Ep 203. Joann Lublin: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life
Joann Lublin was management news editor for The Wall Street Journal until she retired in April 2018, and she is still a regular Journal contributor. She shared a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for stories about corporate scandals and was awarded the 2018 Lifetime Achievement from the Loeb Awards, the highest accolade in business journalism. Her new book -- Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life -- explores the emotional and professional challenges women face as they try to move forward in their careers while raising a family. She’s also the author of Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World. In this episode, Stew talks with Joann about what she learned about what it takes to find harmony among the different parts of life from her own personal experience and from interviewing trailblazing women in her own cohort (Boomers, that is), their daughters, and executives who are mothers now. She describes the profound shifts that have occurred across the generations -- in technology, gender roles, and workplace expectations -- and how they have created new pathways for men and women. They discuss practical ideas for how to overcome the guilt that still hurts working mothers, the critical skills mothers develop that are of real value to their business and career success, and how a marriage contract can be a boon to a more egalitarian world. Here then is an invitation, a challenge, for you, once you’ve listened to the conversation. What small step can you take to reduce the guilt that a working mother in your life -- perhaps it’s you -- currently feels about her choices? Share your reactions to this episode and ideas for future episodes with Stew by writing to him at friedman@wharton.upenn.edu or via LinkedIn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.