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The Hidden Labor Gap In Modern FamiliesEven as dual-income households become more of the norm across America, women often still shoulder more of the work at home. We explore why this imbalance persists and what real equity moving forward could look like.Host: Gary Price Producer: Amirah Zaveri Guest: Kate Mangino, gender expert, author of Equal Partners: Improving Gender Equality at Home. Locked Out Of Work: Women, Criminal Records & The Will To RebuildA criminal record can follow someone for years, or even decades, by chronically limiting job options and career paths at every turn. As Illinois moves forward with a new Clean Slate law, we examine how these barriers shape lives nationwide, disproportionately affect formerly incarcerated women and what record-clearing policies could change for the tens of millions of Americans stuck in limbo.  Host: Marty PetersonProducer: Amirah Zaveri Guests: Chanell Burnette, writer, advocate, former prisoner; Marlon Chamberlain, founder, executive director, Illinois Coa