Daughters (Still) Are the Caregivers
Paula Span writes for The New York Times’ blog The New Old Age: “When it comes to taking care of aging mothers, biology is destiny. Or, to be more precise, biology plus geography equals destiny.”
issue: Lesbian Rights
Valuing Houses but Not Housewives
Nancy Folbre, professor emerita of economics at UMASS-Amherst, writes at The New York Times’ Economix: “A stay-at-home spouse who specializes in unpaid work also increases household living standards, by reducing the need to purchase services like child c…
World is Ready for Male-Female Leadership Mix
John Gerzema writes for Women’s E-News: “During the struggles of the feminist movement, endless arguments swirled around the concepts of “masculine” and “feminine” and the consequences of thinking about gender in a rigid way. Some people became so sensit…
The Broken-Water Ceiling
Sally Kohn writes for The Daily Beast: “You’ve heard of the glass ceiling. Maybe even the lavender ceiling. But what about the broken-water ceiling?”
Fed Chair Battle Reveals Need for More Women in Economic Policy-Making
Sheila Bapat writes for RH Reality Check: “An unexpected battle for the position of Federal Reserve chair has ensued over the past week between Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen and former director of the National Economic Council, Lawrence ‘Larry’…
