The View From A Broad
Hi welcome to The View From A Broad. I'm Teresa Norton and this podcast dives into my past, revisiting columns I wrote for the South China Morning Post between 1993 and 2000 during my 40 years living in Hong Kong.
These often funny, sometimes tender, occasionally provocative musings cover everything from marriage and working motherhood, to national identity and global events. As a weekly columnist I aimed to capture the quirks of human interactions, carve up a few sacred cows and tell it like it is... but did I? In the 30 years since those columns were written much has changed and... so have I.
In each episode I read a column and talk to a guest about how the piece stands up today - what still rings true and what feels out of sync with today’s world. They then share a true story from their past that's been unearthed by something in the column.
The result is an engaging and honest conversation about the evolution of social norms, culture and humor, re-examining the past through the lens of today’s values.
By looking back with compassion and curiosity, my hope is that The View From A Broad encourages reflection on how our perspectives have changed... or not... and why.
The View From A Broad
Losing Your Way Down Memory Lane | Teresa talks to Will Fan
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Has balancing work and family gotten tougher from one generation to the next?
My parents had clearly defined roles: Dad earned the money, Mom managed the home and kids, my brother and I were responsible for schoolwork: he was better at that than I was.
To a great extent, that same division of labor was mirrored in my marriage.
My husband worked and travelled , I worked and (while hands-off with the household chores, thanks to living in Hong Kong where domestic help was affordable and available) I did most of the "kid stuff", and, like many of my fellow working mothers, found the balancing act was taking its toll on our minds!
My guest in this episode is Will Fan, CEO of NewCampus, an online business school focused on emerging markets, husband to business partner Faye and new father to their son - the latter job is the focus of our conversation as Will shares how he and his wife have redefined the roles of mother and father.
"She's the CEO and I'm head of Operations when it comes to our son". Faye's all about long and short term planning and strategy. Will is in charge of implementation. This means he suits up and shows up... to the playdates!
Will shares lessons learned from his own hardworking immigrant parents, how he's found support and friendship through a tribe of other dads, some ways that technology is helping him, his wife and their domestic helper (Will now lives in Singapore) to stay on top of their son's changing needs, and his top two tips for today's young fathers.
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