state of motherhood

8 lies I believed about what parenting in a pandemic would be like—until we all lived it

#2: That I would be ready to send my kids back to school when it became a possibility.

This powerful photo of a breastfeeding ICU nurse in PPE reminds us how essential working moms really are

ICU nurse Mandi Tuhro snapped this photo of herself during a much-needed break.

Child care workers need to be moved to the front of the COVID vaccine line—immediately

Here's the case for making child care workers a priority.

NEW STUDY: Working moms are struggling more than ever during Covid-19

Working moms are more likely than working dads to say work-life balance has gotten harder.

The details on Congress’s plan to fund maternal mental health programs

The historic funding is part of the stimulus package passed by Congress on December 20th.

To the boss who’s given me empathy and empowerment this year, thank you

A reminder that a little humanity goes a long way, and a lot of humanity might change someone's life.

New research proves it: Dads get more ‘me time’ than moms

As much as 9 hours more per week.

In the hardest year of our lives, why are we so hard on each other?

There's a way to make it easier—starting now.

How to ask for flexible work hours in the middle of a pandemic—and why you should

This could be a game-changer for working mothers.

Moms don’t want to be called superheroes—they want help

This viral post says what we're all feeling when we hear, "OMG you're so amazing, how do you do it?"

Housekeeping is not motherhood

Your success as a mother is not defined by domestic duties.

It’s possible to make mom friends during a pandemic

Here's how (and why it's so important)

‘The tentacles of racism’: On giving birth while Black in America

In this moment of societal reckoning over anti-black racism, I can't help but think about how this journey, at so many turns, has been compounded in its complexity because I am a Black mother.

We knew the childcare crisis was coming—it took a pandemic for lawmakers to listen

This year has brought so much stress and sadness, but it's also brought an opportunity to reimagine education and childcare.

81% of Gen Z + Millennials say affordable childcare is an important issue

This isn't a partisan issue. It's a generational issue.

We’re facing a massive childcare shortage—and women of color are paying the price

Sixty percent of businesses in the childcare industry are minority-owned, but historically these workers are vastly underpaid and under appreciated. As Motherly reported last year, on average, America's childcare workers make less than Amazon delivery drivers.

We’re entering a whole new level of parental burnout

If you're feeling more exhausted now than ever before, here are four perfectly legitimate reasons why—and what you can do about it, right now.

Since lockdown, 12% of partners have stepped up to split household duties equally

For too long our society has allowed mothers' labor to remain invisible, even to their partners.

The unpaid work women do adds up to $10.8 trillion per year

Yes, that's trillion with a "T."

Report: Average U.S. family pays more than 30% of income on child care—and that hurts us all

See what percentage of income the average family in your state pays for childcare.