Parenting is full of decisions — starting the moment you learn you’re pregnant (sometimes before) and continuing indefinitely. For the past decade, Emily Oster has been a guide through the challenges of pregnancy and parenthood using data. She translates the latest scientific research into answers to the questions people have in their day-to-day lives. ParentData brings Emily together with other experts in areas of pregnancy and parenting to talk about some of the most complicated of these i ...
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Poseidon is the god of the sea, Dionysus of wine and merrymaking, and Emily Oster? She’s the god of parenting. An economics professor at Brown University, Oster has built a massive and loyal audience by providing overwhelmed parents with the information and data they need to make solid and sound parenting decisions in a very confusing world. Her first book, Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know, sold over a million copies and was tr ...
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Is Gentle Parenting Best? What the evidence says
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If you spend any time in parenting circles, it’s hard to avoid being inundated with “types” of parenting. Parenting labels are not neutral. Some are positive, some negative, but they’re never just descriptive. And lately, the most ink has been spilled over "gentle" parenting (also called permissive or respectful parenting). Gentle parenting, at its…
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Researching the Importance of Paid Leave: A look into how studies are conducted
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The United States is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t guarantee paid parental leave. We point out this fact a lot, but what does it really mean when a family doesn't have the ability to take time off when a baby is born? It means a lot of things. It means moms going back to work while still recovering from childbirth, it means pa…
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Writer and excellent social media follow Bess Kalb ruminates on the best place to move your family to prepare for climate change, giving yourself intentional permission to worry, and the forbidden pleasures of a s'mores Pop Tart. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.…
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Why Is Nutrition So Stressful? The challenge of navigating “good” food choices
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Nutrition, along with sleep and screens, is one of the most contentious parenting topics there is. And questions about nutrition are particularly hard to answer with data, because disentangling correlation from causation is nearly impossible. What we eat is so wrapped up in everything else we do that it’s very challenging to point to a particular f…
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ParentData Presents: The Lonely Palette's "Mary Kelly's Postpartum Document (1973-78)"
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Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., and after a fall – and a year – of divisiveness, could all use a holiday in which Americans are united in the task of consuming too much pie. More broadly, this holiday, more than really any other, is something Americans tend to do together. And so is parenting. Especially the beginning. The experience of having a…
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It’s Not Hysteria: How women’s health gets overlooked
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We don’t all get to learn about vaginas in school or from our families or from creating a reputation as the "Vagina Economist." And quite frankly, this is to our detriment. But today on ParentData, we’re trying to make some progress on that. We're joined by Dr. Karen Tang, a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon (think: disorders like endometriosi…
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Pop quiz: what’s the only organ that you grow from nothing and then casually discard, that magically bosses around your hormones, and actually your entire body, and that is actually made up of two different people’s cells? Obviously it’s the placenta. Less obvious is how completely awesome it is. We're all wrapped up in this new baby on our chest, …
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For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice. Social expectations, lack of birth control, and limited autonomy for women presented a couple of options: Have children, or join a convent. But the 1960s ushered in a big change. With better options for birth control and expanded career opportunities for women, many people for the firs…
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Racial Disparity in C-Section Rates: Unpacking bias in the medical system
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When we talk about C-sections, it’s often prefaced with “unplanned” or “emergency.” About a third of all the deliveries in the U.S. are cesarean sections, and only about 16% of those are planned. And that leaves a lot of mothers in a position where they’re delivering differently than they planned or intended to. And in the U.S., a disproportionate …
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Ultra-Processed Foods: What they are and whether we should worry
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There is nothing in the world of nutrition more confusing than ultra-processed foods. Seemingly every week, there is a new headline about the dangers of ultra-processed foods and their links to things like heart disease, dementia, and death. Today on ParentData, Emily reads her recent article on ultra-processed foods and provides some tips for smar…
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The share of children in America growing up in single-parent families has tripled since 1950—from 10 percent to 30 percent. Children in single-parent families are three times as likely to live below the poverty level and, on average, they have a higher likelihood of poor academic performance and higher dropout rates from high school. Those translat…
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The Power of Local Politics: How Vermont is revolutionizing child care
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In the run-up to November 5th, it's easy to feel hopeless about the state of our national discourse, and what any single one of us can do to make a difference. That's when we need to look local, where it feels like things can actually change, and where the people who are trying to make the changes feel approachable but, often, no less inspiring. To…
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Ep 6: Are Smartphones Stealing Childhood?
