"She was embarking on a journey to do it all: a working mom, supporting her family with a career she loved. As track repairs tripled her commute time, things suddenly felt like they were falling apart. Instead of getting home in time to put her baby son to bed, Low found herself sobbing while breast pumping in an Amtrak bathroom."
"As an economist, Low searched for a more precise term to describe how she and other working moms often find themselves stretched for time and energy. She came up with the squeeze, and it's backed by data that shows how women often get burnt out trying to manage competing demands at home and work, especially when they are parenting young children."
A tenure-track economist at Wharton balanced newborn parenting with a two-hour commute between New York and Philadelphia. Track repairs tripled commute time, producing severe time pressure that led to breast pumping in an Amtrak bathroom and the coining of the 'squeeze' to describe competing demands on working mothers. Data show women burn out managing work and home, particularly with young children. She analyzes how social and workplace structures prioritize men's careers and fail to accommodate women's economic roles. Practical advice encourages women to define what having it all means for themselves and to navigate entrenched expectations.
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