Tag Archives: Caretaking
Caregiving from a male perspective
TweetSometimes the lack of female bylines in the Atlantic Monthly, or the tendency to publish sexist fear-mongering, annoy me. But I have to give it up to the Atlantic for last month’s compelling portrait of caregiving and its discontents by contributing editor Jonathan Rauch. Rauch writes about his incredibly painful and confusing experience of taking [...]
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Paternity Coverage and Race Stereotypes
TweetThis article had the potential to be my song. The writer should certainly be commended. She penned a fact driven, well-written article that grappled with some of the complex issues that surround paternity. But some things about this piece, and the pictures that complemented the coverage, utterly disappointed me. The root of the problem was [...]
Debunking Racist and Classist Myths about Teen Pregnancy.
TweetA study put out by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy has found evidence that the majority of teens at risk of unwanted pregnancy are not from low income and/or single parent families. via Susan Reimer for the Baltimore Sun. According to research conducted for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and [...]
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What About Our Military Mothers?
TweetLately I have been mulling over military moms who, upon notification of deployment, scramble to find childcare for their children. I can’t help but wring my hands and ask: where are all the fathers? And I am not talking marriage here or even money. I am talking about mutual parental involvement. Women are expected to [...]
Also tagged Business, Fathers, Military, Motherhood, War Comments closed
Can the Nanny Speak?