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In today’s world, many parents feel like we need our kids to have phones. We tell ourselves it’s for their safety—they may need it while walking to a friend’s house or when going on a school field trip. And then there’s the fact that for many parents, the idea of not giving your kid a phone—when everyone else has one—just doesn’t even seem like a p…
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Steve Levitt's Late-Night Panic Google
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Freakonomics economist Professor Steve Levitt joins to weave a thrilling tale about worms in poop, and advocating for your child. Warning: this late-night panic Google is not for the faint of heart. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.…
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Across the board in most advanced countries, girls and women are outpacing boys and men. Nowhere is this more stark than in education. When Title IX was passed in the U.S., the share of students enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program was about two-thirds men and one-third women. Just 50 years later, the numbers have reversed: Bachelor’s enrollment…
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All About Midwives: What they do, and how they differ from OBs
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Midwives are having a bit of a moment. Of course, that moment is not at all new. For a very, very long time, — hundreds, possibly thousands, of years — midwives, or people who were effectively midwives, were delivering all babies. Even when “doctor” became a more formal job, births were still nearly always attended by midwives. At some point, thoug…
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Ep 4: Are We Overmedicating Kids?
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Kids and teens today are more diagnosed than ever, across the board, whether it’s a disorder like ADHD or a mental health condition like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Say you’re 15 and you’re worried about that upcoming algebra test? Anxiety. You’re 12 and you weren’t invited to that birthday party? Depression. Scared to ride your bike again after…
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Shawn Johnson's Late-Night Panic Google
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Gymnast and Olympic gold-medalist Shawn Johnson describes the panic of international emergencies, advocating for your children in French, and why she hopes her kids never become gymnasts themselves. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.…
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Ep 3: Are We Feeding Kids the Wrong Foods?
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In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics surprised doctors and parents by changing its guidelines on treating childhood obesity to include the use of popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, also known as semaglutide, for children ages 12 years or older. And parents all over the country were faced with yet another difficult dec…
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It's A Podcast Anniversary Q&A! You asked, Emily answered
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It's our one-year podaversary! We relaunched the new and improved ParentData podcast a year ago this week. We've heard from some incredible, thought-provoking guests, and many voices from our community and beyond. But today on ParentData, we're handing Emily the mic. In the spirit of her weekly Wednesday Instagram Q&As, she'll be answering your bur…
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Ep 2: Have We Forgotten How to Discipline?
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There are a lot of different approaches to discipline, and they’ve changed wildly in America over the decades. On one end of the spectrum, there’s the old school, 1950s approach: spanking. Then, there are middle-ground approaches: time-outs, warning systems, consequences, and punishments. And then, there are the fairly new approaches on the way oth…
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Caitlin Murray's Late-Night Panic Google
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Instagram's Caitlin Murray (@BigTimeAdulting) contemplates fear of the unknown, the probability of rare childhood diseases, getting hit by meteors, and the gentle parental art of "...what if you just didn't think about it?". Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.…
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Ep 1: Are We Over-Parenting Our Kids?
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When Emily was a kid in the 1980s in New Haven, Connecticut, she grew up on a block with a lot of other children. Every day after dinner, around 6:30, everyone emptied out of their houses and went down to the church parking lot where they engaged in all kinds of unsupervised activities—throwing balls at each other in front of the church wall, climb…
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Phones and the Importance of Play: Are phones really to blame for the decline in kids’ mental health?
