Episode 122: Balancing the Load: Equality at Home and Work with Emma Walsh

Episode 122: Balancing the Load: Equality at Home and Work with Emma Walsh

Episode 122: Balancing the Load: Equality at Home and Work with Emma Walsh

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In this powerful episode, Emma Walsh, founder of Parents at Work and co-creator of the Family Friendly Workplaces initiative, shares her 20-year journey advocating for better work-life wellbeing in Australia. From launching her business while raising twins to influencing national parental leave policy, Emma offers raw insights into purpose-driven entrepreneurship, the evolving role of fathers, and the real business case for flexibility. She unpacks the challenges of building a social impact business, the myths of productivity, and how shared caregiving is key to gender equality. With practical advice for employers and working parents alike, Emma’s vision is bold and clear: to make Australia one of the best places in the world to work and care for family.

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Produced by: Lucy Kippist

Edited by: Morgan Sebastian Brown

Interviewer: Carrie Kwan

Guests: Emma Walsh

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