How Do You Live In Time? - by Anya Kamenetz

I was on a call the other day, and I said something like “You know the middle of November is basically February.” Most of my friends nodded and laughed. One of them was kind of upset with me, because she was hoping to get some serious work done these next few weeks. The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. You may have heard of the concept of The Squeeze - from the economist Corinne Low’s new book Having It All : What Data Tells Us About Women’s LIves And Getting The Most Out Of Yours. Basically, time-use data shows that working mothers enter a period of life where they have escalating demands at home, escalating demands in their careers, and haven’t yet started to see higher income returns to those careers. Hence, “The Squeeze.” When life feels impossible, sort of by design. Who designed it this way? Well, men don’t have it as bad, because they don’t do as much childcare or housework,

I was on a call the other day, and I said something like “You know the middle of November is basically February.” Most of my friends nodded and laughed. One of them was kind of upset with me, because she was hoping to get some serious work done these next few weeks. The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health is a reader-supported publication. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. You may have heard of the concept of The Squeeze - from the economist Corinne Low’s new book Having It All : What Data Tells Us About Women’s LIves And Getting The Most Out Of Yours. Basicall