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Ep 77: Equality in the workplace: How Erin Erenberg Is Changing the Conversation Around Paid Leave
Erin Spahn Erenberg is a mom of three, attorney, serial business builder, fund advisor, and the founder and CEO of Totum, an advocacy platform for modern mothers at the intersection of ambition and motherhood. She is also a co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit the Chamber of Mothers. Erin maintains a part-time legal practice at Belzer, PC, where she assists women with business and intellectual property matters. Before launching Totum, Erin practiced as an IP attorney for Moore & VanAllen and SESAC, served as the executive director of ACM Lifting Lives, ran business development and legal affairs for social impact-driven tech firms Indiegogo and Omaze, and worked as an agent for William Morris Endeavor (WME). Erin has been hired as a speaker and subject matter expert on topics like work-life balance, mindset, overcoming burnout, and achieving equity at home and at work, by companies like ErgoBaby, Ritual Vitamin, Hatch, Norwegian Cruise Line and Montage Hotels. Her work has been featured in Goop, LA Times, and Parents, and she has spoken as an expert on over 15 podcasts including Working Wife, Happy Life, Mom Talks, and the After 30 Podcast. After spending a decade in Los Angeles, Erin now lives in South Carolina with her three kids George, Arabella, and Beau, husband Victor, and Boykin Spaniel named Billie. In this episode of Takin’ Care of Lady Business®, host Jennifer Justice interviews Erin Erenberg, founder and CEO of Totem Women and Executive Director for the Chamber of Mothers. Erin shares her motivation behind creating Totem Women and Chamber of Mothers and their mission to provide services to women in the workplace and beyond. They discuss the struggle for paid leave in the United States, advocating for women's reproductive freedom, and the unequal distribution of labor within households. Erin also shares her worst advice and the harm it caused her. The speakers encourage men to take responsibility and join their advocacy work to improve the situation for mothers across the country. Here is what to expect on this week’s show: - Why paid parental leave is crucial for bonding and caring for newborns, promoting their health and development, reducing financial hardship, and maintaining employment - The challenging process passing paid leave as a law - The result of gendered division of labor in caregiving - Why developing an advocacy blueprint and building a leadership team are crucial steps in creating effective advocacy campaigns for paid leave policies. Quotes: “I felt like I just couldn't unsee the world through the lens of a woman who had become a mother, particularly from the standpoint that there was 0 cultural acknowledgment of this massive transition that a woman goes through when she becomes a mother.” - Erin Erenberg “I think this all boils down to, including with Roe, etcetera, is that for some reason in this country, women are second class citizens.” – Jennifer Justice “What I think about is, what's my complicity in [crappysystems]? What are the ways in which I show up throughout the day that I'm complicit? What are some of the institutionalized toxic lies that I've taken in? And how can I be better about that?” Resources: Chamber of Mothers Instagram: @chamberofmothers http://www.chamberofmothers.com/ Totum Women Instagram: @totumwomen https://www.totumwomen.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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