It's time to push companies to act on abortion
Look to the rise of fertility benefits to understand how workers can demand more from their employers around health care, S. Mitra Kalita argues.
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Book Briefing
'Pay Up' by Reshma Saujani: How workplaces can work for women
A plan for fixing the unequal burdens that working mothers have shouldered—even more intensely during the pandemic.
The cost of losing paid family leave
Women and low-wage workers can’t wait any longer for policies that treat them humanely.
Download - A Better Future for Working Parents: A playbook for leaders and organizations
A playbook with advice and actionable strategies for making workplaces work for working parents and other caregivers.
New school year, new concerns for working parents
Economist Emily Oster on back to school concerns; and the latest on masking, vaccine mandates, and return to workplace timing.
Interview
Emily Oster on the new school year, and new concerns for working parents
The Brown University economist says she's not certain this coming year is going to be more manageable for working parents, as Delta accelerates infections.
Exiting ‘scarcity mode,’ new diversity research, whither rush hour
Plus tips for commemorating Juneteenth, recruiting, and making connections with colleagues.
Interview
What we can learn from working parents that applies to the return to the workplace
Lauren Brody, author of The Fifth Trimester, sees parallels between the return after a parental leave and what so many workers are now on the cusp of.
‘Cranky about Mother’s Day,’ new job perks, trusted professions
The fallout of this pandemic year for working mothers, and how best to support them as many organizations transition back to the workplace.
Interview
Why companies can best help working mothers by helping all caregivers
Brigid Schulte, director of the Better Life Lab at New America, on how myths about working mothers are garbage.
