When I was pregnant, I wrote down my hopes for my daughter’s delivery at the behest of: my birth coach, my acupuncturist, my yoga teacher, and every single o...

How the “mamasphere” went from scrappy blogs to multi-platform personal brands in the past decade. Did moms exist before social media? Technically, yes, the...

In March 2007, Spain introduced a national policy granting most new fathers two weeks of fully paid paternity leave. The policy proved exceptionally popula...

On the virtues of splitting up for the night. The bedroom can seem to contain the heart of a marriage. In the 2012 Judd Apatow movie This Is 40, the epicent...

In the past couple of years, our homes have become a key battleground in the fight for gender equality. Who plans the dinners? Folds the laundry? Schedule...

Here’s how to assemble your personal dream team, with tips from business expert Anthony Tjan. Everyone can use a mentor. Scratch that — as it turns out, we c...

“I fantasize about doing that.” That’s the response I heard over and over again when I told friends I was writing a novel about an overworked, overextended w...

With a record number of women running for president in the U.S., it’s no surprise that the concerns of working parents are on the 2020 agenda. Elizabeth Wa...

It turns out employees want this, and it just might make them more productive. Not long ago, Bill Gates shared what he thinks is the most important perk comp...

Unfortunately, career vs. family is too often still seen as an either/or choice. The greatest challenge in the life of a mother-scientist, almost without ex...

“97% devoted. 3% self-centred. 0 complaints. 100% mother”. This slogan – chosen by a major department store chain for its latest Mother’s Day advertising c...

“You’re too accessible.” That’s what Susan Zirinsky, the new head of CBS News, was told early in her career — because she was seemingly everywhere at once. I...

Despite widespread belief that motherhood hurts women’s focus at work, the evidence suggests otherwise. Mothers suffer in the workplace. That fact is by now ...

If mothers and fathers speak openly about child-care obligations, their colleagues will adapt. I’m an economist. I love data and evidence. I love them so mu...

When mothers feel lucky to have any help at all, it’s an impediment to the elusive goal of equity in the home. I’ve spent the past year interviewing married...

How America's obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap. Daniela Jampel and Matthew Schneid met in college at Cornell, and both later earned law d...

How Parents Find, Manage, and Pay for Childcare When School is Out In the United States, most states mandate that children attend school between 170 and 180 ...

Women are constantly struggling to allocate adequate time and focus to creating a ripe environment and support structure for the next generation to prosper, ...

The case for a basic income, a policy that would give all citizens cash payments at regular intervals throughout their lives, is gaining traction. Prominen...