If everyone pursues a 90-hour workweek, who’s going to stare at the wives?As 2025 rolls in, one wonders when a conversation about work has become a conversation about genders once again. At the time of recording this episode in January 2025, the US Presidential Inauguration had just taken place. Mark Zuckerberg went on The Joe Rogan Experience and said, “I think having a culture that celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits that are really positive” while referencing the need for a more masculine workplace. And just in case we think, “Oh, well, this won’t touch us here in India, surely?”, since then and until today, Amazon, Google, McDonald's, Meta, Target, and Walmart have rolled back their DEI policies and allowances. Not to mention, the individual advocating a 90-hour workweek conveniently forgot that for him to do so, someone else is doing the heavy lifting of managing the home. How did we get here? And is all lost just yet? Subha andHasita discuss the implications of gendered advocacy at work, what worked and what didn’t from personal experience, and the greater need to stand up for what we believe is right. 00:00 Why we're (still) discussing DEI01:34 Introducing Small Talk: Work, Play, Build, and Your Hosts06:58 Sheryl Sandberg and Lean In11:19 The 70-hour and 90-hour Workweek16:02 How to Show Up as an Ally19:36 What We Want to See in the Workplace of 202524:34 Speaking up: How do we Do It?29:10 What We Can Learn from Each Other31:33 Read | Watch | Listen#dei #90hourworkweek #business #workplace #podcast #smalltalkwpb---------------------Small Talk: Work, Play, Build is the latest season of Small Talk. As a business podcast in its fifth year of production now, we look forward to having many conversations with you on what it means to live a life that feels true to each of us, both at work and outside of it. Subscribe to stay tuned when a new episode releases, every fortnight. Instagram @smalltalk_wpbWebsite https://www.smalltalkpod.comMedia enquiries smalltalkpod.wpb@gmail.comCopyright © Rainkraft Creative Solutions (OPC) Pvt. Ltd. No segment of this episode or its accessories may be reproduced for commercial use without explicit written permission from the creators.Small Talk: Work, Play, Build Subha Chandrasekaran Hasita Krishna---------------------Links and Resources from the EpisodeSheryl Sandberg's TED Talk from 2010: https://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_sandberg_why_we_have_too_few_women_leaders---------------------If you made it this far, thank you for being such an ardent supporter! Please send us a DM on Instagram to claim your Small Talk goodie. :)