‘You need help and support’: How physicians navigate being working parents
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In this video, Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, discuss their experience as working moms and how they navigate being the decision-makers at home and at work.
Jain, associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology, oncology and cell therapy, and associate director of oncology communication and digital innovation at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, as well as founder and chair of the Women in Medicine Summit and the consulting medical editor of Healio’s Women in Oncology, spoke with Bhargava, Healio’s chief clinical strategy and innovation officer, during a special LinkedIn Live event.
During their conversation, Jain said cultural changes have allowed working moms to better tackle their responsibilities as a professional and a parent.
“The fact that we’re even having these conversations is very different than 20 to 30 years ago,” Jain said. “We weren’t allowed to say we needed help. We weren’t allowed to ask for help because it was seen as a sign of weakness. I’m seeing more and more women leaders now who are asking for help. They are talking about how you can have it all, but maybe not all at the same time. They are talking about how you need help and support.”
- Can you tell the audience about your day today as a working mom? 1:10
- As a Women in Medicine founder, do you think there is a wave of change that will benefit women who have multiple roles? 3:43
- What are some tools that can help working women who have caregiving responsibilities navigate their daily lives? 7:03
- How can leaning on our family, friends and neighbors benefit us? 10:38
- How does stress impact cancer as a disease? 14:32
- How do you carve out time for yourself? 19:25
- Do you have any tips for hosting a Healio podcast? 22:30
- Tell us about the Women in Medicine Summit coming up. 23:20
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