motherhood
Bumped Off: What Will It Take to Destigmatize Teen Motherhood?
Young moms from less privileged backgrounds, as well as teen moms of color like me, are still waiting for positive reflections of ourselves on TV.
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If Mama’s Free: Abolitionist Blues for Liberation
Black mamas are sitting in prison awaiting trial for being too free.
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Mothers of Contention: For Female Authors, Parenthood and Legitimacy Are Still Linked
There’s a distinction between asking someone to understand that your experience is different from hers and asking her to accept that your experience is better.
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A Darker Shade of Blue: Depictions of Postpartum Depression Onscreen Paint a Dire Picture for Moms Watching at Home
One in seven mothers experiences postpartum depression, but most never seek help.
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Women Do the Majority of the Family Care. Can We Get Some Paid Leave?
More than two-thirds of the American public agrees that paid family leave should be available to all workers, even if they disagree about how it should be paid for.
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Family Matters: "Good Talk" Offers a Panacea for the Worst of Times
For a country obsessed with the national “conversation about race,” Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations, offers an illustration of all the ways it can go right—and wrong.
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Home Remedies: Megan K. Stack Confronts the Global Impact of Class, Privilege, and “Women’s Work”
Domestic labor isn’t just a “mom” issue—it affects the entire world.
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Unfit for the Altar: Black Women Make Their Own Marital Rules
We are often the providers, protectors, and bosses. This, we are told, is why Black women are half as likely to marry as our white... Read more »
Not Your Final Girl: In “Halloween,” Laurie Strode Is a Survivor
In 2018, the former “scream queen” is armed with resolve and pain, and her only scream in the film comes from a place of anger and grief—not fear.
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