Brigid Schulte

EPISODE #235: It’s a Real Mother, Part 6: We’ve Solved It, Right? Eight years after our series on discrimination against working moms, Brigid Schulte returns with an update on progress and setbacks in the American workplace since the pandemic — and simple tips on ho...

Thrilled to be a guest on @longestshortesttime.bsky.social talking about setbacks and bright spots for mothers in the workplace 🎧 LISTEN: wp.me/p4bvGZ-3Jn

The Growing Wealth Gap in the United States and How to Fix It Is leveling the economic playing field about creating a system were everyone can thrive, or creating more ways for folks to live the American Dream?

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU:
Better Life Lab writers have been testing counter-narratives. "Together, everyone thrives," and "We need more ways to reach the American dream." Do either of these resonate with you?
Check out our essays and tell us what you think.

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The Quest to Imagine a Workplace that (Actually) Values Work-Life Balance - by Brigid Schulte - Behavioral Scientist Work-life balance is about making trade-offs. How might we design workplaces that encourage employees to choose the right ones?

Your weekend read, from the archive: Work-life balance is about making trade-offs, @brigidschulte.bsky.social explains. How might we design workplaces that encourage employees to choose the right ones?

My latest in @usnews.com — The American Time-Use Survey is the only source of hard data on the breadth and value of unpaid care work. If @dogeposts.bsky.social slashes funding, we will be blind to a measure that shows that the wealth of a nation is about so much more than money can buy.

Unpaid Labor Was Finally Being Recognized. Trump Could Erase That.

Thank you to @brigidschulte.bsky.social for talking about the importance of time use data.

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Thank you to everyone who brought their expertise to this important conversation:

➡️ Panelists: @lsayer.bsky.social, @brigidschulte.bsky.social, @denicewross.bsky.social, and Meghan Maury
➡️ Moderator: @datageekb.bsky.social
➡️ Co-hosts: @prbdata.bsky.social and @apduorg.bsky.social

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New America in the News. Promo of a Newsweek article titled "Thanks to New Guidance, We're Pouring Billions into a Broadband Program That's Doomed to Fail" dated June 25, 2025.

New America in the News. Promo of a Bridge Detroit article titled "With I-375 redesign, Detroiters could have a chance to right past community wrongs." dated June 26, 2025.

New America in the News. Promo of a U.S. News article titled "Trump and Vance Want More Women to Get Pregnant. Here’s How to Do That." dated June 26, 2025.

New America in the News. Promo of a Guardian article titled "The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work?" dated July 5, 2025.

New America experts around the web:

1️⃣ @jessicadine.bsky.social for @newsweek.com bit.ly/44KPGm0

2️⃣ Olivia Lewis for Bridge Detroit bit.ly/44ouR0D

3️⃣ @brigidschulte.bsky.social for @usnews.com bit.ly/463Jx6I

4️⃣ @adamhsays.com for @theguardian.com bit.ly/44W4uzh

Juliet Schor Makes the Case for a Four-Day Work Week There is a growing body of evidence that shows four-day work weeks do work, and Brigid Schulte sat down for a Q&A with the work-demands scholar who unearthed the findings. Juliet Schor–an expert when...

It’s Friday afternoon. Are you still working? Juliet Schor’s new research shows how four-day work week work better for workers and businesses. Read our conversation here: www.newamerica.org/better-life-...

Starting or expanding a family is intensely personal. But if Trump & Vance are serious about boosting birth rates, the research is clear: forget motherhood medals, embrace flexible work, decent jobs & family-supportive policies. My latest in US News: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

A digital display of a Guardian article dated June 9, 2025, with the headline "Trump’s 'big, beautiful' bill is built on falsehoods about low-income families", authored by Brigid Schulte and Haley Swenson for New America’s Better Life Lab, overlaid on a background of U.S. dollar bills.

Elon Musk wearing a black shirt, smiling broadly in a news article titled 'The big reason why Republicans should worry about an angry Elon Musk' on the Vox website dated June 6, 2025.

Article titled 'How to Rebuild Public Trust in Technology and Government' by Lilian Coral, Head of the Open Technology Institute at New America , dated June 17, 2025, featured on Tech Policy Press.

