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Eve Rodsky

Eve Rodsky is an American author and advocate focused on gender equity, domestic labor, and women’s creativity. She is best known for Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, books that popularized her system for rebalancing unpaid work at home; Fair Play became a New York Times bestseller and documentary.

Biography & Author's Journey

Eve Rodsky’s career grew from a combination of legal training, organizational thinking, and a close-up view of how labor is distributed inside families. Raised by a single mother in New York City, she went on to earn her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Before becoming widely known as a writer, she worked in foundation management at J.P. Morgan and later founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group, bringing together strategy, governance, and mediation work that would later shape her approach to domestic life as a system rather than a set of ad hoc favors. ((https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2194830/eve-rodsky/?utm_source=openai))

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I knew something had to change. And so, I embarked on a quest to find a solution for domestic rebalance not only for my marriage, but for couples everywhere
-Fair Play Q+A
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I soon realized that my expertise in family mediation, law and organizational management could be applied to this problem—to create a system to promote sustainable change and get past the resentment and rage
-Fair Play Q+A
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It changes the conversation by starting the conversation. It makes the invisible visible and then gives you a system to change the game
-Fair Play Q+A
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Holding all the cards required to run a household equates to more than a full-time job
-Fair Play Q+A
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It is important to imagine the end game. Why are we rebalancing? What is the life we both want to live?
-Fair Play Q+A
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I define Unicorn Space as creative, magical space necessary to develop and pursue your passions but like the mythical equine it doesn’t f*cking exist—until you discover or reclaim it
-Fair Play Q+A
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And at its core, it’s about the magic and joy of being you and sharing it with the world
-Fair Play Q+A
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You. are. already. communicating
-Fair Play Q+A

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Community Voices

"Magnificent! Eve Rodsky illuminates the importance of investing in the creative pursuits that make your life more deeply fulfilling"

Reese Witherspoon

"I just want to thank Eve Rodsky, brave woman, for taking on the mental load...of solving the mental load"

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"Eve Rodsky, the American helping couples balance the mental load"

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"Eve Rodsky urges women to give themselves 'permission to be unavailable' to pursue passions, goals, and dreams"

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"Eve Rodsky tackles the division of housework with a refreshingly clear, workable set of solutions that both partners can embrace"

Darby Saxbe

"Eve Rodsky has been called the 'Marie Kondo of relationships' because of how she helped families balance domestic labor"

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