Men Prioritize Family Time More Than Women. Yes, You Read That Right.
Elizabeth Weingarten unpacks a new study that suggests men prioritize home and family over work more than women.
Narrative Change & Storytelling
(T)error
In the fragile relationship between the individual and surveillance state, the question remains – who is watching the watchers?
We Need to Care about Care
Jane Greenway Carr writes on a new book--and conversation on gender equality, work, and care--by Anne-Marie Slaughter.
New America Appoints Brigid Schulte as New Breadwinning and Caregiving Director
New America is delighted to announce the appointment of Brigid Schulte as the new director of our Breadwinning and Caregiving program.
Does Anxiety—Or Its Politics—Have a Gender?
Reproductive rights. Equal pay. A strong posture against terrorism? Jane Carr examines whether and why anxiety over national security is a w
Tomorrow We Disappear
The talented residents of India's Kathputli Colony of street performers are fighting the modernization and gentrification of their home.
We Come As Friends
A new film by Hubert Sauper observes the precarious start of South Sudan from a tiny, homemade tin and canvas airplane.
(Dis)Honesty
When we too often go to great lengths to rationalize the stories we concoct, why is it so hard for us to tell it like it is?
What We Know (and Don’t) about Part-Time Work
To make better public policy for Americans working part-time jobs, we have recognize that they're not all the same. Experts at a recent New
Southern Rites
In Southern Rites, a small Southern town is still grappling with the deeply-held racial tensions that society has been quick to avoid.
Chipping at the Polish
What is the price of low-cost luxury? New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir probes the scope and stakes in the wake of Unvarnished, her e
Promoting Gender Equality in Afghanistan and around the World
We're at a critical moment in the movement for women's rights in Afghanistan, say experts working on the ground who spoke recently at New Am
Audio Recording: Unvarnished Podcast
Sarah Maslin Nir's "Unvarnished" series on NYC nail salons is a lesson in the power of careful reporting.
Audio Recording: One of Us
How did a gifted child from an affluent Oslo neighborhood become Europe's most reviled terrorist?