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Today at Ms. | March 26, 2021
 

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The Stimulus Package is a Huge Win for Working Parents—and an Opportunity to Rebuild Our Child Care System

BY WENDY WAGNER ROBESON | We should take this opportunity to not just help early childhood care and education programs get through this current crisis—though that is critical—but to rethink our whole system and build one that works better for everyone. We cannot achieve gender equality or economic recovery until our child care system is rebuilt from the ground up.

 
 
 
If Men Had Miscarriages

BY KIM HOOPER | There are approximately 6 million pregnancies in the U.S. each year, and more than a million of those end in loss. A million. Every year. Despite this unfortunate prevalence, there is no support infrastructure in place for people going through pregnancy loss. I realized this when I went through it myself.

 
 
 
From the Vault: “Welfare is a Women’s Issue” (Spring 1972)

BY JOHNNIE TILLMON | From the Spring 1972 issue: “Society needs women on welfare as ‘examples’ to let every woman, factory workers and housewife workers alike, know what will happen if she lets up, if she’s laid off, if she tries to go it alone without a man.”

 
 
 
ICYMI: The Ms. Guide to Celebrating Virtual Women’s History Month

BY MS. EDITORS | Throughout Women’s History Month, feminist experts in politics, public service and more are coming together to share their lived experiences and help propel women’s rights forward—and Ms. is here to keep you in the loop! (Updated daily.)

 
 
 
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