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If you're a parent who reads the news - and who listens to this podcast - you probably heard a lot about screens this summer. And even now, as kids go back to school, we're hearing a lot about phones. No phones in schools. Put your phone in a Yondr pouch. Hide your phone in your backpack. People are doing TikToks in the bathroom. Take their phones …
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Raising Parents with Emily Oster premiers Wednesday, September 18, 2024.Bởi The Free Press
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Chelsea Sodaro's Late-Night Panic Google
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Champion triathaloner Chelsea Sodaro talks baby wipes and the kindest way to say goodbye to your poop. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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(Part Two) Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?
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This is the second in a two-episode series on the issue of kids and screens and schools. The first episode featured Jessica Grose of the New York Times about her survey of parents about their kids’ screen use. The tenor of that episode, overall, was pretty negative on screens. Basically, less is better than more. Today on ParentData, we welcome Dr.…
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Pediatrician-turned-grandma influencer, Dr. Flo Rosen - better known as Ask Bubbie - tackles the super easy issues of vaccine hesitancy, sleep training, and intergenerational harmony. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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(Part One) Kids, Screens, and Schools: How worried should we be?
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When we were growing up, screens came in fixed, predictable contexts: TV, movie theaters, computer labs, Oregon Trail. But kids today use screens all the time, especially at school, where they've become a ubiquitous part of classroom life. We've been hearing a lot lately about how detremental this is to learning. But how bad is it really? Today on …
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Serial entrepreneur Myleik explores buttholes, pinworms, and when, as a parent, there's nowhere to go but up. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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Every Kid is a Math Kid: Debunking the myths around learning math
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Many of us grew up dividing the world into "math kids"... and the rest of us. It can be just as scary when our kids present us with their math homework as it was when we were assigned our own. So how do we get our kids excited about math? Today on ParentData, we're joined by Shalinee Sharma, who runs an online math platform called Zearn. She is a m…
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Mandy Moore's Late-Night Panic Google
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Actress and singer Mandy Moore contemplates croup, toddler beds, and Bayesian statistics. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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Ozempic 101: A doctor explains the data and science behind weight-loss drugs
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News about weight-loss drugs is hard to miss. A new generation of drugs — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound — are on television, on billboards, and in many of our homes. There is little debate about the efficacy of the drugs for weight loss (they work, at least for most people) but lots of discussion about everything else surrounding them. But wh…
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The New York Times’ Ezra Klein asks how we can trust anything we read about parenting. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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The Value of Camp: What a tech-free summer teaches kids
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Color War. Underwear on the outside of your clothes. Sailing badges. Friendship bracelets. It is difficult to overstate how attached some people get to their sleepaway camp experiences - they don't explain, they proselytize. And right now, camp is having a moment in our popular culture as we debate what Jon Haidt has deemed the “phone-based childho…
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Jackie Oshry’s Late-Night Panic Google
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The Toast’s Jackie Oshry asks about babies and honey, the efficacy of Baby Mozart, and what you can’t put down the garbage disposal. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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Raising Boys: Another side of gender equality
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There are many, many wonderful things about parenting boys. There are also challenges that seem disproportionate. Boys often develop language later than girls. More boys than girls are held back in school entry. Girls do better in school at nearly all levels, and are significantly more likely to attend college. Yet this doesn’t get the kind of atte…
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Abby Phillip's Late-Night Panic Google
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CNN anchor Abby Philip asks how to keep her kid in bed all night. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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Why Kids Can't Read: How we missed the mark on literacy education
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Reading Rainbow. Reading is FUNdamental! Hooked on Phonics. We grew up steeped in a culture that encouraged reading. And in the past couple of years many U.S. states have embraced legislation about how kids are taught to read in school. The phrase that you may have heard is “science of reading,” as in “let’s make sure schools are using reading curr…
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Ophira Eisenberg’s Late-Night Panic Google
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Comedian and NPR mainstay Ophira Eisenberg wrestles with changing her kid’s school, and how to clean slime. Subscribe to ParentData.org for free access to new articles every week on data-driven pregnancy and parenting.Bởi ParentData
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The Kids Are Actually Alright: Is parental anxiety too high?
