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Human Ancestors Were Good Dads
Posted on19. Mar, 2010 by Brian Reid.
OK: let’s forget about the fish. Turning to much more interesting (and, perhaps, applicable) science, Evolution of Dad spotted this excellent piece on, um, the evolution of dads that stemmed from a publication in American Anthropolologist. As Discovery News put it: Gettler’s hypothesis aims to explain a mystery anthropologists have long explored. When the Homo [...]
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Today’s Research That Should Make You Really Angry
Posted on19. Feb, 2010 by Brian Reid.
The “mommy wars” idea that woman can and do judge each other based on their current employment status is a real tragedy and something that has — for years — driven me bonkers. But at the end of the day, we’re all adults, and if some at-home moms want to give the stinkeye to go-to-work [...]
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The ‘Missing Middle’ and Why We Need Smarter Work-Life Policies in the U.S.
Posted on18. Feb, 2010 by Brian Reid.
One of the great risks of taking a hiatus is that you’ll miss something really important. And I did. Last month, two of my favorite thinkers on the American Family (Joan Williams of UC Hastings Law and Heather Boushey of Center for American Progress) pushed out an incredibly detailed report on the state of work-life [...]