Transgenderism Is Killing Feminism, And That’s A Good Thing For Women
The left’s feminist narrative has become divided and incoherent as transgender ideology has advanced. Conservatives can present an affirming alternative.
Study: Kids Whose Moms Don’t Work Full Time More Likely To Get Into Stanford
‘After adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic factors, the group most likely to attend selective colleges were students in male breadwinner-female homemaker families.’
Why Too Many Parents Aren’t Doing Enough Helicopter Parenting
We worry our son will pick up ideas and behaviors we do not support that will someone else will reinforce. So we’re taking an active role in his life, even though it requires more of us.
Q&A: Pregnancy Gets Better With Practice, And How To Handle SAHM Blues
The Federalist’s lady writers somehow decided that I should write an advice column. I don’t feel especially wise, but they had questions and I had opinions, so here’s the inaugural column.
To Hear Socially Conservative Women’s Voices, All You Have To Do Is Listen
The political voice of the full-time mother is not hard to find, but it is hard to amplify. This is where Helen Andrews’ complaint of a male-dominated social conservatism could benefit from some practical observations.
Working Moms Need Your Encouragement, Not Your Judgment
Working moms get snide remarks sometimes from people who don’t know anything about all the tradeoffs and factors that went into their decisions. Can that stop?
New Research: Women Earn Less Not Because Of Sexism, But Because They Prefer To Raise Their Own Kids
The research overwhelmingly suggests the sexes’ earnings gap is mostly not caused by sexism. It’s not an unequal pay for equal work issue, it’s largely that women do different work.
Why Do Feminists Insist Women Aren’t A Success If They Focus On Family?
A feminist culture that disparages full-time motherhood necessarily places intense pressure on women to maintain their level of professional success after becoming mothers.
How To Escape Busyness And Find The Time You Don’t Seem To Have
Joy Pullmann interviews author and work-life-balance expert Laura Vanderkam about how we can manage time and change the mindset of how “busy” we are.
Evidence From Norway Shows Gender Quotas Don’t Work For Women
Having more women on boards has done little to benefit 99 percent of women in the workforce.
Feminism, Not Angela Merkel, Is The Reason German Women Don’t Like Feminism
‘In Angela Merkel, German Women Find Symbol, but Not Savior’ mistakenly directs disappointment towards Angela Merkel when the fault really lies in feminism.
Moms Need To Stop Degrading Our Job As Brainless, Because It’s Not
Those of us who do homemaking know that it is intellectually demanding work. But we’re still happy to denigrate our roles. Why?
Think Tank: Reconsider Caring For Your Kids Because Money Matters Most
The Center For American Progress wants you to know that giving up your full-time career to care for your kids is a huge financial mistake.
Let’s Realize As Moms That Work-Life Balance Just Doesn’t Exist
Career-focused feminists give moms a hard time for abandoning career acclaim. But we all must make choices with the limited time and opportunities we have.
Why Labelling Yourself A ‘Stay-At-Home Mom’ Can Limit Your Potential
‘Stay-at-home mom’ has become the preferred term for opt-out mothers everywhere, but it limits our vocational work and identity to only one sphere of life.
‘Day Without Women’ Measures Women’s Value The Wrong Way
The world wants us to measure equality in dollars and cents. But that’s a very inadequate way to measure human flourishing.
No, Stay At Home Moms Don’t ‘Waste’ Their Education
Anyone who castigates a woman for failing to cash in on her degree reveals a complete misunderstanding of the nature and purpose of education and the actual needs of society.
When Mothers Who Paused Their Careers Hit Play Again
The ‘opt-out revolution’ of highly educated moms who take time off work to raise children includes me. Now I’m on the way back in.