Archive | February, 2014

Mothers of the Moment

By on February 18, 2014 in economic impact family caregiving, Equal Pay, Paid Family Leave

We’re poised at a sweet spot between the release of The Shriver Report in January, and the arrival of March as Women’s History Month. Momentum is growing for paid leave and paid sick days, candidates for the 2014 mid-term elections are shaping their campaigns, and think tanks in DC are churning out data on women [...]

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Candidate Mom

By on February 11, 2014 in Congress, Motherhood

Women can and do run for office, but their path to politics differs from the one most men follow. Women are generally asked to run and likely to have been recruited. Men tend to initiate their own candidacy, and worry less about if they are qualified or not. Women tend to feel under qualified, regardless of their [...]

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Closer Than You Think

By on February 3, 2014 in Childcare, economic security, maternal economics

I wrote this post for the Mothers Central Blog, where it appeared on January 16, 2014. Kate Fineske, the mother-in-charge of the site, graciously gave me permission to cross post it on my own blog, where you will find it in full below. Check out the rest of Kate’s collection about parenting, motherhood, and how [...]

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