The XX Factor : day care

Leaving the Safety of the Bubble

Torie Bosch — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:35:00 GMT

I, too, was fascinated by that Washington Post piece on pregnant high school students—and very conflicted about it. Making it as easy as possible for pregnant teens and young moms to get an education is admirable, but it also, I'd imagine, establishes...(read more)

Teen Parents in School

Ann Hulbert — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:51:00 GMT

Did anyone else see the piece about teenage parents in high school in the Washington Post Outlook section on Sunday? It's rare to get the kind of close-up look offered by Patrick Welsh, an English teacher at Alexandria's T.C. Williams High School, where...(read more)

Whatever You Say, Senator

Melinda Henneberger — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:28:00 GMT

Judith, I agree that the right messenger (at the right moment) could deliver most of your speech on gender. But maybe it would be easier for a woman to achieve liftoff. Anybody else remember Nicole Hollander 's Sylvia cartoon on the wage gap? From her...(read more)

One Smart List, Fifty Nude Women

Emily Bazelon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Hey Melinda , when you get off your fainting couch, John Kerry did NOT give that speech—not in the memorable, reimagining-family-values way that Judith is imagining . And yes you're right, Rachael , these issues are divisive, and I guess I have to reluctantly...(read more)