Modern Husbands Podcast

From Fair Play to Equal Partnership: How Men Can Reduce the Mental Load and Support Their Partner's Career

Modern Husbands Season 1 Episode 129

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Welcome to the Modern Husbands podcast, where any combination of Dr. Bruce Ross, Christian Sherrill, and Brian Page host national experts who share winning ideas to manage money and the home as a team.

Today’s episode is part two of a two part episode on Empowering Men to Partner or Lead at Home. Today’s guests are Eve Rodsky, Dr. Kate Mangino, and Dr. Allison Daminger.

Dr. Kate Mangino is the author of Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home, a field guide to evolving masculinity and domestic partnership. 

Eve Rodsky is the author of Fair Play and creator of the viral Fair Play system, a revolutionary method for dividing household responsibilities with clarity and fairness. 
Dr. Allison Daminger is a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin and author of What’s On Her Mind, which dives deep into cognitive labor—the planning, tracking, and decision-making that often goes unseen. 

Enjoy part two of our special two part series. We will pick up where we left off. Enjoy the episode.

00:00 Introduction
01:06 Can you share some of your favorite success stories of couples using the Fair Play method and men, in particular, experiencing a boost in their own happiness and relationship satisfaction?
07:05 What are some subtle ways men have shifted from delegating to initiating mental labor in a home?
13:50 What do you say to skeptics who think "this work should just come naturally"?
17:08 What are the bumps in the road that men often experience employing the Fair Play method, and how do they work through them with their partners?
23:31 What cognitive labor traps do you see highly educated or dual-career couples falling into, and how can they work through them?
28:41 How can we prevent the motherhood penalty from occurring in our relationships?
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