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We’ve been hearing a lot about the teen mental health crisis — and there is no question that on a number of metrics, teens do seem to be struggling more than they have in the past. But is it really that bad? Is there a chance we’re overreacting to normal teenage feelings? Today on ParentData, we’re joined by Dr. Mathilde Ross, a psychiatrist at Bos…
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Claire Holt's Late-Night Panic Google
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Have you ever panic-Googled a parenting question late at night? If so, you’re not alone. Most of us turn to that little search bar whenever fear or confusion strikes. On these ParentData mini-episodes, starting today, you’ll hear from some familiar names about the questions keeping them up at night, and how data can help. First up: actress Claire H…
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Better Sleep for Older Kids—And Their Parents: Making a plan, post-crib
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Our kids need a glass of water. Or an extra hug. How do we get them to sleep? So much has been written about this with advice for exhausted parents. But it’s usually in the context of babies. Toddlers and older kids are a whole other ballgame. Today on ParentData, we’re joined by perhaps our most practical guest ever. Jessica Berk is a toddler and …
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How to Talk to Your Doctor About Risk: Lessons from our book, “The Unexpected”
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Book launch alert! We’re so proud to announce that “The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications” is hitting the shelves April 30! Today on ParentData, Emily’s co-author, OB/GYN Dr. Nate Fox, returns to discuss the process of co-writing between two self-professed people-who-hate-group-projects, as well as how to have conversa…
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Doulas For All: How Senator Samra Brouk is changing birth in New York
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Hiring a doula for your birth is, quite simply, a great idea. They’re non-clinical, cost-effective, and, as many mothers will attest, one of the most valuable parts of the experience - a value that is supported by data. The decision to have one should be pretty easy. But actually crafting policy that captures that value is hard. Today on ParentData…
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Bonus Episode: Dr. Becky and the Bad Therapy Conversation
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American kids are struggling. And there's a lot of discussion around the reasons why. Is it smartphones? Is it social media? Is it a hyper fixation on feelings and therapy? Today on ParentData, we’re releasing an episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, which Emily joined to discuss the latest book making the rounds in parenting circles, Abigail Shri…
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Parenting Trends Throughout History: We’ve always done it wrong … and also right
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As a parent, it’s extremely easy to get very focused on “doing it right.” Which means, usually, doing what is considered “right” in your particular time and cultural context. And sometimes, amid this pressure, we need a little perspective. Human history is long, and what is considered right has changed a lot. Today on ParentData, we’re joined by au…
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How to Create Community: Showing up for each other in a spiritual and secular world
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We have all heard it takes a village to raise a child, but the reality is that many of us in the modern world, especially after the pandemic, are asking …well, where’s my village?! Where’s my community of people who will show up for me in joy, and in grief, and help me introduce my kids to a world that’s bigger than themselves? Today on ParentData,…
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Birth Control After Kids: IUDs and vasectomies and tubal ligation, oh my!
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In January, ParentData launched a new newsletter — Hot Flash — authored by Dr. Gillian Goddard. Hot Flash covers women’s health in the post-reproductive years. Think perimenopause and menopause, but also the late reproductive years, when you’re done having children but still, technically, might be able to do so. This week in Hot Flash, Gillian wrot…
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Household Division of Labor: Making the invisible work fair, if not equal
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Invisible labor. It’s the work — in our households especially — that has to happen but that no one sees. It’s making the doctor’s appointment, ensuring the Valentine’s cards are purchased, remembering the milk. When we think about equity in household labor, we often find that there are already inequities in the visible work, and they can become ins…
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