Mother’s Day
May 9, 2015
Truthdigger of the Week: Peggy Young
Dec 1, 2014 The mother's lawsuit against shipping company UPS may close loopholes that have allowed companies to disregard the employment rights of pregnant women.
Should a Mental Illness Mean You Lose Your Kid?
May 30, 2014 Mindi has never harmed her daughter and is capably raising a son, but authorities took her daughter under a concept sometimes called “predictive neglect.”
How the Right Wing Is Killing Women
May 13, 2014 A woman giving birth in America is more than twice as likely to die as a woman in Saudi Arabia or China.
Shortly After Mother’s Day, U.N. Says U.S. ‘Losing Out’ Over Paid Maternity Leave
May 13, 2014 The United States is one of just three countries not to guarantee any paid maternity leave, a policy that costs the nation dearly.
Mother’s Day
May 11, 2014
Mother’s Day and Nigeria
May 11, 2014
Truthdigger of the Week: Dr. Kathryn Edin (Video)
Mar 31, 2014 Over decades of studying the lives of America's poor, the Johns Hopkins sociologist has combined analytic rigor and compassion for others to defy popular prejudice and discover the hidden causes of mass behavior.Over decades of studying the lives of America's poor, the Johns Hopkins sociologist has combined analytic rigor and compassion for others to discover the hidden causes of mass behavior.
Will Financially Incentivizing Breast-Feeding Work?
Nov 13, 2013 The number of women who breast-feed in the Western Hemisphere has been decreasing for a number of financial, practical and social reasons. Now, a program in the U.K. tackles the issue with money vouchers, a plan that has many in an uproar. But could money be a good way to encourage mothers?
Maxed Out
Oct 11, 2013 This is the story of one working mother who suddenly discovers she can no longer be a superwoman But what's needed is a political and economic context in which working mothers can understand their situation.
