Recently I discovered what emotional labor is, and that I had been unconsciously doing it all of my life. I did notice that fundraising is emotional labor, as well as much of nonprofit work. Which is most often done by women. And poorly paid-as men tend to undervalue emotional labor since they have the option not… [Keep Reading]

Things are getting better all the time! Right? In February and March I was doing a bunch of positive affirmations every day. What changed? Nothing. Positive affirmations don’t do anything. Barbara Erhenreich, author of Nickeled and Dimed, had breast cancer, and was suddenly exposed to the positive thinking of the cancer support groups. She then wrote… [Keep Reading]

Previously on HOLY MOLY-why are people in my life (for example male relatives or friends) not emailing me and calling me more?- we discovered that emotional labor is seen as women’s work! What is Emotional labor? It is part of #FundraisingisFemale. It’s what happens when we as women do the work of keeping relationships going- whether it’s… [Keep Reading]

OK- I had never heard of emotional labor before- but then I found this thread- And I got to thinking- Is fundraising a lot of emotional labor? Is this the reason that so much of #fundraisingisfemale? What is emotional labor? It’s making the effort to keep a relationship going. That means calling, texting, emailing, writing… [Keep Reading]