Please watch the last three videos on "What Works for Women at Work" (Tightrope, Maternal Wall, and
Tug of War,) by Joan Williams here: Link (Links to an external site.)
Please also, read this: NPR article (Links to an external site.)
And this: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/four-day-working-week-overwork-life-
balance_n_5c360351e4b0f5aba7da3d5a
And watch these two videos on the 4-day/32-hour Workweek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xjgqCgoxElw
With regard to the “Tightrope” for women, how can we understand what Williams refers to as the gender
“pitfalls” for women in the workplace through a communication lens? What are the communication
strategies she recommends to navigate feminine/masculine workplace behaviors and expectations for
leaders?