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Senator Tammy Duckworth carries her daughter Abigail during a mock swearing-in with US Vice President Joe Biden during the opening day of the 115th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Jan. 3, 2017.
Leaders
Women on the 2018 ballot are busting perceptions of motherhood and leadership
Traditional Women’s Music from Ghana album cover
Future Folk
A Mother’s Day to end all wars
Lucky Boy
Books
The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood
working mom india
Lifestyle
Harvard study finds that daughters of working mothers earn more money
Fertility and Feminism
Full Episode
Kate Mitchell undergoes a cesarean section
Health & Medicine
Why are Cesarean sections so common when most agree they shouldn’t be?
Health & Medicine
Do men really suffer from postpartum depression?
Ana María Bolege, nine months pregnant in Peru
Health & Medicine
Video: Peru creates a special place for expectant mothers to wait — and wait
In South Korea, activists try to support single mothers
The Definition of Marriage Is Shifting in the U.S.
Single Mothers and the Challenges of Work-Life Balance
Global Politics
Single Mothers in South Korea
Arts, Culture & Media
For Mother’s Day