By Abdul Ali — 2012
The Pulitzer-winning author discusses the role of literature in moments of upheaval, the importance of women’s rights, and more.
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You can find plenty of practical information out there about pregnancy and parenting, but what about the emotional rollercoaster and identity shift that occurs for many women and their partners when they have a child?
COVID-19 is hard on women because the U.S. economy is hard on women, and this virus excels at taking existing tensions and ratcheting them up.
My pleasure simply doesn’t come, like my mother’s, from carrying a heavy pack up Mt. Everest or sleeping on a mat in a tent in the rain. Instead, it comes from dancing, Pilates, reading, and movies—but that’s OK!