‘The Whole Lena Dunham Thing’ and Why Every Woman Should Be Talking About Emotional Labour

Summary: In this episode, Izzy and Grace drill-down on Lena Dunham: Is she the self-absorbed narcissist the media insists on painting her as? Or is she a victim of a sexist culture that holds women to a higher account than men? Plus, a deep dive on the concept of ‘emotional labour’ in the wake of Gemma Hartley’s new book ‘Fed Up’. Plus Plus, Izzy has found Gossip Girl 2.0 (kinda) and how Grace lost her mind on Black Friday. You can email us on afterworkdrinks@gmail.com, join our Facebook closed group ‘After Work Drinks Podcast’ and follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill. Links: Yeah, I’m Not for Everyone.’ Lena Dunham comes to terms with herself https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/lena-dunham-comes-to-terms-with-herself.html Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/lena-dunham ‘Fed Up: Navigating and redefining emotional labour for good’ by Gemma Hartley https://www.hachette.com.au/gemma-hartley/fed-up-navigating-and-redefining-emotional-labour-for-good Why Women Still Can’t Have It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/