parental leave

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Breastfeeding and FormulaChoosing a SchoolData and StatisticsEarly Childhood EducationEconomics/Politics

What Does Matter for Childhood Outcomes?

If many behaviors we obsess about don’t, what should we care about?

Nov 27, 2023

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Early Childhood EducationInfant CareParental LeaveWork

Is Day Care Bad for Children?

What the research really says

Oct 16, 2023

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Family ConflictFamily DynamicsFamily SchedulingParental Leave

A Strategy for Dividing Household Labor More Equally

Total Responsibility Transfer

Aug 3, 2023

A baby smiles as it is held by a new father.

Early Childhood EducationEconomics/PoliticsGenderInfant CareParental Leave

How Important Is Paternity Leave?

Impacts of parental leave for the non-birthing parent

Apr 3, 2023

A woman stands at the door in a green bathroom. She is holding a baby in one arm and hangers with different clothing items in the other.

Economics/PoliticsGenderInfant CareParental LeaveResearch and Studies

How to Think About the “Motherhood Penalty”

Some facts and some explanations

May 23, 2022

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Books and EntertainmentEconomics/PoliticsFamily DynamicsInfant CareParental Leave

How Society Fails Parents

Dr. Dana Suskind on what it can do better

Apr 18, 2022

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Data and StatisticsEconomics/PoliticsGenderInfant CareParental Leave

Paid Parental Leave

How much is enough?

Nov 29, 2021