New America and Care.com Unveil Index Measuring U.S. Child Care by Cost, Quality, and Availability
The Index is accompanied by the New America Care Report, featuring independent analysis and reporting.
Culture
Caring Across Generations, Care.com and New America Launch the “Who Cares” Coalition to Redefine the Social and Economic Value of Care and Caregiving
Remember the First Ladies
What does the First Lady have in common with mothers throughout America? Susannah Howe explores.
Women and All Their Fake Free Time
Zuzana Boehmová and Elizabeth Weingarten explain why we aren’t talking about the value of unpaid work—and why we should.
Are “Meternity” Leaves for Non-Parents a Good Idea?
Brigid Schulte wrote for CNN about women who fake pregnancies in order to take time out of the office and whether that’s a good idea.
He’s with Him, She’s with Her. Really, Still?
Patrick Oathout examines how far we have—and have not—come with respect to gender in American politics.
In Case of Emergency, Break Glass Ceiling
Why, ask Jane Carr and Elizabeth Weingarten, do companies only think to hire women in times of crisis?
Audio Recording: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Antenatal Depression
What can be done to ease the damaging guilt, shame, and stigma surrounding depression during pregnancy?