Can moms really have work-life balance?
Caitlyn Collins talks about the myth of work-life balance in an interview for KARE11.
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Activists unnerved by deaths of men tied to Ferguson protests
Odis Johnson comments on the police response to the death of protesters in Ferguson, MO in the Associate Press.
Years of research prove what we already know: Working moms in the US are drowning in stress
Sociologist Caitlyn Collins comments on guilt, worry, and work-life conflict of mothers on The Bump.
Why it matters that Beto O’Rourke said he 'sometimes' helps his wife raise their 3 kids
Caitlyn Collins on the unequal division of labor and its disastrous consequences for women on Good Morning America.
Wash U Sociologist's New Book Explores How Women Navigate Work And Family In US, Elsewhere
St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talks with Caitlyn Collins, author of "Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving."
Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are
Steven Fazzari in the Politifact on wages and inflation.
How Kamala Harris’ immigrant parents shaped her life — and her political outlook
In the Mercury News, Steven Fazzari reflects on the economic lectures delivered by Harris' father when he was a student at Stanford University.
UNC officials condemn old yearbook photos of students in Klan robes, blackface
David Cunningham, author of "Klansville U.S.A." on the Ku Klux Klan on WRAL.com
The Real Mommy War Is Against the State
In this New York Times op-ed, Caitlyn Collins encourages mothers to stop blaming themselves and instead blame the lack of social supports to support working mothers.
How Organizations Are Failing Black Workers — and How to Do Better
Adia Harvey Wingfield writes for the Harvard Business Review about how organizations are failing Black workers and how to do better.
Roxana grad returns to St. Louis to raise millions to boost area schools
“The fragmented nature of the region presents particular challenges to educational reform, especially if that reform is interested in lessening inequality,” said Odis Johnson Jr., an associate professor in Washington University’s sociology and education departments and director of its education graduate studies program. He welcomed the idea of one website that would offer students the full range of their options to make informed choices, but he said he’s curious how the organization will engage existing schools.
The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting
Raising children has become significantly more time-consuming and expensive, amid a sense that opportunity has grown more elusive.