WASHINGTON — For decades, women who believed their employers had punished them with lower wages and missed promotions after they had become mothers have been filing gender discrimination complaints and bringing lawsuits. Now, as men shoulder more responsibilities at home, they are increasingly taking legal action against employers that they say refuse to accommodate theirContinue reading “Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too”
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Millennial Dads: Trying Hard, Hitting the Fatherhood Glass Ceiling
Other older marrieds sometimes ask me the secret to having a husband who does easily half, arguably more, of the childrearing and cleaning/cooking in our house. The secret is I married someone who is 33 years old. Good news for people like me: Millennial dudes are the most engaged, involved fathers in history. Bad news:Continue reading “Millennial Dads: Trying Hard, Hitting the Fatherhood Glass Ceiling”
The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am
To produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies. Before and after giving birth to my daughter 10 months ago, I was inundated with urgent directives from well-meaning,Continue reading “The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am”
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