sharing the Load - Gender balance at home

Sharing the load - Gender Balance at home (Guest Podcast)

Gender balance is not just a workplace issue

“A common thread of lock down discussions has been women absorbing a higher proportion of childcare and home-schooling responsibilities than their partners. This has led to increased levels of burnout, stress, anxiety and the ubiquitous COVID19 brain, which has been covered in acres of media coverage.

Gender balance is not just a workplace issue it’s a relationship and domestic issue and both men and women are trapped by limiting gender stereotypes and expectations.”

I joined Dorothy Dalton the CEO of 3 Plus International to discuss how gender equality at work is tied to equality at home. Drawing upon my own experience as stay at home dad and a coach we covered a wide range of topics including

• perfectionism - it's OK to make mistakes and learn from them

• letting go the need for control - nothing bad will happen

• applying workplace project management principles to the home, identifying tasks, creating job descriptions and schedules

• maintaining intimacy and constructive communication

• overcoming boundary issues

• men being a permanent part of the solution rather than being allowed to opt in (helping)  or usually opting out

• creating goals and vision as a couple or even a family

Click Below to find out more

http://3plusinternational.com/2020/08/sharing-the-load-and-keeping-the-peace/