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Is 40 Weeks the Ideal Maternity Leave Length?

By Sharon Lerner — 2011

Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.

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True Confession: I Am a 3-Hour Mama

For as long as I could remember I wanted to be one of those stay-at-home moms. Damn the two degrees and a promising career. I wanted to raise kids, go to the park, and make cute lunches for us all. Super difficult and thankless job, but I was here for it.

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Kishshana Palmer
2018
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To My Daughter, With Love

Mother-daughter bonds within the Black community can be powerful counters against systemic oppression. We invited four moms to share their wisdom in open letters to their daughters.

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Patrice Peck
2021
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Issue #21: Motherhood and Belonging

Motherhood is an identity that calls for women to forgo belonging in their romantic relationships, professional aspirations, and even the public sphere in exchange for isolation and disconnection peppered with private praise drowned out by public critique and social exclusion.

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Vanessa Mason
2020
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Having a Baby Left Me with No Career Path. It Was the Best Thing to Happen

I thought motherhood would make me weak and passive but it has filled me with fury and passion instead.

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Annie Ridout
2016
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Why I’m Over Women’s ‘Empowerment’

It can’t be about “empowerment” any longer. To make real progress, it has to be about power—using and growing the power we women already have.

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Sallie Krawcheck
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How Many Fathers Are Best?

After 40 years of visiting the Barí Indians in Venezuela, anthropologists have discovered a new twist on family values.

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Meredith F. Small and Abbas
2003
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The Miracle of Motherhood Your Way

Even though I had spent much of the five years prior to my daughter Annie’s birth delivering babies and marveling at how infinitely varied were the ways in which their mothers responded to them, I was completely unaware of what my own response would be.

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Christiane Northrup
2012
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