STEVE: WELCOME BACK TO THE
FOURTH OF JULY SPECIAL.
JUST AT THE START OF THE SHOW
WE ARE TO BE PROFAMILY SO WE
WENT TO SHOW WITH YOU A NEW
DOCUMENTARY THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON FAMILY GENDER ROLES
LIGHT ON FAMILY GENDER ROLES
AND YOU FROM CHALLENGES.
>> I BECAME A MOM I FELT LIKE
MY IDENTITY COMPLETELY
CHANGED.
>> I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THEM
OUT SHE HAD TO ENDURE. >> THE TWISTED NOTION YOU JUST
>> THE TWISTED NOTION YOU JUST
HAVE TO ASK FOR HELP.
>> I BECAME OBSESSED WITH THE
QUEST WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US.
>> WITH CARE WE ARE SO FAR
BEHIND.
WE SAID WE VALUE WORK AND
FAMILIES.
STEVE: JOINING US NOW IS THE
PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR, JEN
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
IT SO EASY TO SAY WE ARE
PROFAMILY BUT WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN IN REALITY?
IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS FILM IS
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS FILM IS
THAT YOU FOCUS ON THE
SPECIFICS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
BE PROFAMILY WHAT WE NEED TO
CHANGE TO MAKE AMERICA MORE
PROFAMILY.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
IN AMERICA WE NEED TO
RECOGNIZE THE MAJORITY OF
HOUSEHOLDS ARE DUAL INCOME.
THE DAY OF AGES OF WOMEN AT
HOME AT THE KITCHEN SINK ARE
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THERE ALSO
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLD AND IT
TAKES A VILLAGE. WE ALL HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF
WE ALL HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF
WORK IN THE WORKPLACE NEEDS TO
RECOGNIZE THAT SO THE PEOPLE
CAN BE THEIR BEST SELF IT IS A
DEEP DIVE INTO RECOGNIZING THE
MAJORITY OF MOTHERS
, 84 PERCENT OF BLACK MOTHERS
ARE PRIMARY BREAD WERE
WINNERS, 62 PERCENT OF WHITE
MOTHERS 50 PERCENT OF LATINO
MOTHERS ARE PRIMARY
BREADWINNERS.
WOMEN ARE DOING MORE DOMESTIC
WORK AND CAN WORK AT HOME THAN
THOSE IN THE SIXTIES.
’S WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE WE
CREATED WORKPLACES AROUND
MEN’S LIFE PATTERNS AND
HISTORIES OF ONLY BEING ON --
BRING HOME THE BACON AND BEING
TAKEN CARE OF AT THE HOME
THAT’S AN OLD MODEL.
THE NEW REALITY IS WE HAVE TO
CREATE A WORKPLACE TO
RECOGNIZE PRIVATE LIVES MATTER
BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE
PRIVATE LIFE IS WHAT WE NEED
TO UNVEIL AND THEN CREATE
POLICIES LIKE CHILDCARE AND
FLEXTIME THAT WILL HELP MOVE
US FORWARD AS A SOCIETY
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL
OF THIS WORK ON THE INVISIBLE
BACKS OF WOMEN.
STEVE: WHAT COMES OUT SO STRONGLY IS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
STRONGLY IS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
WHO WORKED HARD.
AND ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF
FAMILY ARRANGEMENTS AND MANY
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES BUT
THEN TO COME HOME AND DO A
WHOLE SECOND JOB? IT IS UNPAID.
IT IS UNPAID.
WHAT CAN WE DO IN TERMS OF
POLICIES?
JUST FOCUSING ON THE EMPLOYER
PIECE BUT TO SET AN
EXPECTATION THAT MEN ARE ALSO
GIVEN TIME TO DO THE PARENTAL
ROLE IN THE FAMILY ROLE IS
THAT ONE OF THE DIRECTIONS.
>> YES WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AT
HOME AND AT WORK.
AT HOME FATHERS NEED TO STEP
INTO CARE.
WE ACTUALLY FOUND WHEN THEY
HELP WITH DOMESTIC WORK THEY
ARE LESS LIKELY TO PRESCRIBED
MEDS THEY ARE HAPPIER AND
BETTER SEX LIVES.
THERE MARRIAGES ARE MORE
STABLE IF THEIR PARTNERS ARE
WOMEN THEY HAVE LESS
DEPRESSION, LESS STRESS,
MARRIAGE IS MORE STABLE AND
MORE LEISURE TIME AND THE
CHILDREN BENEFIT.
HAVE LESS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
AND BETTER COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTHY
LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS. IN THE WORKPLACE WE HAVE TO
IN THE WORKPLACE WE HAVE TO
REDUCE THE STIGMA AROUND THEN ALL CAREGIVERS VISUAL RESPONSE
ALL CAREGIVERS VISUAL RESPONSE
THE WILL ALL BENEFIT SOMEBODY
FATHERS GOT AGGRESSIVE THAT
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS THE LEGACY THESE
CHILDREN ARE MY LEGACY. IS NOT THE LAST SPREADSHEET
IS NOT THE LAST SPREADSHEET FOR THE EXTRA HOUR WORK
FOR THE EXTRA HOUR WORK
KENNEDY A BETTER EMPLOYEE
MOTHER.
STEVE: WE DON’T ALWAYS AGREE
ON EVERYTHING FROM SO
IMPORTANT THAT POLITICS FIND
HER TO DEAL WITH.
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