Past Events — MamaDen | Elevating the conversation around the work of motherhood

MamaDen Presents…

Heard in the Den

“This has fallen on women. That has like long term consequences, particularly in jobs, where there's a kind of up or out feature….The impact of the pandemic is not gender neutral.”

— Prof. Emily Oster, Economist & Author

“I try not to cry on air, I cry in the commercial breaks, but I frequently cry at work…. And I think that is probably because I'm a mom. So, I have a hard time kind of turning off the feelers, but I don't think that's bad. I think that's fine. You know, we have to really, we have to kind of be in touch with what we're covering.”

— Brianna Keilar, Anchor, CNN’s ‘new day’

“It really comes down to us recognizing that our time is diamonds, because there's no system I can give you that's going to change things for you if you think your time is less valuable than your partner's.”

— eve rodsky, Author, fair play

"I need to fill the tank to be a better mother. And then, I also need to fill the tank from them with that love. That gives me the passion, the creativity, the excitement to then want to go out and do my work,"

-Clarissa Ward, CNN's Chief International Correspondent

“Be as transparent and honest about your needs as you possibly can be because to whatever degree you're able to, there are people who work with you who feel like they can't.”

— Lauren Smith Brody, Author, The Fifth Trimester

“You can't pour from an empty pitcher. So, if you fill yourself back up, you're actually a better mother.”

-Jill Kargman, writer, producer and star of `Odd Mom Out'

“I think it's almost impossible to not feel somehow a little bit guilty, even though there's nothing you should be feeling guilty for when you are providing for your family and doing your job.”

— Margaret Brennan, Moderator of CBS News' ‘Face the Nation’

“We've come so far. When I was in the late ‘90s, starting my professional career, people didn't know I had a boyfriend. We never talked about our personal lives. We had to be so, I don't know, so robotic. And so now I try and be open.”