I’ve seen some people point out that male CEOs aren’t always held to the high standard that the internet is holding Kyte’s CEO to right now (TL;DR: She denied remote work to an employee who could have done her job remotely after the employee requested remote work for a couple of weeks because her new baby was in the NICU).
But, we shouldn’t be lowering standards for female CEOs, especially moms (and moms for whom being an entrepreneur is inextricably tied to being a mom). We should be raising it for everyone.
It should be easier for a mom to empathize with a mom who’s struggling to care for her child. It should be easier for her to help work out some options (ideally, PTO in this case) to support that mom.
Absolutely, let’s get rid of the double standard. Let’s bring everyone up to the standard of humanity.
What I’ve Been up to:
Elise Gallagher’s and my interviews with Johnnette Benkovic Williams on EWTN aired this week! You can watch them on demand on Women of Grace’s website, here.
In the latest episode of “Catholic Women Lead,” the Catholic Women in Business podcast, I spoke with Laura Roland (
) about personal vocation and discernment. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Recent Content I Liked:
The always wise and eloquent
wrote a lovely piece on “the necessary luxury of slow” for SpiritualDirection.com.I want to study Vermeer’s art after reading this piece for Theology of Home by
.This article by
(a Catholic Women in Business writer!) for The Public Discourse was a great look at social media and pursuing a life of virtue.This Aleteia piece by Dr. Tod Worner, M.D. was a beautiful look at the hemorrhaging woman from the Gospel.
This essay by Dia Boyle for Well-Read Mom made me ponder what it would look like to approach homemaking as a profession.
I always enjoy David Brooks’ writing, and this editorial for the New York Times (gift link) on the importance of the arts was no exception.
Books I Read:
Chaucer’s First Winter, by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Henry Cole. My daughter loved this book. She hasn’t noticed yet that we returned it to the library, and I’m hoping it stays that way.
When Winter Comes, by Nancy Van Laan. Beautifully illustrated and lovely rhymes exploring what happens in winter (when you live in a colder climate than we do!). Read it again and again with my daughter before we had to return it.
Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett. Loved it until the end, and she really ruined the entire novel for me. Without spoiling it, I’ll say that she wrote beautifully about motherhood … until she didn’t.