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Caregiving
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The 19th Explains: How to ease the ‘loneliness epidemic’ and social isolation among older adults
Experts stress the importance of maintaining meaningful connections and utilizing resources to combat isolation and the health impacts that come with it.
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Jordyn Zimmerman is redefining communication as a nonspeaking advocate for disability rights
Autism Acceptance Month “should be about listening to the various voices that make up our community, disrupting ableism and systems of oppression and calling for action,” she said.
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Biden's new executive order could expand access to child care and long-term care
A series of executive actions directs federal agencies to make it easier to access child care and long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities, while increasing pay for those who provide it.
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Poet Maggie Smith on how gender roles shaped her marriage — and her divorce — in new memoir
In 'You Could Make This Place Beautiful,' Smith searches for answers about the end of her marriage and what it means to show her children a world where women are allowed to give space to their feelings and work.
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Even when women make more than their husbands, they are doing more child care and housework
The number of women breadwinners has tripled in the past 50 years. But even as women work and earn more, a Pew study found that men had more leisure time as women continued to take up the bulk of the work at home.
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‘It shouldn’t be a luxury’: 19th readers share their experiences with long day care waitlists
We asked readers to tell us their stories of securing a spot for their child in day care. Their responses highlight the barriers to finding reliable, affordable child care.
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Day care waitlists are so long, moms are quitting their jobs or choosing to stop having kids
After the pandemic decimated the child care industry, parents are now routinely waiting years for care and doing anything they can to get off a waitlist.
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How a Senate aide and her guide dog made Capitol Hill more accessible for all
Moira Shea made history on the Senate floor in 1997. Decades later, she remains a voice for disability policy changes.
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‘The Nursery’ calls attention to the intensity and loneliness of postpartum life
Szilvia Molnar talks to The 19th about her debut novel and the desire to capture the gritty realities of motherhood in literature.
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Elizabeth Holmes has two young children. Should that keep her out of prison?
Sending new moms to prison has devastating consequences. Some states are starting to rethink the practice.