New America experts around the web

1️⃣ @brigidschulte.bsky.social ‬and ‪@haleyswenson.bsky.social‬ for @theguardian.com bit.ly/3TGW6NC

2️⃣ ‪@leedrutman.bsky.social‬ for @‪vox.com‬ bit.ly/46byM27

3️⃣ @lcoral.bsky.social ‬for @techpolicypress.bsky.social ‬bit.ly/3GcYzwh

Thought for the day — “To lead people, walk beside them.” Lao Tzu

Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content

REALLY SAD! Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Learn about the work of the Better Life Lab to leverage the power of narrative for social change in Spring 2025 Footnotes article “The Power of Story to Shift Paradigms: The Better Life Lab at New America.” @newamerica.org @brigidschulte.bsky.social. Get articles at https://bit.ly/FootnotesSpring25

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill is built on falsehoods about low-income families | Brigid Schulte and Haley Swenson Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They’re using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety net

Reality Check! Trump’s “big beautiful” tax bill that drastically cuts healthcare and food support for families struggling economically is based on false narratives about who is poor, why, and what they need. Check out my latest with Haley Swenson in @theguardian.com

How being laid off changes our lives and our relationship to work Thousands of federal workers have been impacted by layoffs since Donald Trump took office.

I’ll be talking layoffs today on The 1A today at 10 am eastern. Join us! the1a.org/segments/how...

Let's get beyond Overwhelm and Over Work. Listen to my conversation with Kate Byrne on the Women Advancing podcast where we talk about how we get here, and where we all need to go to reclaim our time.

¿Existe una forma de trabajo más compatible con la vida? Esta investigadora está dispuesta a demostrar que sí La periodista estadounidense Brigid Schulte ha recopilado en 'Over Work' los abundantes ejemplos existentes de cómo una semana laboral reducida, con jornadas más flexibles, mejoran el bienestar de los...

“La historia moderna del trabajo está totalmente separada de la realidad y constituye un fracaso de la imaginación que nos ha empujado a una rutina diaria agotadora, estamos hartos”.
@brigidschulte.bsky.social demuestra que hay otra forma de trabajar (y de vivir) www.eldiario.es/era/existe-f...

The Washington Writers Conference Presents Brigid Schulte! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/the... @brigidschulte.bsky.social @dcwriterscon.bsky.social @henryholtbooks.bsky.social

Keep your eye on the big picture — new video on n DOGE cuts from @rbreich.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=2hVM...

Rather than trying to fix individuals, let’s focus on fixing systems to make workplaces more fair and more productive.
Good piece from @brigidschulte.bsky.social @newamerica.org
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Identity Characteristic Study Identity Characteristic Study

Women: You are invited to participate in a study of how identity characteristics influence women’s experiences of bias at work. Fill out the brief survey here: amy-diehl.com/study
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An Economic Education: The Best Economy Books of 2024 Here are twelve books from the last twelve months that might help us all move closer to a just economy

📘 @mehrsab.bsky.social's The Quiet Coup
📗 @brigidschulte.bsky.social's Over Work

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Social media image for the virtual Aspen Institute book talk, “A New Year’s Resolution to Reject Over Work — A Book Talk with Brigid Schulte,” happening January 16 at 2 pm EST on Zoom. The RSVP link is as.pn/overwork and the hashtag is #TalkOpportunity. The image shows a photo of Brigid Schulte.

How does work fit into a fulfilling life? In “Over Work,” @brigidschulte.bsky.social talks to @maureenc.bsky.social about why work in America just isn’t working. Let’s #TalkOpportunity on Jan 16 at a virtual book talk hosted by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social RSVP: as.pn/overwork

On Hannah Murray's TRE in the Afternoon from 16.00CET, Jenny Rogers on 'the man-child' - what's often behind the bad behaviour of men like Gregg Wallace, an interview from This Time Last Year + @brigidschulte.bsky.social's 'Over Work: Transforming the daily grind in the quest for a better life'

Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website: www.wyden.senate.gov/whistleblowe...