Jennifer Stringer: “The biggest reason for the perception of who ‘owns’ parenting is that paternity leave is not given equally” (Episode 21/S3 Ep3)
Our guest this week is Jennifer Stringer, a teacher turned Education consulting powerhouse. Despite being an import from Texas Jennifer finds herself very at ease in her Brooklyn home, turning to education consulting almost as soon as she hit the New York City waters, given its thriving Ed Tech industry. She’s someone, who like me, turned to motherhood slightly late in life (though I think these days that has become the norm). As such she has both the keen sense of responsibility towards parenting and a strong need to keep her career thriving. She now works at the mission-driven CarrotNewYork, a small woman-owned business, and has been successful in using the natural support of other women to do both well.
I found a kindred soul in Jennifer, as she makes time for “herself” through her volunteer work and is working on forgiving herself for being only human when juggling her various responsibilities to both work and family. I really enjoyed speaking with her at her lovely offices in downtown New York City. Take a listen!
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Guest Profile
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Age: 39 years
Bio:
At CarrotNewYork, Jennifer develops new client relationships with non-profits and corporations, develops agency strategy and vision, and oversees creative education program development. Before joining the executive management team at CNY, she held a variety of roles in education including classroom teacher, educational technology director, and has served as a consultant for educational technology companies and learning organizations.
Fun fact:
Jennifer was born and raised in Dallas, TX and moved to New York 5 years ago with her husband. They are now raising their 18-month-old daughter in Brooklyn, with frequent flights back home for Tex-Mex, margaritas, and family.
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