working moms

The pandemic shuttered day-care centers, after-school programs and camps this year, creating problems for some parents who put aside wages, pre-tax, to pay for those expenses.

Economy

Use It Or Lose It: Parents Set Wages Aside For Child Care. Now It's At Risk

6:22pm November 19, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

For many families, 2020 ended up being a year with fewer child-care expenses. Now parents with unspent funds in their dependent-care flexible spending accounts are trying to figure out what to do.

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Joyce Chen and her children, Campbell, 7, Bryn, 12, and Emerson, 10.

Economy

Even The Most Successful Women Pay A Big Price In Pandemic

9:54pm October 20, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it could mean losing promotions, future earning power and roles as future leaders.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth walks across stage at the Democratic National Convention in 2016. She is the first senator to give birth while serving in office.

Make Room For Baby: After Giving Birth, Duckworth Presses Senate To Bend Rules

11:43am April 11, 2018

by Emmarie Huetteman

The Illinois Democrat is the first sitting senator to give birth. She's using the opportunity to call on the Senate to adjust its rules to accommodate new parents and elevate family-friendly policies.

A woman farmer makes hay bales in Kashmir, India. In India, women comprise about a third of the agricultural labor in developing countries.

Working Moms Have Been A 'Thing' Since Ancient History

10:36am November 30, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Who ruled early farming? Women! Studies of ancient bones show that women's physical labor was crucial to driving the agricultural revolution in Europe.

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Lawmakers in the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly talk with member Yuka Ogata, who brought her infant son to work.

Japanese Lawmaker's Baby Gets Booted From The Floor

5:41pm November 24, 2017

by Elise Hu

When Yuka Ogata went back to work after having a baby, she tried to bring him along. The response highlighted the difficulties working women face in rules-bound Japan.

Clara Sunderland was recently born in southern California. Her mom, Wendy, says a breast-feeding support group on Facebook has been crucial to learning how to breast-feed.

Health & Safety

What Moms Need To Breast-Feed: Chicken Soup, Grandma's Help, Facebook

11:32am July 14, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

We invited readers to tell us how their culture helps moms become breast-feeding pros. The stories we received are so wonderful, we couldn't wait to share them. We even heard from a few dads!