Tag Archives: media
“Working Parent Confessions” of New York’s Governor Paterson
From time to time I criticize The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other big media for their coverage of working parent issues. But if there’s one sacred cow in my life, it’s been public radio. That is … Continue reading
The Invisible Working Mother
A few weeks ago Lynn Harris had a thoughtful post on Salon.com about the recent trend towards “mommy-hating” in the media. Harris noted that articles around the recent Maclaren recall focused on supposed hysteria among mothers, painting caricatures of the … Continue reading
The Switch From Witch
It’s always particularly vexing to see a publication directed at women promoting the worst kind of female stereotypes. This week ForbesWoman, an offshoot of Forbes Magazine, included an article titled “The Office Mom” asserting that women were “making the switch … Continue reading
A Response to Jeanne Sager at Strollerderby
Last week Jeanne Sager, writing on Babble’s Strollerderby, took issue with my post about coverage of working family issues in the media. I suggested that part of the problem is that writers — especially freelance writers — are not in … Continue reading
The Bigger Issues of Working Parenthood
When I first read this op-ed by Joanna Weiss in The Boston Globe, I couldn’t figure out what bothered me about the piece. She expresses an interest in making life less stressful for working parents, a proposition that I believe … Continue reading
