You are invited to celebrate International Women’s Day with the DC Chapter of the Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women.

Bring your favorite food/beverage and talking points to share at our

 Potluck Dinner & Discussion Circle

Topic:  Women’s Invisible Workload

The unrecognized and unacknowledged emotional labor that goes into managing your career, home, family, and relationships

5:30 – 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 8, 2025 

BYOB&F; plates, cutlery, napkins, and cups will be provided

Topic Resources:

1. Fair Play by Eve Rodsky (Harvard Law School, 2002). G.P. Putnam, 2019, (ISBN: 9780525541936; e-pub: 9780525541950); as well as Fair Play - the 2022 documentary film directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and produced by Reese Witherspoon exploring Rodsky’s concept of ‘Domestic Rebalancing’. Available through Kanopy and other sources including Rodsky’s website.

2. Invisible Labor in the Workplace 

3. The Invisible Workload of Women

4. “Dad’s clueless, Mom’s fried. Maybe there’s a better way” by Samantha Laine Perfas.

5. The Mental Load – A Feminist Comic by Emma. Seven Stories Press, 2019. (ISBN: 9781609809188; e-pub: 9781609809195)

6. Bad Moms (2016 film).

7. Gender Action Portal.

8. Invisible Work by Arlene Kaplan Daniels. Northwestern University, 1987.

Questions or comments  -  Contact Sarah Jane Rodman, ANHW/DC Chapter Secretary at anhwdcs...@gmail.com or 240-377-6128.