Many Men Accept Working Wives but Disregard Their Need for Professional Growth
Anjali Ravi Kumar · 100x Entrepreneur | Episode 10 |Anjalli Ravikumar, Social Mission Director UNILEVER · Sep 8, 2019 · at 19:31
Anjali Ravi Kumar, Social Mission Director at Unilever, discusses spousal support, domestic dynamics, and enabling women's long-term career progression.
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“Many men understand that women need to work, but not necessarily that women need to grow as well. And that growth often comes with compromise on the home front, that your wife may not be around as often as you would have liked, or that she need to spend longer hours at office. There's no, there's not necessarily sensitivity towards that sacrifice that has to come.”
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