# E107: Maternal gatekeeping and creating gender equity at home with Rachel Childs Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/e107-maternal-gatekeeping-and-creating-gender-equity-at-home-with-rachel-childs Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/e107-maternal-gatekeeping-and-creating-gender-equity-at-home-with-rachel-childs.md Podcast: [Bump to Business Owner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135) Published: 2026-05-21T05:28:00+00:00 Episode link: https://bumptobusinessowner.com/e107-rachel-childs Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/e65d9ad6-3141-4c15-a982-8df3373aa03f/E107_audio_edit.mp3?dest-id=4060887 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/episodes/e107-maternal-gatekeeping-and-creating-gender-equity-at-home-with-rachel-childs Duration seconds: 3426 ## Resource In our final episode in our collaborative mini series with Lucy Legal, Caroline chats to Rachel Childs. Rachel is a relationship coach and founder of Parents That Work, and shares insights on maintaining connection, equality, and emotional support in relationships after parenthood. This episode explores the impact of COVID, gender norms, and practical strategies for healthier partnerships. This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Lucy Legal and her Get Legit Hub. Don't trust ChatGPT for legal advice! Go to www.lucylegal.co.uk/the-hub for real legal guidance, templates and support. To hear the rest of collaboration with Lucy Legal listen to Episode 102 - Mum guilt, leveraging audiences and making £23k in 48hours with Lucy Legal Episode 103 - My experience of motherhood, business and what I would have done differently, Lucy Legal interviews Caroline Episode 104 - Preparing your business (and life!) for Maternity Leave with Lucy Legal Episode 105 - Twins, fintech and NICU recovery with Sophia Jarvis Episode 106 - How to use AI for female founders and mums with Lucy Legal To hear Caroline's original conversation with Lucy, please listen to Episode 17 - "Every single person thought I was crazy" Resources: Beyond Baby Talk book Topics: Impact of COVID on family life Gender norms and maternal gatekeeping Shared parenting and mental load Conversations about finances and careers Supporting emotional well-being in relationships Chapters: 01:00 Navigating the Landscape of Parenting Support 05:10 Career Transitions and the Impact of Parenthood 07:39 The Role of Gender Equity in Parenting 09:46 The Challenges of Managing Multiple Children 14:54 Understanding Relationship Dynamics in Parenthood 17:29 The Impact of COVID-19 on Parenting 20:14 The Future of Work and Parent… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/episodes/e107-maternal-gatekeeping-and-creating-gender-equity-at-home-with-rachel-childs/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/e107-maternal-gatekeeping-and-creating-gender-equity-at-home-with-rachel-childs.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.