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Idaho parents were already hurting. Then the state blocked a $6 million child-care grant.

Idaho parents were already hurting. Then the state blocked a $6 million child-care grant.

The federal funding would have boosted day cares and early learning centers

Anne Branigin

Anne Branigin

Mar. 6

Mar. 6

At India’s farmers’ protests, these women are reclaiming their space

At India’s farmers’ protests, these women are reclaiming their space

For many at New Delhi’s borders, the protests have become a symbol for deeper issues in agriculture

Amruta Byatnal

Mar. 2

Mar. 2

Cuomo says he saw himself as a ‘mentor.’ It’s a familiar excuse for sexual harassment, these women say.

Cuomo says he saw himself as a ‘mentor.’ It’s a familiar excuse for sexual harassment, these women say.

Cuomo has been accused of sexual harassment by two former aides and an unwanted advance by a third woman

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

Mar. 2

Mar. 2

4 a.m. calls, expensive dinners: A professor was accused of pursuing female students. Princeton says he can still teach.

4 a.m. calls, expensive dinners: A professor was accused of pursuing female students. Princeton says he can still teach.

A Daily Princetonian investigation uncovered allegations that Joshua Katz ‘crossed professional boundaries’ with three female students

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

Feb. 25

Feb. 25

Roads, trains and day cares: Experts say economic recovery hinges on child-care infrastructure

Roads, trains and day cares: Experts say economic recovery hinges on child-care infrastructure

It’s ‘the invisible work that makes all other work possible’

Anne Branigin

Anne Branigin

Feb. 22

Feb. 22

20,000 day cares may have closed in the pandemic. What happens when parents go back to work?

20,000 day cares may have closed in the pandemic. What happens when parents go back to work?

‘It will be affluent White women who continue to have access to care’

Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener

Feb. 22

Feb. 22

She was arrested for leaving her kids while she worked. An outpouring of sympathy followed.

She was arrested for leaving her kids while she worked. An outpouring of sympathy followed.

Shaina Bell’s story highlights structural problems that fail parents, advocates say

Lateshia Beachum

Feb. 19

Feb. 19

Tulane’s first Black woman program director was dismissed. It’s sparking a national outcry.

Tulane’s first Black woman program director was dismissed. It’s sparking a national outcry.

Princess Dennar had filed a lawsuit against Tulane, alleging discrimination, months before her dismissal

Erin Chan Ding

Feb. 17

Feb. 17

Women make less in the gig economy. A new study asked why.

Women make less in the gig economy. A new study asked why.

The answer lies in women’s lower ‘reservation wages’

Sharon Goldman

Feb. 16

Feb. 16

Milestones, interrupted

Milestones, interrupted

These women were on the cusp of something big. Then came coronavirus.

Nneka McGuire

Nneka McGuire

Feb. 9

Feb. 9