The Lives of Working Parents

illustration by gosia herba

Once children enter the picture, everything changes, including our schedules, our priorities, and our needs as employees. Not all employers are responding the same way, while our own notions about work-life balance, gender roles, and the support expected for families are similarly uneven in their evolution. In this obsession, we’ll examine what working parents want, need, and get—and what their employers, children, and communities are getting in return.