The New York Times
Real Life Horror Stories From the World of Pandemic Motherhood
5 min · · ‘I have been given two options: either resign or get fired.’ · Shared by 37, including Rachel Perrone, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Stew Friedman, Claire Cain Miller, Shan Carter
POLITICO
How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation
14+ min · · The economic toll of the collapse of the child system will be felt for 20-30 years, says Betsey Stevenson. · Shared by 75, including Rachel Perrone, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, John C. Havens (he/him), Philanthropy News Digest, Helen De Cruz, Bjorn Larsen, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Betsey Stevenson, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Trey Tweets Into the Void
The New York Times
Why Parents, With ‘No Good Choice’ This School Year, Are Blaming One Another
6 min · · Every choice on what do about schooling amid a pandemic is potentially risky or unfair. Even if the problem is systemic, the angst is personal. · Shared by 21, including Xeorge Xonway, Stew Friedman, Emily Badger, Rachel Perrone, Claire Cain Miller
Good Housekeeping
Affordable Childcare May Do the Most to Promote Equality, So Why Don't We Have It?
6 min · · Studies show affordable childcare helps narrow the achievement gap between Black and white students, narrow the wage gap for parents, and even pay for itself. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
The Atlantic
The Nuclear Family Was Never Going to Last
20+ min · · The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together. · Shared by 765, including Mark Kaigwa, Matthew Holt, Bilal Zuberi, John Nosta, Christopher Mims 🤌, Dominik Grolimund, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., billy esquires, Kanyi Maqubela, Miles Kimball, John Hagel, Stewart Alsop, tylercowen, Chris Messina, Stowe Boyd, David Perell, Howard Getson, Aniyia ❤️, Nir Eyal, Shelly Kramer
CNBC
Trump budget seeks $1 billion for child care, but expert says that's a 'drop in the bucket'
3 min · · Trump's proposed fiscal 2021 budget released Monday includes a one-time, $1 billion investment to build out a bigger supply of child care options, including those sponsored by employers. But one… · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
babygaga.com
This Is What It Is Like To Give Birth In Prison
4 min · · Giving birth in prison is nothing like you'd ever expect. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
mother.ly
Why America needs to consider paying stay-at-home parents
13+ min · · It could help solve the childcare crisis in this country, says one expert. · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
The Daily Beast
Inside Female Directors’ Push for Better Parental Leave—in the DGA and Across Hollywood
6 min · · When Jessica Dimmock first began her campaign to amend the directors’ guild insurance policies, she worried she was fighting a battle of one. As it turns out, she’s far from alone. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
statesmanjournal.com
No one should have to worry about getting paid when they’re caring for a loved one
2 min · · Oregon passed a statewide paid leave law, but we need to have national paid leave for families who need time to care for others while they recover. · Shared by 5, including Rachel Perrone
NBC News
Opinion | Moms should be able to have sex — and express their sexuality — without shame
4 min · · Moms having sex, for the sole purpose of enjoying sex, is normal. And so is expressing that sexuality. · Shared by 22, including Rachel Perrone
mother.ly
The Iowa caucus is not set up to include mothers—and that’s a problem
2 min · · When Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist Lyz Lenz asked "How do you caucus with a baby?" she sparked a national conversation · Shared by 4, including Rachel Perrone
The Washington Post
Perspective | From J-Lo to Nancy Pelosi, 2020 is the year of the power mom. Get out of our way.
· From the Super Bowl to Capitol Hill to the campaign trail, moms over 40 are done being invisible. · Shared by 9, including Rachel Perrone