Parenting
Why I’m Saying Yes to (Some) Unpaid Labor
Resisting unpaid labor is a feminist move. In the real world, it’s complicated.
Family and Relationships
Relationships
The Problem Was Never Women's Paychecks
A new study challenges one of the most common explanations for why heterosexual relationships are more likely to end when the woman becomes the primary breadwinner.
Relationships
It’s My Face, and I’ll Frown If I Want To
Tired of random strangers of the male variety telling you to smile? So are we. Here’s why it happens, and what to do about it.
Art and Design
‘Engorged With Milk and Aching For My Child’
Throughout history, breastfeeding is depicted as a symbol of maternal love, but pumping seems a more accurate reflection of what being a parent looks like in a late-capitalist society.
Family and Relationships
Mourning the Mother You Wish You’d Had
The day after my mom’s death, I dove into writing her eulogy. But why was I was putting myself through the painful rite? For healing? For hurting? To have the last word in a lifelong contest with my mother?
Parenting
When School’s Out, Girls Keep Reading. Boys Don’t.
Research shows that boys' reading drops during school closures and holidays, while girls’ remains steady.
Relationships
I Was Raised to Be a 'Good Ghanaian Girl.' A Dive Into African Cultural History Set me Free
I was raised to be a good girl, which meant marrying a man and being a good wife and mother. I’m giving my daughter a different legacy.
Personal Finance
When It Comes to Caregiving, Acknowledge the Overwhelm
A completely candid, unapologetic conversation about caring for elder parents. You’re welcome.
Family and Relationships
'Disoriented and Not Fully Present'—What to Do When Grief Takes Over
When you're in the fog of grief, you need someone else to make the rules.
Relationships
Why Are American Women Still Taking Their Husband's Name?
What’s in a name? For women, maybe everything. An exploration of the never-ending battle over women’s surnames.
Parenting
It’s So Easy to Blame the Mom
America is funding research to identify the root causes of autism, but it's looking in all the wrong places.
Parenting
The Community I Never Knew I Needed? It Was Right Here All Along.
When I went on maternity leave, I assumed I’d be lonely. Instead, I connected with the world in a whole new way.
Parenting
Gentle Parenting is Gentle on Everyone But the Mothers Doing It
While gentle parenting places a high value on children’s feelings, it doesn’t have the same concerns about parents.
Parenting
How Back to School Puts Working Moms in an Impossible Bind
The mismatch of days off between schools and workplaces is an annual puzzle. It’s moms who bear the brunt.
Relationships
The Day I Walked Out of The Kitchen
My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.
Parenting
I Wish Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Was the Solution to America’s Child Care Crisis. It’s Not.
Beware the 'momwashing' provisions.