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Fatherhood

In this Wednesday, June 29, 2011, photo, Henrik Holgersson puts a shoe on his son.

Founding fatherhood: Part I

Critical State

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into parental leave and caregiving in various affluent democracies between 1965 to 2016.

Working moms fed up with husbands

Global Politics

Top of the Hour: Single Fatherhood on the Rise, Morning Headlines

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Number of Single Fathers on the Rise

Lifestyle & Belief

Father Knows Best?: A Look at Animal Dads

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New data show young women make more than young men

Lifestyle & Belief

According to new data from the Census Bureau, in 2008, single, childless women between the ages of 22 and 30 made more money than their male peers in major U.S. cities.
We talk with James Chung of Reach Advisors and Aaron Traister, a stay-at-home dad.

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Parenting and Mad Moms

Lifestyle & Belief

Working moms are increasingly angry as they try to balance being great employees and great parents. Joining The Takeaway to discuss the continuing inequality of parenting are authors Lisa Belkin and Jeremy Adam Smith.

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The Changing Role of Fathers and the Family

Arts, Culture & Media

Just in time for Father’s Day, The Takeaway talks to author and blogger Jeremy Adam Smith, who recognizes the changing role of dads. Also joining the conversation is one very important dad, Don Lanpher, father of our very own Katherine.

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Torture-by-Baby: A Dad’s Uncensored Take on Parenting

Lifestyle & Belief

Writer Michael Lewis tells the truth about the development of parental love in his book ‘Home Game.’ Lewis talks to The Takeaway about the joys and travails of being a dad.

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