Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Women are on an uneven playing field at work and at home—which means the companies that help them thrive will unlock a lasting advantage over the competition.
This week on Lavin Voices, we talk to Wharton professor Corinne Low, author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours. A "40 Under 40" MBA professor, Corinne has spent her career helping women carve out their joy and helping companies support women in ways that maximize profits and staff retention. She's a workplace consultant who's advised Fortune 500 companies, as well as a brilliant, accessible, high-energy keynote speaker whose talks equip women, men, and organizations to get the best out of their economic lives and build a stronger workplace—and, as a result, a stronger democracy.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How parenting and jobs have simultaneously become more intensive
- What "the squeeze" is for working parents and how to survive it
- Why flexibility isn't what working mothers actually need (and what is)
- How simple workplace changes can help you keep your best talent forever
- The hidden advantages of retaining talented women mid-career
- Why investing in women's careers is actually investing in the future of our families and our democracy
In conversation with The Lavin Agency's Director of Intellectual Talent, Charles Yao, Corinne answers these questions and more:
- What keeps women from advancing in organizations?
- How can firms create work-life balance?
- Why does the gender wage gap persist?
- Should you "lean in" at work?
- How can women negotiate better working conditions?
Learn more about Corinne or book her as a keynote speaker: thelavinagency.com/speakers/corinne-low/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=corinne+low+lavin+voices
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok for more big ideas: @TheLavinAgency
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Credits:
Producers: Alethea Ng and Kshiteej Sawhney
Host: Charles Yao
Guest: Corinne Low
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Timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open
0:41 Intro to Corinne Low
2:25 Defining “Having It All” Today
4:06 Why Work and Parenting Don’t Add Up
7:11 How Companies Can Help
13:13 The Cost of Losing Female Talent
15:49 Lessons from Tech and Medicine
20:25 What’s Holding Change Back
23:40 Are Companies Listening?
26:10 Inside the Working-Woman Struggle
31:04 Thinking Long-Term About Careers
32:39 Women as Economic Agents
34:42 Negotiating for Win-Wins
37:24 The Stakes and Why They Matter
40:01 Rethinking Lean In
42:04 What “Level Up” Really Means
44:30 Will Things Finally Change?
47:50 Advocacy and Vision
48:20 Outro
Women are on an uneven playing field at work and at home—which means the companies that help them thrive will unlock a lasting advantage over the competition.
This week on Lavin Voices, we talk to Wharton professor Corinne Low, author of Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours. A "40 Under 40" MBA professor, Corinne has spent her career helping women carve out their joy and helping companies support women in ways that maximize profits and staff retention. She's a workplace consultant who's advised Fortune 500 companies, as well as a brilliant, accessible, high-energy keynote speaker whose talks equip women, men, and organizations to get the best out of their economic lives and build a stronger workplace—and, as a result, a stronger democracy.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How parenting and jobs have simultaneously become more intensive
- What "the squeeze" is for working parents and how to survive it
- Why flexibility isn't what working mothers actually need (and what is)
- How simple workplace changes can help you keep your best talent forever
- The hidden advantages of retaining talented women mid-career
- Why investing in women's careers is actually investing in the future of our families and our democracy
In conversation with The Lavin Agency's Director of Intellectual Talent, Charles Yao, Corinne answers these questions and more:
- What keeps women from advancing in organizations?
- How can firms create work-life balance?
- Why does the gender wage gap persist?
- Should you "lean in" at work?
- How can women negotiate better working conditions?
Learn more about Corinne or book her as a keynote speaker: thelavinagency.com/speakers/corinne-low/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=corinne+low+lavin+voices
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok for more big ideas: @TheLavinAgency
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Credits:
Producers: Alethea Ng and Kshiteej Sawhney
Host: Charles Yao
Guest: Corinne Low
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Timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open
0:41 Intro to Corinne Low
2:25 Defining “Having It All” Today
4:06 Why Work and Parenting Don’t Add Up
7:11 How Companies Can Help
13:13 The Cost of Losing Female Talent
15:49 Lessons from Tech and Medicine
20:25 What’s Holding Change Back
23:40 Are Companies Listening?
26:10 Inside the Working-Woman Struggle
31:04 Thinking Long-Term About Careers
32:39 Women as Economic Agents
34:42 Negotiating for Win-Wins
37:24 The Stakes and Why They Matter
40:01 Rethinking Lean In
42:04 What “Level Up” Really Means
44:30 Will Things Finally Change?
47:50 Advocacy and Vision
48:20 Outro
