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Children and Families


Title IX Dad
Title IX, with all its limits, was a nudge that set off a chain of social transformations.
November 5, 2009 |

Don't Forget the Men
Why has helping the single, childless workers become the darling of poverty policy?
September 18, 2009 |

The Real Nanny Diaries
Americans pay lip service to the idea child-raising is important work, but when they hire people to do it for them, they tend to pay them little and respect them less.
September 4, 2009 | | web only

Lunchtime Lessons from New Orleans
As the Gulf Coast struggles to redevelop, its children build a thriving food-justice movement. Nutrition advocates in Washington would be wise to pay attention.
August 28, 2009 |

A Kitchen of One's Own
It's difficult to conceive of cooking being a calling if you have to do it every day on a budget.
August 21, 2009 | | web only

Delivering Affordable Health Care
Hospital deliveries are now the norm, but home births may actually be better for women -- and government's pocketbook.
July 8, 2009 | | web only

Health Care's True Price
The real reason we need a public option in health-care reform isn't cost control. It's security.
July 7, 2009 | | web only

When Opting Out Isn't an Option
For too long, "working women" has meant professionals with children. It's time we focus on the majority of female workers.
June 8, 2009 |

Honor Military Families with Adequate Health Care
The VA is still operating as if all of its patients are young, childless, and male -- and veterans' families are paying the price.
May 23, 2009 | | web only

Getting Smarter About IQ
Simple advances, like adequate vision and dental care, can do more for the nation's children than theoretical debates about education inequality.
May 1, 2009 |

Radicalizing Love
If monogamous love limits women, then perhaps feminism is the adultery of social norms.
April 23, 2009 |

Intimacy Meets Hard Times
Some countries have a strong marriage culture and others are indifferent. The U.S. alone cherishes both marriage and the right to exit from it.
April 17, 2009 |

We've Already Won the Battle Over Gay Marriage
Public support for marriage equality is on the rise, and it is conservatives who are ceding ground.
April 14, 2009 | | web only

Naughty Mommies
Are bloggers who proudly identify as "bad moms" challenging ideals of motherhood or reinforcing them?
April 3, 2009 |

Is Merit Pay a Distraction in the Fight for Meaningful Education Reform?
Merit pay is the hot topic in education policy. But we should be skeptical of single-faceted solutions to multifaceted problems.
March 31, 2009 | | web only

What's the Matter With Teen Sexting?
Sex and predatory adults are not the biggest dangers teenagers face online. Their main risk is garden-variety kid-on-kid meanness.
February 2, 2009 | | web only

Black Women: The Unfinished Agenda
African American women made great progress in education and entering into previously forbidden occupations -- but their gains in earnings mysteriously stopped.
September 22, 2008 |

This Is Murder?
A 30-year-old mother with a history of dug abuse is charged with first and second degree murder after her child is stillborn.Is prosecuting her really the solution?
December 14, 2007 |

Pre-K Politics in the States
Pennsylvania and Illinois have made early childhood education a priority. Can other states -- and Washington -- learn from their example?
December 11, 2007 |

No Country for Mothers
The U.S. average life expectancy is greater than ever -- for everyone but pregnant women.
October 15, 2007 |

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