Brigid Schulte Books
Brigid Schulte is an American journalist and author known for her work on work-life balance and time use. She has written for The Washington Post and directs The Better Life Lab at New America, focusing on issues of gender equality, work, and family.
Known for: Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
Books by Brigid Schulte
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
In Overwhelmed, journalist Brigid Schulte explores the modern epidemic of busyness and time pressure, investigating how work, family, and leisure have become increasingly difficult to balance. Drawing on research in sociology, psychology, and neuroscience, Schulte examines cultural expectations and gender roles that contribute to the feeling of being constantly behind, and offers insights into how individuals and societies can reclaim time for meaningful living.
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The Time Bind
When sociologist Arlie Hochschild coined the phrase 'the time bind,' she described the paradox of modern life where work feels like home and home feels like work. That paradox is the world we inhabit. In talking to hundreds of working mothers and fathers, I found the same pattern: people feel pulled...
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The Ideal Mother Myth
In the course of my research, I realized how deeply the 'ideal mother' myth shapes women’s lives. From the outside, she is supposed to thrive at work, nurture her children flawlessly, maintain her home, and keep herself perfectly composed. Beneath that surface lies the exhaustion of trying to be eve...
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About Brigid Schulte
Brigid Schulte is an American journalist and author known for her work on work-life balance and time use. She has written for The Washington Post and directs The Better Life Lab at New America, focusing on issues of gender equality, work, and family.
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