Recent studies show the economic value of a stay-at-home-mom in America is in the $$ six-figure range, but the way we treat mothers doesn’t always take that into account. Have you ever wondered why?
This week’s interview looks at it through the lens of American history. Guest Erin Papworth traces the history all the way back to our revolutionary days. Although we may have been rebelling against the British, we definitely brought their deep-rooted patriarchy into our new country. Coming closer to modern day, Erin walks us through women’s access to credit and access to birth control in the 1970s and the enormous impact this has on our future. It’s hard to believe that those two advances happened within the last generation.
But what about the rest of the world? As is the case in many areas related to women’s health and women’s rights, America can definitely learn from its peers. Erin spent 13 years in Africa working on women’s health and development and her insights might surprise you!
Today, she’s all about helping women navigate, or nav, their way through this modern world with an emphasis on financial empowerment. She created the Nav.It app to make your life easier by aggregating your view of your accounts and walking through all the financial building blocks from emergency funds to debt management all the way to investing.
