Emily Oster on Turning Rejection into Redirection
Update: 2025-03-26
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Before Emily Oster became a go-to parenting expert, she was an econ professor waiting on a tenure decision at the University of Chicago. While waiting, she published Expecting Better, a book that moms-to-be consider to be a parenting Bible. She got rejected for tenure, then spent over a decade believing the book was a “professional mistake”. Parents everywhere beg to differ. Listen as Emily shares how she moved past the disappointment – and why it actually turned out to be the best thing for her career.
In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Emily shares:
- Her weekly mileage as a marathoner (our legs are shaking)
- Why she refers to herself as a “vagina economist”
- How her kids react when she tells them she’s a “parenting expert”
- Why she doesn’t shy away from disagreements around her research
- Who’ll benefit most from ParentData’s newest vertical
Follow Emily on Instagram: @profemilyoster
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