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It’s Campaign Season, Ask Candidates About that New Child Care Bill

By Jessica Sager & Por Alison Bowen ● Politics ● March 11, 2016

Child care for infants and toddlers is in short supply in most of the country. At the same time, providers lack training and are working long hours for low pay. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Hey Senate, Thanks for that Big Childcare Vote

By Christina Nicholson & Por Alison Bowen ● Uncategorized ● November 24, 2014

When I started writing this commentary I was a lot more downbeat. Now, in time for Thanksgiving, along comes billions of dollars in aid and federal subsidies to low-income families to help them pay for child care.

Women: When We Succeed, We Can Also Escape Abuse

By Lisalyn R. Jacobs ● Crime & Law ● March 13, 2014

Let’s look at what the Democrats’ economic equity agenda for women can also do to curb domestic violence. Higher wages mean survivors can more easily break away from an abuser and afford such things as child care.

Fathers Should Act Like Fathers, Not Mr. Moms

By Elaine Heffner ● Uncategorized ● June 14, 2013

“Father knows best” is long gone. But in an era of shifting gender roles, the maternalization of child care doesn’t make sense either. For Father’s Day, let’s celebrate the complementary role that both parents play, with separate but equally fine styles.

Single or Not, U.S. Moms Have Reason to Feel Alone

By Lori Sokol ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2013

In this society we toss the placenta, or afterbirth, despite the nutritional benefits that traditional medical practitioners have long understood. That’s analogous to the way we also trash the maternal support services, or “political afterbirth,” that should sustain our mothers.

Child Care Director Is Also Diaper-Changer in Chief

By Diane Loupe ● Employment ● June 22, 2012

A child care director starts her day by picking up the cook, moves on to menu writing and is focused on ensuring legal safety standards. Her staff makes more than many child care workers whose earnings require them to depend on food stamps.

Live-In Nanny Couldn’t Find Household to Call Home

By Kamana Shrestha ● Employment ● June 5, 2012

She worked six days a week as a live-in nanny and kept going from one household to the next for six years. By Nepalese standards her earnings were good, but her U.S. employers were so bad she had to keep moving on.

Atlantic Runs Screed Against Working Families

By Caryl Rivers ● Commentary ● April 26, 2012

Do working parents need to be pitted against non-parental coworkers? Should they be configured into boy vs. girl teams? That’s the pernicious effect of this false diatribe against child care and family leave.

Anti-Kid Biz Culture Puts Freeze on Stay-Home Moms

By Allison Stevens ● Crime & Law ● February 25, 2011

Shops, restaurants, hotels and airlines are saying no to kids. During a long, harsh winter Allison Stevens says the hostility has made motherhood isolating and turned the nearest family-friendly IKEA into a beacon.