
Jessica Washington shares how she developed relationships with sources while investigating how Native mothers experience the Minnesota foster care system.

Why are Latina moms in New York reporting such high levels of anxiety and depression?
The pandemic’s emotional strains are falling especially heavy on communities hit hardest by COVID, unemployment and child care challenges.

‘Never just a wife or widow’: Reflecting on Coretta Scott King and the women of the civil rights movement
As the world honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., journalist Lottie Joiner, former editor of the NAACP’s The Crisis, reflects on the role of women’s leadership in the civil rights…

COVID ‘crisis moment’ for families with children in NYC pre-K and 3K programs
Ten-day quarantines are forcing families to keep young kids home, causing chaos for those in need of child care — regardless of negative COVID test results.

‘Kill the Indian … save the man’: Tracing the government’s long, racist history of uprooting Native children
The challenges Native American families currently face under Minnesota’s child welfare system are echoes of a racist past. Here’s how more than two centuries of federal policies aimed at annihilating Native culture set the stage…

Ghosts of racist boarding school era still haunt Minnesota’s foster care system, Indigenous mothers say
For many Native mothers, the fear of having their children ripped away from them and the ripple effects of generations of forced family separations remain omnipresent.

It’s not just Texas and Mississippi: Abortion access is in jeopardy across the Deep South
As all eyes turn to the landmark case before the Supreme Court, advocates in the South say they’ve been sounding the alarm on access for years.

Why There Hasn’t Been A Mass Exodus Of Teachers
Much has been reported about the “she-cession,” how women have left the workplace in disproportionate numbers. Journalist Rebecca Klein investigates why that hasn’t happened among teachers.

Would you manage 70 children and a 15-ton vehicle for $18 an hour?
Take a new job or take your kids to school? A school bus driver shortage in suburban Minneapolis is leaving some moms with tough choices. It’s happening across America and is a trend that experts say won’t bode well for women and the economy.

Unsafe, Unsanitary Conditions Plague Child Care Centers at NYC Public Housing: Operators
Providers say they shoulder costs for heating and repairs — and have concerns for the children in their care. Some 400 child care centers are housed in buildings operated by New York City Housing Authority,…

‘No fish means no food’: How Yurok women are fighting for their tribe’s health
Their salmon have all but disappeared, so Yurok mothers are fighting for their tribe’s health and food sovereignty.

‘We Have to Survive’: Meet NYC Immigrant Women Fighting for Their Communities During the Pandemic
In the absence of comprehensive governmental safety nets, New York women banded together, adapted their skill sets, organized aid and fought for policy changes. What’s next for them?

The women left out of post-9/11 health care
The events of 9/11 made these women sick. Twenty years later, why are they still left out of the health coverage that was created for survivors?

‘They Left Us to the Taliban’
Six Afghan women describe their feelings of fear, anger, and betrayal in the wake of America’s departure.

Are You a Teacher? FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project Want to Hear From You
If you are currently a K-12 teacher, take this survey to help contribute to an in-depth investigation by FiveThirtyEight and The Fuller Project.

‘One Paycheck Away From Losing Everything’: Why The Child Care Crisis Is Especially Hard for Black Mothers
The coronavirus pandemic caused a child care crisis. Black moms are bearing the biggest brunt.

How a Little-Known Legal Loophole Punishes Girls Who Don’t Behave
Girls, especially girls of color, are inordinately subjected to a type of court order that's designed to protect them but often punishes them—or worse.

‘Women are routinely discredited’: How courts fail mothers and children who have survived abuse
Burdened by the high cost of legal help and penalized by courts that favor fathers, women risk losing children to abusive partners