40 min
Mental Load, Marriage and Gender Discrimination with Sheilla Njoto-Thomson What I've Learned About Love
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- Relationships
Whether it's in marriage or the workplace, Sheilla Njoto-Thomson researches how women are discriminated against based on gender. Her recent PhD research looked into how hiring software and algorithms favour resumes that use "masculine" language (over "feminine"), therefore privileging male applicants over female.
In this episode, Sheilla not only talks about her research findings of workplace gender-based discrimination, but shares her personal experiences of how she processes her feelings towards patriarchy and oppression within her marriage and with her husband Andy.
We talk about heteronormativity, the division of domestic labour, mental load, weaponised incompetence, the caregiving penalty, the emotional burden of needing to educate her partner, and more.
Design: Abi Coldrey
Music: Cal Newton
Whether it's in marriage or the workplace, Sheilla Njoto-Thomson researches how women are discriminated against based on gender. Her recent PhD research looked into how hiring software and algorithms favour resumes that use "masculine" language (over "feminine"), therefore privileging male applicants over female.
In this episode, Sheilla not only talks about her research findings of workplace gender-based discrimination, but shares her personal experiences of how she processes her feelings towards patriarchy and oppression within her marriage and with her husband Andy.
We talk about heteronormativity, the division of domestic labour, mental load, weaponised incompetence, the caregiving penalty, the emotional burden of needing to educate her partner, and more.
Design: Abi Coldrey
Music: Cal Newton
40 min