International Women’s Day

For International Women's Day, Agnes and Ryan talk about the day's UN origins and this year's theme, Agnes's mother's advice never to depend on a man, and the economics of two-income households, childcare costs and the value of unpaid housework. They discuss how to honor women in your life respectfully, go through suggested ways to mark the day, and finish with a week-in-the-news chat about celebrity deaths, the Oscars and how old posts can resurface online.

Takeaways

• Be with a partner because you want to, not because you need to, and keep your own education and income options open.
• Show appreciation to the women in your life by saying specifically what you value about them, rather than relying on gifts alone.
• Share household responsibilities in whatever way fits your family, since childcare costs often decide who works outside the home.

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome and the history of International Women's Day
• 1:37 This year's theme: accelerate action
• 2:45 Agnes's mother's advice on independence
• 7:30 Trad wives and the value of unpaid housework
• 11:11 Why most families now need two incomes
• 14:20 Generational differences in marriage roles
• 17:26 How to celebrate the women in your life
• 23:46 Online suggestions for marking the day
• 26:55 News: a celebrity couple's deaths and other headlines
• 29:33 Oscars chat
• 34:15 Old online posts can come back to haunt you
• 36:25 Wrap-up and weekend wishes

Conversation and opinion, not medical, legal, tax or financial advice.